--- title: A Guide to Monitor Connectors description: This article will list several monitor connectors, their terminology, uses and the ports they connect to. --- [Skip to content](https://support.loomanalytics.com/a-travellers-guide-to-monitor-connectors#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![Loom\_Analytics\_Logo\_Transparent.png\]](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Loom_Analytics_Logo_Transparent.png?height=40&name=Loom_Analytics_Logo_Transparent.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Loom Analytics Loom Analytics Let's Get Started. What Can I Help You With? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Loom Analytics Knowledge Base](https://support.loomanalytics.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Computer Configuration](https://support.loomanalytics.com/computer-configuration?hsLang=en) 3. [Hardware](https://support.loomanalytics.com/computer-configuration?hsLang=en#hardware) # A Guide to Monitor Connectors ## This article will list several monitor connectors, their terminology, uses, and the ports they connect to Have you ever been in a situation where you look at your laptop or desktop computer and see your monitor with the various cables and connectors and wonder: "How do I connect all these wires?" **NOTE: W**hen it comes to connecting or troubleshooting monitors, you really only have to worry about twothings: Data and Power. ### **Data** You can think of this as like a stream of information that's being "sent" by your computer, resulting in the stuff that you see on your monitor screen. Things like the Windows logo you see when you power on your computer, your mouse cursor, internet browser, or YouTube videos. Basically anything that you physically see on a computer monitor. All that stuff is handled by your computer and needs to travel to your monitor screen somehow, so we use something that's called a Monitor Cable. For each Monitor Cable there is a corresponding Monitor Cable portthat's located on the back of a monitor or in the back of an all-in-one computer. Let's look at some of the most common video cables and ports that you may come across: | **What's the Port Called?** | **What Does it Look Like?** | **What Cable Do I Use?** | **Description** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **USB-C** | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-09-40-9301-PM.png) | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-11-25-9116-PM.png) | This new European standard connector can also be used to connect your monitor to your computer, as long as it's supported. | | **DisplayPort** | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-16-09-4845-PM.png) | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-16-57-3457-PM.png) | Relatively new connector designed for desktop computers. Present across most recent systems. | | **HDMI** | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-08-00-7492-PM.png) | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-08-36-9515-PM.png) | High Definition Media Interface. Is present virtually on any piece of tech, except for a phone. | | **DVI** | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-25-26-7830-PM.png) | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-27-20-6218-PM.png?width=202&height=149&name=image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-27-20-6218-PM.png) | Digital Visual Interface cables are usually present on older monitors and computers. | | **VGA** | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-28-21-8700-PM.png) | ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-29-35-0440-PM.png) | This Video Graphics Array port is present on some modern and most older computer systems and monitors. |   So, we have mentioned that monitors primarily need Data and Powerto work. We have covered the Datapart by looking at the common connectors and ports. But what's this about power? ### **Power** Technology requires electricity to run. Computer power supplies and most computer monitors actually share the same standard cable for power delivery, and it looks likethis: ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-42-58-5560-PM.png?width=382&height=235&name=image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-42-58-5560-PM.png) But sometimes you can come across a monitor that would use something like this: ![](https://support.loomanalytics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-49-14-2835-PM.png?width=406&height=399&name=image-png-Sep-28-2023-02-49-14-2835-PM.png) When it comes to power connectors, they're easier to deal with since the manufacturer will include the appropriate connector within the box they sell the monitor in. - [Loom Analytics Web](https://support.loomanalytics.com/loom-analytics-web?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Introduction](https://support.loomanalytics.com/loom-analytics-web?hsLang=en#introduction) - [Getting Started](https://support.loomanalytics.com/loom-analytics-web?hsLang=en#getting-started) - 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