KenO wrote:
Wanted to ask if I can use a standard PC VGA cable to connect my
Windows XP PC to a Samsung Smart TV and use it as a monitor?

If your PC has a connector that looks like this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_con...:SVGA_port.jpg
, and the TV has the same connector on the back, then you should be
able to use a cable with this connector
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_con..._connector.jpg
on both ends to connect the PC to the TV.

You will probably have to use the TV remote control, or the buttons on
the front panel of the TV (if it has them), to switch to the "PC" or
"VGA" input, as shown on the on-screen menu on the TV. The TV probably
won't automatically switch to that input when you turn on the PC or when
you plug in the VGA cable.

If the PC is putting out a picture that is smaller than the capability
of the TV (which is usually 1920 x 1080), the TV will probably scale up
the picture the PC is putting out so that it fills the TV screen. This
may make the picture on the TV look stretched or fuzzy. If you set the
PC to display 1920 x 1080, you will get a better picture on the TV.

If the PC (or the video card in the PC) is very old, it may not be
possible to set it that high. In that case, set it as high as you can,
and look in the TV menus (remote control or front panel buttons) for
options that control the scaling. You probably won't be able to get
the picture to fill the whole TV screen, but you can get it to look
less stretched or fuzzy.

If the PC is putting out some goofball signal that the TV cannot handle,
you will probably get a message like "Out of range" or "No signal" on
the TV screen. You may get a distorted picture on the TV for a few
seconds before you get that message. If you get that message, just
unplug the VGA cable from the TV, and you shouldn't hurt anything.

Matt Roberds