My company is trying to unload an XGA high definition monitor (made by Monivision) it doesn't want any more. I think they'll might sell it to me for about $20. It's a 32 inch screen, and heavy, so I assume it's a CRT type of screen.

It looks like the port I need to use is a VGA port (15 pins shaped like a trapezoid).

If I get a universal VGA box, can I put that in between my TiVoHD and the monitor, and it'll work? Will the monitor display HD quality? (I don't own any HD TVs, so this would be my first experience with HD.)

I do notice though that the screen ratio looks like 4:3, not 16:9, so I wonder will be a problem with attempting to see HD content on it.

I also see that the monitor has stereo audio inputs, so it looks like I can get sound from it too.

My company bought this monitor in late 2001 after the 9-11 scare, because they had plans on replacing airplane trips with video teleconferencing, but they kind of flaked out on that idea, and they're back to airplane trips, and they don't want this monitor anymore. They tried selling it on Craigslist but got no takers, so I'm wondering if I should snag it.

In any case get the monitor. The VGA input can do 1080p+ resolutions, and i believe this HDFury (http://www.amazon.co.uk/HDfury-1080P-HDMI-Converter-Transcoder/dp/B000SOPWS8) should do the trick.

16:9 will not be a problem. It's a monitor, it can be calibrated. :)