https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602653#M13562 A monitor, by its design, connects to a device that transmits an image to be displayed. It's not a standalone device. It needs typically to be connected to a PC. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:42:51 GMT DWheawill 2023-07-20T02:42:51Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602614#M13560 <P>@everyone Ok so if I buy a monitor would I need a desktop hard drive because it doesn't come with one altogether so would I have to buy it separately &lt;hidden&gt;</P> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:59:57 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602614#M13560 KlOKktL 2023-07-20T23:59:57Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602622#M13561 <P><a href="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1336796">@KlOKktL</a>&nbsp;The monitor does not include a hard drive. It is only the monitor.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:22:49 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602622#M13561 LongHiker 2023-07-20T01:22:49Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602653#M13562 A monitor, by its design, connects to a device that transmits an image to be displayed. It's not a standalone device. It needs typically to be connected to a PC. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:42:51 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Monitors-and-Memory/Desktop-Monitor-questions/m-p/2602653#M13562 DWheawill 2023-07-20T02:42:51Z