How to get the type of connected monitor(s) on Windows XP?

Question

I need to know the type of the monitor(s) -- ie flat screen, CRT, etc -- that is used by the computer from a C++ program. The main requirement is for this code to work on Windows XP SP3 (because otherwise it's almost a given that the system runs on an LCD screen.)

I need it to implement screen dimming to save energy, which will work only on CRTs and have an opposite effect on flat screens.

Any idea how to do this?

Answer 1

You can get the most of the Information of Monitor by using the GetMonitorInfo function in Win32 API

BOOL GetMonitorInfo(
  __in   HMONITOR hMonitor,
  __out  LPMONITORINFO lpmi
);

This will give the output to the structure MONITORINFO or MONITORINFOEX where u can extract the information regarding the Current Attached Monitor