diff --git a/app/hardware.py b/app/hardware.py
index d98f609..12e51bc 100644
--- a/app/hardware.py
+++ b/app/hardware.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Protocol
 
 from monitorcontrol import get_monitors
+from app.config import SUPPORTED_TARGET_PORTS
 
 
 ALIENWARE_MODEL_TOKEN = "AW3423DWF"
@@ -86,7 +87,22 @@ class RealMonitorBackend:
         elif not trigger_candidates:
             errors.append("Samsung trigger monitor could not be identified through DDC/CI.")
         else:
-            if samsung_named_candidates:
+            scanned_candidates: list[tuple[object, str, int | None]] = []
+            for monitor, description in trigger_candidates:
+                local_errors: list[str] = []
+                input_code = self._read_input_code(
+                    monitor,
+                    "Samsung trigger candidate monitor",
+                    local_errors,
+                )
+                scanned_candidates.append((monitor, description, input_code))
+
+            selected_index = _select_trigger_candidate_index(
+                [(description, input_code) for _, description, input_code in scanned_candidates]
+            )
+            if selected_index is not None:
+                _, trigger_description, trigger_input_code = scanned_candidates[selected_index]
+            elif samsung_named_candidates:
                 errors.append("Multiple Samsung DDC monitors were detected; trigger monitor is ambiguous.")
             else:
                 errors.append(
@@ -172,3 +188,41 @@ def _is_samsung_description(description: str) -> bool:
     if normalized.startswith("SAM"):
         return True
     return " SAM " in f" {normalized} "
+
+
+def _is_generic_description(description: str) -> bool:
+    normalized = description.upper().strip()
+    return "GENERIC" in normalized or "UNKNOWN" in normalized
+
+
+def _trigger_input_codes() -> set[int]:
+    codes: set[int] = set()
+    for port_spec in SUPPORTED_TARGET_PORTS.values():
+        input_codes = port_spec.get("input_codes", set())
+        codes.update(int(code) for code in input_codes)
+    return codes
+
+
+def _select_trigger_candidate_index(candidates: list[tuple[str, int | None]]) -> int | None:
+    if not candidates:
+        return None
+
+    trigger_codes = _trigger_input_codes()
+    matching = [
+        index
+        for index, (_, input_code) in enumerate(candidates)
+        if input_code is not None and int(input_code) in trigger_codes
+    ]
+    if len(matching) == 1:
+        return matching[0]
+
+    if len(matching) > 1:
+        generic_matches = [index for index in matching if _is_generic_description(candidates[index][0])]
+        if len(generic_matches) == 1:
+            return generic_matches[0]
+
+    generic = [index for index, (description, _) in enumerate(candidates) if _is_generic_description(description)]
+    if len(generic) == 1:
+        return generic[0]
+
+    return None
diff --git a/monitorcontrol_main.py b/monitorcontrol_main.py
index eced497..4d3c431 100644
--- a/monitorcontrol_main.py
+++ b/monitorcontrol_main.py
@@ -1,28 +1,7 @@
-from monitorcontrol import get_monitors
+from monitorcontrol import get_monitors, InputSource
 
-def get_monitor_info():
-    results = []
-    for monitor in get_monitors():
-        # Set a breakpoint here to see each monitor object as it's found
-        m_data = {"name": "Unknown/Internal", "input": "N/A", "caps": ""}
-        try:
-            with monitor:
-                # This is the line that was crashing; now it's protected
-                m_data["caps"] = monitor.get_vcp_capabilities()
-                m_data["input"] = str(monitor.get_input_source())
-                
-                if "AW34" in m_data["caps"]:
-                    m_data["name"] = "ALIENWARE (Target)"
-                elif "SAM" in m_data["caps"]:
-                    m_data["name"] = "SAMSUNG (Trigger)"
-        except Exception:
-            # If a monitor (like the laptop screen) fails, we just skip it
-            continue
-            
-        results.append(m_data)
-    return results
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("Searching for DDC/CI compatible monitors...")
-    for m in get_monitor_info():
-        print(f"Detected: {m['name']} | Current Input: {m['input']}")
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+for monitor in get_monitors():
+    with monitor:
+        print(monitor.vcp.description)
+        input_source_raw: int = monitor.get_input_source()
+        print(InputSource(input_source_raw).name)
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diff --git a/tests/test_hardware.py b/tests/test_hardware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..008b9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_hardware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from app.hardware import _select_trigger_candidate_index
+
+
+def test_select_trigger_candidate_by_unique_trigger_code() -> None:
+    candidates = [
+        ("DELL U2720Q", 60),
+        ("Generic PnP Monitor", 19),
+    ]
+    assert _select_trigger_candidate_index(candidates) == 1
+
+
+def test_select_trigger_candidate_by_generic_tiebreaker() -> None:
+    candidates = [
+        ("DELL U2720Q", 15),
+        ("Generic PnP Monitor", 19),
+    ]
+    assert _select_trigger_candidate_index(candidates) == 1
+
+
+def test_select_trigger_candidate_none_when_still_ambiguous() -> None:
+    candidates = [
+        ("Generic PnP Monitor #1", 15),
+        ("Generic PnP Monitor #2", 19),
+    ]
+    assert _select_trigger_candidate_index(candidates) is None