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    7970m to external 3DTV?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by tripleh3lix, Sep 14, 2012.

  1. tripleh3lix

    tripleh3lix Notebook Consultant

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    Can't seem to get it to work through hdmi. I boot up Crysis 2 and try 3D, but it doesn't highlite. It also doesn't show it's 120hz and that it's still in 60hz mode. Any suggestions on how to get it to work with 3D mode on an external 3DTV?
     
    tripleh3lix, Sep 14, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    As far as I'm aware, only the Nvidia cards will do 3D output with the m17x...but don't quote me on that.
     
    radji, Sep 14, 2012
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    sherrypizza Notebook Consultant

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    Try TriDef 3D, I got this software but haven't tested yet. Reports are it works for AMD cards.
     
    sherrypizza, Sep 15, 2012
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    I've also read good reports on this software - and they have a cheaper version if your AMD card is on their supported list :)
     
    MickyD1234, Sep 15, 2012
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    I haven't tried this yet, but I found a 3D output chart for the M17x R3 stating the requirements for each configuration, thought it may be worth checking.

    M17x R3: 3D HDMI-out compatibility
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Sep 18, 2012
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    Good find. All seems correct except: Tridef is an option where 3D software is required, and where it says 'No DualLink-DVI 3D dongle' not sure what it is saying there. You can just use a display miniport, which IS dual-link DVI with audio, to HDMI adaptor (as I do :))
     
    MickyD1234, Sep 18, 2012
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