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    PS3 Display on M11x through HDMI?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bushe777, Jun 4, 2010.

  1. bushe777

    bushe777 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible to display a PS3 through HDMI in the Alienware M11x screen without lag?

    I have been reading about this but there is nothing concrete I can read about it, so if you have both a PS3 and a Alienware M11x can you try to do it or if you know the answer let me know please.
     
    bushe777, Jun 4, 2010
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    Wiggy Fuzz Notebook Consultant

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    i thought the hdmi on the m11x (and most other pc's and laptops) was only capable of outputting to a screen and not taking an input.

    how awesome it would be if i were wrong, though :)
     
    Wiggy Fuzz, Jun 4, 2010
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    bushe777 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah that is what I have read that HDMI on laptops is for output only but maybe newer technology could offer input now, or maybe there is a converter to change it to input? Any chance about this?
     
    bushe777, Jun 4, 2010
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    Hobgoblinpie Notebook Evangelist

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    All video connectors on all (I'm not aware of any laptops that allow video input) laptops are output only. You'd have to connect the monitor straight to the PS3 (which if it was a standard connection, would require you to take apart your M11x). A Tv Tuner would be your only option (as they allow input) but to make the most of your PS3, it would have to be HD.
     
    Hobgoblinpie, Jun 4, 2010
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    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    You would need a tv tuner or capture card for input

    the only laptop I have heard of with an hdmi INPUT is the Clevo x8100
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jun 5, 2010
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    there are some usb captures that you can get but it will be laggy and not very good quality

    i tried it with my ps3 and it was pure i invested in this sick monitor it has hdmi vga and dvi plus speakers when u plug in your ps3 in the hdmi port

    its 1080p and ive loved it Acer H233H BMID 23 Widescreen HD Flat Panel LCD Monitor - CowBoom Store

    really good price i got it for 150 tho

    hope i was helpfuo :)
     
    afgballa, May 21, 2011
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    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    I've always thought an I/O hdmi port would be totally awesome.
     
    xtravbx, May 21, 2011
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    SParky323 Notebook Guru

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    Alienware m17x R3 and m18x offer HDMI input
     
    SParky323, May 22, 2011
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    The only way that I know of getting the PS3 to display on the m11x is through an adapter like the hauppauge hd pvr. It will only do component video, but it will input an HD signal. The box actually is a converter that will encode the signal into a high quality h.264 stream which then can be fed to the computer through USB. This probably is the best solution as the PS3's HDMI signal is encrypted and therefore can't be recorded.

    HD PVR Product overview
     
    HitCtrlAltDel, May 22, 2011
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    Dzung, May 22, 2011
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