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    L502x as a 3D Blu Ray player?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by corn4ahead, Mar 28, 2012.

  1. corn4ahead

    corn4ahead Notebook Guru

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    I have an L502x and it is equipped with a blu ray drive. It also has core 17 and nvidia GT540m.

    I just rented a 3d blu ray and figured that i could use powerDVD to play the movie and then output it to my 3dtv(my laptop doesnt have the 3d display). However, when I go to output it, I get an error saying that the 3d blu ray player cannot locate a 3d display. Im connecting using HDMI so it should be working. Any suggestions?
     
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    jiannichan Notebook Guru

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    Are you using the right cable that is capable of handling 3D transmission? I believe you need high speed HDMI cables for 3D.
     
    jiannichan, Mar 28, 2012
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    I think the cable needs to be HDMI v1.4 or higher, yes. v1.3 seems to be most common and has the bandwidth from what I recall, but can't send 3D signals.
     
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