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    Blu-Ray Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Crossfire26, Aug 17, 2009.

  1. Crossfire26

    Crossfire26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry if this is in the wrong section...

    Quick question,

    If I connect my laptop to my 32" 1080p HDTV via HDMI to play a Blu-Ray through the laptop onto the TV, then am I getting true 1080p Blu-Ray quality? :confused:

    I ask this because connecting the TV to the laptop is basically a mirror and my laptop has a 1680 x 1050 resolution rather than a full 1920 x 1200.

    So is the resolution of the TV only as good as the laptop it's plugged into?

    My LG 32LH30 ships in the 24th, cant wait. :D
     
    Crossfire26, Aug 17, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    True 1080p is 1920x1080. If you're not running that, then you're not running 1080p. If your TV has 1920x1200 resolution, then 120 of those horizontal bars will be black space.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. coldmack

    coldmack Notebook Virtuoso

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    Really? My Vaio TT has a max res of 1366 x 768, yet on the box and on the machine itself it say Full HD 1080p. I asked the people at the Sony store and they told me that if I connect my machine to a HDTV via the HDMI port, then I have true 1080p support. Where they misinformed?
     
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  4. RaZZNuts

    RaZZNuts Notebook Guru

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    I suppose 1366x768 is the max res. of your VAIO screen, not the maximum res. it capable of projecting to an external screen.

    Btw, the resolution on the main monitor doesn't necessarily must be the same with the external monitor. In most case, you'll need to configure the res. From the cpanel applet provided with the graphic driver.

    just set the res. of the external monitor to 1080p, and you're good to go.
     
    RaZZNuts, Aug 18, 2009
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  5. MrX8503

    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

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    When you connect your laptop to a bigger external screen (1080p), then you need to set the resolution on that monitor to display 1080p.
     
    MrX8503, Aug 18, 2009
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  6. Crossfire26

    Crossfire26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok so if im understanding this right, the resolution of the external screen(TV) is not dependant on the resolution of the laptop it is plugged into.

    If that's the case, how do I set the TV for full 1080p when it is hooked to my laptop? Is it a setting in the basic properties on the desktop or are there advanced settings?
     
    Crossfire26, Aug 18, 2009
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  7. MrX8503

    MrX8503 Notebook Evangelist

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    That is correct. Your laptop resolution does not determine the resolution of your external monitor.

    What you do is when you connnect the laptop, set your HDTV as the main screen, this will make your laptop black out.

    Once that happens, go into the desktop screen settings and set the resolution all the way up to 1920 X 1080.
     
    MrX8503, Aug 18, 2009
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  8. Crossfire26

    Crossfire26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Awesome, thanks.
     
    Crossfire26, Aug 18, 2009
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