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    HDMI to DVI-does this work with any laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Wolfpup, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. Wolfpup

    Wolfpup Notebook Prophet

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    Dumb question, but before I buy a $3000 laptop (EEK!)...

    Sony's AW, like many new notebooks, lacks a DVI port, only HDMI. It's got an Nvidia GPU, and I assume I can just hook it to a HDMI > DVI cable, and it'll see the monitors supported resolutions and work like normal-right? Sorry, just want to make sure!
     
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    Hmm...I just saw someone say that I shouldn't have problems, but I guess the post disappeared?
     
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    Yup, there are many HDMI-> DVI adapters and it should work just fine. However, keep in mind that audio won't be supported for DVI.
     
    David, Dec 3, 2008
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