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    Help!!!!!!!!!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NickLang, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. NickLang

    NickLang Newbie

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    Hi everybody. PLease, please help. I have a Dell 1720 Inspiron. I have installed a blu-ray reader/writer. I am quickly finding out how impossible this is.
    I have no HDMI input or output.
    How can I send an HDMI (input) signal to and from this laptop?
    Is there an HD tuner card I could use?
    Is there an HD docking station?
    Somebody please help.
    Nick :confused:
     
    NickLang, Mar 31, 2008
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  2. hmmmmm

    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    you can't, the dell doesn't have a HDMI port
     
    hmmmmm, Mar 31, 2008
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  3. Mr._Kubelwagen

    Mr._Kubelwagen More machine now than man

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    Mr._Kubelwagen, Mar 31, 2008
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  4. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    the gpu itself needs to support HDMI

    using an external device probably wont give you the same results, if it does exist
     
    flipfire, Mar 31, 2008
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