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    Need Specs for laptop to attach 30" monitor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jschlach, Mar 9, 2010.

  1. Jschlach

    Jschlach Newbie

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    I am going to get a new laptop with a large screen and would like to be able to connect a 30" monitor to it and have it display the 2550x1600 native to the monitor. What does the laptop need to have to be able to do this? I would prefer a laptop with a 17" or 18.4" screen with good resolution, if anyone has any suggestions for that.

    Thanks so much,
    Jason
     
    Jschlach, Mar 9, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    any 17 inch laptop will be able to do so but for the resolution u want to play at , u need a laptop like a strong GPU.. example would be Asus G73 or Sager NP8790 with ATI 5870... about $1500-2000.
     
    sean473, Mar 9, 2010
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  3. Amnesiac

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    Are you sure? I don't think 30" monitors have a VGA port, which is the only port apart from HDMI that the G73 (for example, most notebooks have only VGA). Anyway, the VGA DAC isn't really good enough to drive 2560 x 1600 at a good enough quality anyway...

    I suppose OP could get an HDMI to Dual Link DVI or Displayport adapter...
     
    Amnesiac, Mar 10, 2010
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Find a notebook with a DisplayPort adapter. I think Dell has a couple.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Mar 10, 2010
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    You need a laptop with HDMI 1.3 or Display Port to be safe and output directly the the panel, VGA would work too but since its been around so long not all VGA laptops can do that resolution.

    But yeah best thing to do is look up the max resolution of the video card on the laptop you want, then see what interfaces that laptop has.

    HDMI is ideal since it carries the audio & video.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 10, 2010
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  6. sean473

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    doesn't the Asus G73 fit the catergory? It does have a HDMI port...
     
    sean473, Mar 11, 2010
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