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    Ultra HD laptops and if I plug it into my 1080pt TV?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hhhava, Oct 21, 2015.

  1. hhhava

    hhhava Newbie

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    Hi,
    If I buy an Ultra HD laptop, and then I plug it into my really nice 1080pt 55" flatscreen TV, does it render the "ultra hd" totally useless? Or does the ultra HD processing laptop mean it will still look somewhat better on my TV than an old 1080pt monitor laptop?

    Thanks!
     
    hhhava, Oct 21, 2015
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    Seanwhat Notebook Evangelist

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    Rendering at uhd and displaying at 1080p doesn't really mean anything. It'll just be a 1080p display on your tv and it'll look like 1080p.
     
    Seanwhat, Oct 21, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Indeed, the external display will be 1080p whatever the internal one is...
     
    TomJGX, Oct 21, 2015
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    hhhava Newbie

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    Thanks, yes this makes sense, but, forgetting about the HD monitor component of the laptop, will not a very high quality graphics card (in a connected computer) noticeably utilize all of the capacity of my 1080pt TV better than a less fancy graphics card? How do I know where the cost-benefit of a high-end graphics card plateaus with regard to the limitations of my HDTV from 3 years ago? As I understand it, the quality of the graphics card impacts how well images resolve and how fast they refresh, not just how many pixels they use, yes?
     
    hhhava, Oct 24, 2015
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  5. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Only up to a point. After it is 'good enough' any extra gpu horsepower you have doesn't go towards image quality when the resolution is held constant.

    Unless you have a very specific usage model which Matrox products address better than 'normal' gaming gpu's.

     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 24, 2015
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    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Are you displaying a desktop? Streaming a video? Playing games?

    What you're doing with that graphics card makes all the difference in the world.
     
    alexhawker, Oct 26, 2015
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