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    HD playback on TV connected via HDMI to dv9500

    Discussion in 'HP' started by tim_chase01, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. tim_chase01

    tim_chase01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own a dv9500t with a 8600MGS 256MB video card and I am connecting it to my Sony HD TV through the HDMI port. I am downloading HD torrents that are in 720p HDDVD x264 format and my question is when playing this on my TV what resolution am I truly getting? in other words do I get true 720p on my LCD since i'm using the HDMI? I have the resolution when connected to my TV to 1280X720 (the highest it will go anyways)...what if I went directly via the RGB input from laptop to TV...do I still get 720p?

    Wondering if anybody else has been doing this and what your thoughts are.

    thanks,
     
    tim_chase01, Jan 30, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You get 720p.
     
    Lithus, Jan 30, 2008
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    tim_chase01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Overall I'm very happy with the quality, but my sound is not surround...any ideas?
     
    tim_chase01, Feb 4, 2008
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    replanigre Newbie

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    I wonder if I have to do anything special to connect my dv6651 notebook to the LCD tv.

    I connect them using the HDMI cable, but the picture I get on the LCD TV has low color depth. I checked the settings and it is set to 32bit color - the highest possible and the same on my laptop - but it is actually not.

    any ideas or suggestions?
     
    replanigre, Feb 5, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    This is most likely the LCD tv's setting. May i ask which exact TV it is? Where are you changing the settings? like the nvidia settings?
     
    flipfire, Feb 5, 2008
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    replanigre Newbie

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    it is a philips PFL something ( I cant remember the exact model number now)

    I change the settings from nvidia control panel on my laptop.

    I am sure the color setting for LCD TV is set to 32 bit in nvidia contol panel, but the picture I get is obviously poor.

    when I connect the laptop via S-cable, I don't have that color depth problem by the way. but of course the quality is poorer
     
    replanigre, Feb 14, 2008
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