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    Thinkpad Displayport

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by TexasEx7, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. TexasEx7

    TexasEx7 Meat Popsicle

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    Will the T500 be able to output audio to a TV via a Displayport to HDMI cable? I had read that the chipset supports this, but T400 models wouldnt work. Anyone have information?

    If not, it looks like the Dell Latitude is the better solution...
     
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  2. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    As far as I know the thinkpad's implementation of displayport does not output audio (on any model so far).
     
    jaredy, Jun 25, 2009
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    martinmach Notebook Evangelist

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    No you cannot, the audio is not supported by the chipset
     
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    Yes it is. Just not in the thinkpads' implementation. We have discussed this before and have found that the chipset is not the issue inherently as audio can be passed.
     
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    If it is then it can be fixed by a simple bios update, but i doubt it can be
     
    martinmach, Jun 25, 2009
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