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    Does some laptop has video input ?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by stonesl, Oct 25, 2013.

  1. stonesl

    stonesl Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a mac mini , so i want some laptop which has video input .
    I know alienware has ,but I want to know is there some other laptop have . especially sager or some gaming laptop .
    I search on the web , someone said the clevo P157 P177 P375 P570 have DVI IN .
    But I check some website , it doesn't have .
     
    stonesl, Oct 25, 2013
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    clevo was going to have it on certain models about 2 years ago. it was then pulled by the majority of the worldwide suppliers.
    it showed in the first issue user manual but the second issue it had been removed.
    guess it was removed for a reason due to it being crap and conflicting.
     
    MrDJ, Oct 25, 2013
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  3. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You can maybe look into a USB3 hdmi input adapter.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 25, 2013
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    Only notebooks I've seen that offer it at all are Alienware.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Oct 25, 2013
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    The x7200 did in later revisions (HDMI in).
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 25, 2013
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    Is that a thing? That's be pretty neat. I've seen usb to hdmi for external displays..
     
    hizzaah, Oct 26, 2013
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    I did a quick google search as I though USB3 should allow that. If all you want to do is record the incoming stream for editing rather than displaying on the laptop display. If you do want to do that then you need to find a capture device with low lag.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 26, 2013
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    ajnindlo, Oct 27, 2013
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    Yeah USB3 gives enough bandwidth for these sorts of things to work :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 27, 2013
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    Hi everyone , thank you .
    It seems USB3 is the only way . But the USB3 will need more space and not easy to take everywhere ....
     
    stonesl, Oct 28, 2013
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    You should be able to get one small enough to go in any carry case.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 28, 2013
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