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    p650hs-g HDMI switches to Nvidia in Optimus mode

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tanzmeister, Aug 5, 2017.

  1. tanzmeister

    tanzmeister Notebook Evangelist

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    hi everybody!

    I have this weird "problem": everytime I want to watch a movie on my HS-g machine on an external screen - the laptop sends the signal using Nvidia GPU, while I would surely benefit from using Igfx for battery life and also I find Intel decoding much smother for the frame rates and sync.

    any way to overcome that?

    @XMG @Meaker@Sager @Prema ? anyone?
     
    tanzmeister, Aug 5, 2017
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The external outputs are connected directly to the dGPU. Nothing you can do about it.
     
    saturnotaku, Aug 5, 2017
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    that's pretty lame..
     
    tanzmeister, Aug 5, 2017
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    Not really lame lol. It was mainly designed for VR.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
     
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    That and G-sync for display ports. The idea is if you are plugging a monitor in then you can plug in the notebook.
     
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    yeah, but it could have a switch for Optimus mode, a small 15" is nice to take around and use on battery for various tasks.

    I mean... Dell, Msi been there, so why not?

    Also igfx is nice for movies, like i said - it makes a better frame rate conversion for fluid movement, especially for Interpolation TVs
     
    tanzmeister, Aug 5, 2017
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    Each extra display MUX takes more PCB space and adds cost/complexity to the setup.

    Note the machine does have optimus on the internal display.
     
    Last edited: Aug 6, 2017
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 5, 2017
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    Intel iWidi / miracast with HDMI dongle on the TV ....
     
    HardKiffeur, Aug 22, 2017
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    That would behave just like an external display.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 22, 2017
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    That's the objectif Stream to a TV from the Intel GPU ..... no ?
     
    HardKiffeur, Aug 23, 2017
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    With a delay the OP seems particularly sensitive to.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 23, 2017
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    I'm about to order a P650HS-G... thanks for confirming the external display output connection.
     
    slimmolG, Oct 8, 2017
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