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    Could I use my FW for my PS3?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ajdude101, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. ajdude101

    ajdude101 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey everyone. I am thinking about buying the Sony FW with 1080p. I was wondering if it is possible to hook up the FW to my PS3 via HDMI and play my PS3 games at 1080p on it. Is that possible? Thanks.
     
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    bejand Notebook Consultant

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    I am pretty sure that the HDMI on the FW (and all laptops) is OUTPUT only.
     
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    It is output only, you would need a TV tuner card with an HDMI input in order to do what you are looking for.
     
    Hep!, Feb 10, 2009
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    Your laptop would probably choke trying to handle the 1080p and 5.1 DTS sound going in the HDMI cable... No tv tuner use a hdmi in port so you'll have to limit yourself to 480p...
     
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    Where can I buy one? Could I get a link?
     
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    Well, according to Ayle there is no such thing as that.
    There are for desktops, but a quick search turned up nothing for the laptop.
    You could always get an Expresscard TV Tuner for your laptop and use it with component cables, otherwise you will need a converter box to change the HDMI to something else.
    I'd probably go with component since the screen is so small anyway.
    Something like this:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100022&Tpk=expresscard tv tuner

    But I'm not really into TV, so I am not sure which cards are "the ones to get."
     
    Hep!, Feb 10, 2009
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