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    Vaio and Playstation 3

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by badboykilla1, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. badboykilla1

    badboykilla1 Newbie

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    Hey everybody! I have Sony vaio z and playstation 3 and recently i bought hdmi cable. I want to know if it is possible to play playstation 3 games by connecting it to vaio using hdmi :confused: :confused:
     
    badboykilla1, Oct 6, 2008
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  2. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    LOL. Now thats something you GOTTA just try by trial and error :D hook it up AND you let US know! lol
     
    sonoritygenius, Oct 6, 2008
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  3. badboykilla1

    badboykilla1 Newbie

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    I tried it but nothing happened.. maybe i should download some program??
     
    badboykilla1, Oct 6, 2008
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    rskg4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It wont work like that. Your Z has hdmi out, so it is unable to accept the hdmi signal from the PS3. You'd have to get a tv tuner that supports HDMI.
     
    rskg4, Oct 6, 2008
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  5. badboykilla1

    badboykilla1 Newbie

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    daaamnn...can you advice some??
     
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  6. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    not possible,since hdmi on laptop is OUT ,not IN
     
    Xirurg, Oct 6, 2008
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    badboykilla1 Newbie

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    ohhhh... ok, thanks everyone!
     
    badboykilla1, Oct 6, 2008
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    thebigpants27 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why would you want to play a ps3 on a 13.1 inch screen anyway? If your concerned that it wont look good enough on an SDTV, dont be, it still looks fantastic. I have a junky 20 inch tv, as well as a EDTV Sony downstairs, and it looks superb on both!
     
    thebigpants27, Oct 6, 2008
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  9. happyprozak

    happyprozak Notebook Geek

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    You'd be surprised at the amount of people that would like to hook up a console to their laptop screen, I being one of them. Some people don't have their own personal tv, and if someone else in the house is using it and you want to play your console or watch something else, well you are hosed.

    Not to mention the PS3 would look superb on a 720p 13.1" screen.
     
    happyprozak, Oct 6, 2008
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    usrenameinuse Notebook Enthusiast

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    you can get an avermedia tv tuner, but the max output would be 420p
     
    usrenameinuse, Oct 6, 2008
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    thebigpants27 Notebook Evangelist

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    The problem with buying a TV tuner for your 13.1 incher is that for 100-200 dollars you can probably find a brand X 19 inch HDTV...so you might still be better off, but im not trying to shove my oppinion in you face... just sayin :(
     
    thebigpants27, Oct 6, 2008
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