1080p display on TV from laptop

grimm2005

Hey,

Just got a new 40' 1080p sony bravia (KMD-40T3500) today and wanted to know if theres a way i can hook up my laptop and play 1080p videos through it.

I have a Dell XPS M1710 whose max res. is 1920x1200 so it should be capable of displaying it on the tv. The lappy has a DVI, VGA and S-Video ports and the TV has 2x HDMI ports and a VGA port. I hooked it up with the VGA cable but can only get the tv to display a 1366x786 res (or somthing along those lines).

Anyone know how I can get the full 1080p resolution to show up on tv?

Thanks

mathias

DVI to hdmi cable is what you need ,

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=316699

DVI and HDMI are pin for pin compatible , however there will be no sound , you need a separate cable for that.

grimm2005

brilliant! just what i needed.

Thanks!

Oshbosh

Hi,

for sound do i just get a headphone out -> twin phono jacks or is there a better way to do it ?

thanks !

Osh

Ghost Train

If you use spdif digital output from the laptop you'd get surround sound, you will need a surround sound system with a spdif digital input of course

i think you need an s-video adapter the get this digital output

mathias

i think you need an s-video adapter the get this digital output

S -video is analog not digital , to get sound out of a laptop to a TV your going to need a separate cable , that can come from either the headphone out jack or the line out jack , check your laptop to see what it has ,

It will more than likely have 3 output jacks that take small stereo 3.5 mm jacks , one of these could be made do spdif depending on your soundcard setup. A cable for this can be had for about 5 - 10 euros from maplins , if you dont have a surround amp then your TV will have to have an audio input.

Ghost Train

mathias wrote: »

S -video is analog not digital

No previous dells have used extra pins on the s-video connection, i think its the same for the 1710

http://reviews.dell.com/2341/310-8272/reviews.htm
http://www.svideo.com/7pinwspdif.html

SouperComputer

eolhc wrote: »

No previous dells have used extra pins on the s-video connection, i think its the same for the 1710

http://reviews.dell.com/2341/310-8272/reviews.htm
http://www.svideo.com/7pinwspdif.html

mathias is right (assuming you mean the video signal is digital), its is not digital, its a component break-out box. Component is an analog signal. SPDIF Audio is digital of course

That said component will do 720p/1080i quite well. 1080p depends highly on the encoder on the laptop, the decoder on the TV and the quality and length of cable used.

Anyway, DVI to HDMI, yer only man,

Ghost Train

only taking about the audio

JohnnieM

Anyone know how I can get the full 1080p resolution to show up on tv?

You'll also need media thats recorded in 1080P.. In the case of a laptop it may not allow the reproduction of Hd except on its own screen (afik this is especially true with Vista)..Woulkd like to hear the experts views..:)
prob be better of with a HD dvd recorder player.would sort out your sound issues too.

Raiser

JohnnieM wrote: »

Anyone know how I can get the full 1080p resolution to show up on tv?

You'll also need media thats recorded in 1080P.. In the case of a laptop it may not allow the reproduction of Hd except on its own screen (afik this is especially true with Vista)..Woulkd like to hear the experts views..:)
prob be better of with a HD dvd recorder player.would sort out your sound issues too.

Would like to hear comments on the above too folks - was thinking of using my Laptop as a HTPC

Villain

I have a Sony AR51m and it has a HDMI port and allows HD content to be played on an external display at 1080p. It has a BlueRay drive also. I have tried it with my Panasonic AX100 which only goes to 1080i but BluRay and sample HD file looked amazing.

stevenmu

JohnnieM wrote: »

You'll also need media thats recorded in 1080P.. In the case of a laptop it may not allow the reproduction of Hd except on its own screen (afik this is especially true with Vista)..Woulkd like to hear the experts views..:)

The whole thing about Vista and HD has been blown way out of proportion.

Vista can and will display 1080p video just fine, assuming your PC/laptop is fast enough, your video card supports it, and you have a TV and connection (VGA, Component, DVI, HDMI) capable of it. Some 1080p videos (such as HDDVDs or Blu-Rays) are copy-protected using a standard called HDCP. This allows publishers the option of only allowing their material to be displayed over HDCP compatible hardware. It also allows the option of only allowing the video to be displayed in HD over HDCP but to be displayed in SD over non-HDCP hardware. AFAIK no producers have implemented this yet.

Villain

Yep my Sony AR51 is running Vista, sorry should have said that in previous post.