[opendtv] Re: HDMI on HP Laptop
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:50:15 -0600
Dan Grimes wrote:
> I have several HP laptops with Win XP and Win 7 (64-bit) and
> an HDMI output. We mostly use the VGA outputs because the
> HDMI doesn't work with a DVI connection to our scan converters
> and many displays; the output is disabled. I have gotten it
> to work with some LCD monitors using the HDMI input and also
> with DVI. But if you play a DVD, the port goes dead.
> Obviously the HDMI port is using HDCP and that always causes
> me a headache.
Strange the HDMI port would go dead when playing DVDs. That's the problem with
these digital ports, though. The manufacturers have a way of screwing them up.
I found a good option, though. This Dell Inspiron 580.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-580/fs
The only problem with them is, no BluRay capability. But they are meant to be
sold without monitors, as media centers, and the graphics cards include a 1366
X 768 setting. So I would find it really hard to believe that the HDMI would
block DVDs!
And they are apparently very quiet.
Bert
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