Does anybody have experience of using a laptop to play back HD discs through an HDMI link to a large screen TV? Did you have any problems?
Laptops with HDMI and HD DVD or Blu-Ray
Originally Posted by ashepherd:
“Does anybody have experience of using a laptop to play back HD discs through an HDMI link to a large screen TV? Did you have any problems?”
“Does anybody have experience of using a laptop to play back HD discs through an HDMI link to a large screen TV? Did you have any problems?”
I've never tried a laptop, it's probably not so easy to get a laptop fast enough?.
Sony provided their dealers demo computers (Sempron based) which had a DVI video card - these worked fine playing the HD demo disks - but they didn't run Windows, just a small Linux boot system.
I've played HD DVD's on my Pentium IV 2.8Ghz quite happily, although it doesn't have HDMI or DVI, but that should make no difference.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“I've never tried a laptop, it's probably not so easy to get a laptop fast enough?.
Sony provided their dealers demo computers (Sempron based) which had a DVI video card - these worked fine playing the HD demo disks - but they didn't run Windows, just a small Linux boot system.
I've played HD DVD's on my Pentium IV 2.8Ghz quite happily, although it doesn't have HDMI or DVI, but that should make no difference.”
“I've never tried a laptop, it's probably not so easy to get a laptop fast enough?.
Sony provided their dealers demo computers (Sempron based) which had a DVI video card - these worked fine playing the HD demo disks - but they didn't run Windows, just a small Linux boot system.
I've played HD DVD's on my Pentium IV 2.8Ghz quite happily, although it doesn't have HDMI or DVI, but that should make no difference.”
Thank you Nigel. In a Sony context the FZ11Z has a Blu Ray drive and HDMI port. Some people seem to have played Blu Ray discs on them successfully, but had trouble with the HDMI connection. Probably the software is not quite right yet. Equally Toshiba have Laptops with HD DVD drives and HDMI.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“So you're probably talking about HDCP copy protection issues?.”
“So you're probably talking about HDCP copy protection issues?.”
Could be, but that particular model does claim to have HDCP support on the hdmi output.
Originally Posted by ashepherd:
“Could be, but that particular model does claim to have HDCP support on the hdmi output.”
“Could be, but that particular model does claim to have HDCP support on the hdmi output.”
HDCP seems to be causing LOT'S of problems, with many TV's not working correctly - usually software updates for the TV cures the problems - although I'm not sure what the eventual Pioneer cure was?.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“HDCP seems to be causing LOT'S of problems, with many TV's not working correctly - usually software updates for the TV cures the problems - although I'm not sure what the eventual Pioneer cure was?.”
“HDCP seems to be causing LOT'S of problems, with many TV's not working correctly - usually software updates for the TV cures the problems - although I'm not sure what the eventual Pioneer cure was?.”
I think the person who had a problem with this particular laptop had a Samsung TV. Since my TV is a Sony I might be safer, but it would be good to know if anyone else has tried this.
Originally Posted by ashepherd:
“I think the person who had a problem with this particular laptop had a Samsung TV. Since my TV is a Sony I might be safer, but it would be good to know if anyone else has tried this.”
“I think the person who had a problem with this particular laptop had a Samsung TV. Since my TV is a Sony I might be safer, but it would be good to know if anyone else has tried this.”
A few of the Sony models have HDCP issues, what model is it?.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“A few of the Sony models have HDCP issues, what model is it?.”
“A few of the Sony models have HDCP issues, what model is it?.”
Its the 40W2000U
Originally Posted by ashepherd:
“Its the 40W2000U”
“Its the 40W2000U”
I don't recall any problems with those, I'll check tomorrow at work.
BTW - nice TV!
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“I don't recall any problems with those, I'll check tomorrow at work.”
“I don't recall any problems with those, I'll check tomorrow at work.”
Just checked the technical bulletins, there's none listed about HDMI problems for that model.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“Just checked the technical bulletins, there's none listed about HDMI problems for that model.”
“Just checked the technical bulletins, there's none listed about HDMI problems for that model.”
Many thanks. I'll let you know how I get on.
Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin:
“Just checked the technical bulletins, there's none listed about HDMI problems for that model.”
“Just checked the technical bulletins, there's none listed about HDMI problems for that model.”
I bought one of these laptops and did have the hdcp problem when I first tried playing a Blu Ray disc through the TV. However I found the answer in the Sony knowledge base. One has to make sure that the laptop's display is disabled before starting the disc player.
