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je_saist

By je_saist,
Posted on: 2010-06-04 14:21 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs

 

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Ok, guys and gals, long time player just didn't post much.
I have a few questions regarding a laptop that i bought. Its an HP dv6-1362nr with with an ATI mobility 4650. Here are the questions.

1. It has an HDMI port, I assume I can Hook up to mu 23 inch lcd tv that I use as a monitor, can this laptop handle the resolution of the bigger screen?
2. If I do so will that count as a 2 screen setup? Laptop screen and Tv

3. the lap top also has a standard pc hookup, so could I use 2 monitors and laptop screen for a total of 3 screens?
4. Last ? do I have to wait on HP to update ATI drivers or can I download and install from ATI?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give an Ilder guy who is having trouble keeping up with new tech

 

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Ok, guys and gals, long time player just didn't post much.
I have a few questions regarding a laptop that i bought. Its an HP dv6-1362nr with with an ATI mobility 4650. Here are the questions.

1. It has an HDMI port, I assume I can Hook up to my 23 inch lcd tv that I use as a monitor, can this laptop handle the resolution of the bigger screen?
Yes and no. Yes, a RadeonHd 4650 can drive pretty much any resolution screen you throw at it in 2D.

No, don't expect it to render all of your games at 30frames per second at 1920*1080 (1080p).

You should be able to run CoH in non-ultra mode at that resolution though.

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2. If I do so will that count as a 2 screen setup? Laptop screen and Tv
The Catalyst Control center should let you configure it as such. Catalyst Control Center should also be capable of locking signal to one display or another. Your laptop may also have hard-wired controls to lock the signal to the external display or the laptop display only.

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3. the lap top also has a standard pc hookup, so could I use 2 monitors and laptop screen for a total of 3 screens?
Maybe, maybe not. Details are a bit sketchy on the implementation of the RadeonHD 4650 used in the notebook. In most cases, low-end cards will only support two displays at once. This is why Matrox's Parhelia, Triple Screen-To-Go, and ATi's Eyefinity technology are so... special. The HD 5x00 series of cards has been the first non-Matrox card to support 3 or more screens natively.

Right off hand, my guess is that you can only use the HDMI OR the VGA port, but not both.

But hey, try it and see.


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4. Last ? do I have to wait on HP to update ATI drivers or can I download and install from ATI?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give an Ilder guy who is having trouble keeping up with new tech
Oh god. Don't wait on HP.

Get thee to
32bit: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...b_win7-32.aspx
64bit: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...b_win7-64.aspx

 

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Thank you very much, those links where just what I needed