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Originally Posted by Customgamer1
So I am getting into the market for a good laptop.
I have gotten away from PC gaming and would like a nice laptop with all the features I want built in.
I was looking around on Newegg and found a nice HP. It has a blu-ray player in it that I would like since HD-DVD lost, but have a question about the HDMI port that not only this laptop has but others with HDMI as well.
Newegg.com - HP Pavilion DV9750US(KC349UA) NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7250(2.00GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 3GB 500GB 5400rpm Blu-ray Disc / Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS - Retail
Of course HDMI will pass the HD picture through to the TV, but my question is will it pass sound?
I just want to know if it will pass sound. If it does thats great, but I more interested in if it will pass the advanced audio codec's like Dolby True HD, DTS Master, PCM from the blu-ray movies?
I would love to have this or any of the laptops I pick to be able to hook this up to my tv and receiver and have it act just like a blu-ray stand alone.
Also if anyone has any laptops they recommend for $1,600 or less that has a lot of features including blu-ray, IR, lots of hard drive space etc please let me know!
Thanks in advance. (sorry Sony laptops are out of the question) |
It really depends on if the laptop is capable of outputting sound via the HDMI cable. Take the x2600 Pro. The ones that come with HDMI use a Realtek chip to output sound through the HDMI connection (also known as ATI HDMI Audio). However, I have seen some that don't, and only offer video out.
If I remember the specs for it correctly, HP mentioned "digital video and audio output" as being on that laptop. Which audio chip is in this one though... that I can't remember. HP uses both Realtek and Conexant HD chips, so your guess is as good as mine. For the best decisive answer I'd call HP, and ask them directly.
BTW, if you decide to get that notebook, get the extended warranty from HP. You'll need it.