some BD PC help please

[dadkins]

No idea really.
I'm just spoiled I suppose... HDMI port on the side of this laptop.
Don't know if it is part of the video card or just another port on the main board that gets video from video and audio from audio - or whatever.

I know it works!
I know HDMI is the preferred connection for HD video & audio playback, right?

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by dadkins

No idea really.
I'm just spoiled I suppose... HDMI port on the side of this laptop.
Don't know if it is part of the video card or just another port on the main board that gets video from video and audio from audio - or whatever.

I know it works!
I know HDMI is the preferred connection for HD video & audio playback, right?

See, on a laptop it's different. Everything is coming from the main board, meaning that both the audio and video chip sets are on the main pcb itself. Now, some higher end laptops have dedicated video cards, BUT the HDMI port is still attached to the main pcb. In desktops you obviously have to get a video card in order to have HDMI input. I don't know of any OEM desktop motherboards that have HDMI port soldered on them.

[dadkins]

This laptop does have a nVidia 7600 GT dedicated card... I believe.
I know it is not integrated video, never opened the case though.



This very well could be on a card.

EDIT: PCI?