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Can the DisplayPort be connected to HDMI TV ?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:01 am
by arion
Can the DisplayPort out from the new ThinkPads be connected to the HDMI input of HDTVs ?
Is there new docks for the T500 vs T6x/Z6x ?
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:24 am
by georgema
Take a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort for more info on Display Port and some of the links to external sites where this is discussed. As far as I can see at a quick glance HDMI connectivity is NOT supported.
RE: Docks, you could check the TA book and see if the part numbers for the docks are the same.
Cheers, George
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:47 am
by myklup
It looks like the DisplayPort - physical interface - itself can actually output hdmi or dvi signal, if supported by the video chipset to output those signals
There has also been announcements of chips to convert the signals, but I haven't seen a GA product yet:
http://www.electronicspecifier.com/Indu ... rom-TI.asp
http://www.maxim-ic.com/view_press_rele ... se_id/1414
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:28 pm
by PointZero
There currently is a DisplayPort to HDMI converter cable. I forgot the website that sells it, but I think it was like Antares Cables or something along those lines. It was $20 plus shipping.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:30 am
by awolfe63
Does displayport output sound or do you enly get video on HDMI?