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HDMI/DVI input on HD laptops.

320 points posted to Monitors and Displays, Laptops by impulse May 10

It's great that Dell offers HDMI and DVI-D outputs on their XPS laptops, but is it possible to add HDMI and DVI inputs as well?

For those that already have a Blu-ray player or Playstation 3, it kind of stinks that we can't take advantage of the 1080p capable screens that Dell offers on the M1530 and M1730.

I think being able to use the HD screen available on at least the M1730 as a monitor for consoles or Blu-ray players would be a great idea, as it would save people such as myself from having to buy an external monitor or new TV.

rrrg
May 11		 This would be great for those that travel and or have small apartments- eliminating the need for additional displays.
zarigis
May 18		 I'd like to be able to use it on my Xbox 360 elite, it seems silly that I've got a 1080p monitor in this thing that I can't use.
jeffbx
May 28		 Merged Idea originally posted May 22
Video out ==> OK. How about video IN on a lapop?

What about having a video IN on a laptop's LCD screen? Use it as a second monitor for a PC, or a KVM for a server, whatever. I can't imagine it would cost too much, and an LCD typically will have a MUCH longer useful life than the laptop connected to it.
kenjennings
May 28		 Merged Comment originally posted May 23
I think something like this was mentioned before. Still a good idea. The LCD display should be usable as a monitor even when the OS isn't booted. It would also be great if any notebook with at least a DVD ROM could play DVDs without booting the OS.
claudio_ch
May 28		 Merged Comment originally posted May 25
Indeed there is already these two I'm aware of: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/10088848/Laptop_as_diagnostics_console and http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/10088622/HDMIDVI_input_on_HD_laptops
mudkiller
Jun 19		 Yes! I would even pay extra for it.
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