topic AR31M Full 1080 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/ar31m-full-1080/m-p/114754#M59932 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi there,<BR />I have a VGNAR31M laptop and wondered what the 'Full 1080' sticker actually means - it has no Blu-Ray drive, so what can it actually display at 1080 (i.e. what source)?<BR /><BR />Is there any benefit watching a DVD on a Plasma screen fed via HDMI from the laptop (rather than from a normal DVD player) - is it 'upscaled' or something?<BR /><BR />Thanks<BR />SteveB<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:22:42 GMT its_steveb 2008-08-08T11:22:42Z AR31M Full 1080 https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/ar31m-full-1080/m-p/114754#M59932 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi there,<BR />I have a VGNAR31M laptop and wondered what the 'Full 1080' sticker actually means - it has no Blu-Ray drive, so what can it actually display at 1080 (i.e. what source)?<BR /><BR />Is there any benefit watching a DVD on a Plasma screen fed via HDMI from the laptop (rather than from a normal DVD player) - is it 'upscaled' or something?<BR /><BR />Thanks<BR />SteveB<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:22:42 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/ar31m-full-1080/m-p/114754#M59932 its_steveb 2008-08-08T11:22:42Z Re: AR31M Full 1080 https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/ar31m-full-1080/m-p/114755#M59933 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi SteveB,<BR /><BR />All AR-Series are capable of displaying HD Video in 1080i/p format through the HDMI output when connected to a 1080 capable display. The S and ZU models do have a 1900 x 1200 HD screen but other models can only display at 1080 on an external screen capable of that resolution.<BR /><BR />If you have a blu-ray drive it is straightforward to import, edit and burn HD content. If you don't have a blu-ray drive then you are limited to HD video imported by USB or Firewire from something like a HD Camcorder - or downloaded HD Video.<BR /><BR />But the sticker just means you can output 1080i/p to a display with HDMI.<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.sk/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:08:43 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/ar31m-full-1080/m-p/114755#M59933 Blencogo 2008-08-08T22:08:43Z