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Will the HP Envy 17 w/6850m support 2x 30" monitors @ 2560x1600? (208 Views)
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Will the HP Envy 17 w/6850m support 2x 30" monitors @ 2560x1600?

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‎11-07-2011 07:58 AM - edited ‎11-07-2011 08:06 AM

Hi,

 

I'd like to run two 27" or 30" monitors off of the Envy 17 which would require a resolution of 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 respectively for each monitor.

 

In looking up the specs for the AMD 6850m, it turns out that the HDMI connection only supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 but the (non-existant) Dual-Link DVI supports 2560x1600 in addition to the mini DisplayPort supporting 2560x1600 as well.  So in theory, the card itself can support 2x monitors @ 2560x1600.

 

However, of course, there are no DVI ports on the Envy 17.

 

My questions are:

 

  1. Can I support a resolution of 2560x1600 from the HDMI port?
  2. Do I need an active adapter to convert from HDMI to DVI or DisplayPort to get it to work?
  3. If not, do I need a passive HDMI -> DVI cable to make it work?
  4. Or will it work fine with an HDMI cable?

It would be great if anyone could test this with a 27" or 30" monitor and see if it works from the HDMI port.

 

Much appreciated.

 

- Chuck

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