What is the max display resolution/refresh rate of the hdmi 1.4a port on the razer? I know the monitor also has to support it, but googling HDMI 1.4A is a mix of greek a/v talk and lots of people with conflicting information.
Can I do 1600p at 120hz? 60hz? What about 1080p?
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Its the same type of HDMI as the previous Blade, but not sure if better graphics card affected anything. The previous Blade has been reported to do 2560x1600 over its HDMI, but the poster didn't mention refresh rate. I'm guessing its probably 60 or below though.
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I really wish they would have stuck a mini displayport or thunderbolt port on the new Blade.
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OK, but what about getting rid of HDMI and substituting with thunderbolt? That would just be annoying as there is much more widespread support for the former.
OK, fine, you say, but displayport/thunderbolt is better for gaming because it supports more monitors at higher resolutions! The problem with this argument is it forgets what the razer is all about, portability. If I really want a machine that'll be hooked up to my dual monitor setup, I'll get a desktop with dual GTX in SLI. Or, I'll just get a cheaper laptop that's bigger. Sure we want something that can "do it all" but that's technically impossible. -
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As for the "benefits besides gaming," I simply don't think that the Blade is considering those as strongly. It's a weakness, but, at this point, a necessary one. -
A dongle isn't that hard to carry around. I got a carrying bag for my Blade and it has a giant pocket in the front where I can stick an usb to ethernet adapter. Another wouldn't be too bad.
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Regarding the dongle, that's true. My friends who have macs carry one around. But its just so rare these days to see devices with thunderbolt/displayport that it still seems stupid to go in that direction atm. Even the 4K TVs have 2 hdmi ports rather than display ports. And, to be honest, I don't think that's going to change. I think TVs are just going to start supporting HDMI 2.0 (which can support 4K at 60hz). The last thing anyone wants to do is have to get a new set of cables. You are right to point out that their are a few 4K monitors out their that use displayport, there is certainly some loss. But I just think its minimal considering the purpose of the machine. -
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Unless, of course, nVidia has plans to open up G-SYNC to HDMI (as I think it's more about licensing issues than tech) and Razer knows something. Hmm...... -
Do any of the upcoming ultra books, or even gaming notebooks in general, have a thunderbolt/display port and enough power to run gsync and/or 4K?
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Probably not 4k... but there are definitely notebooks out there with displayport/thunderbolt. Gsync doesn't require much out of the host computer besides a compatible graphics card.
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Gsync for laptops requires 850m+. Not sure what laptops have that atm. Haven't been keeping up with new releases since I bought a new laptop. I remember mostly seeing displayports for 15". Not many 14" had them or I didn't notice many.
Edit: random quick google search turns up the sager NP8258 which is a 15" laptop with displayport and a 860m. Not sure how portable that is though. -
Amazon.com: ASUS ROG G750JZ-DS71 17.3? Gaming Laptop, GeForce GTX 880M Graphics: Computers & Accessories
The most portable one that comes to mind is the Alienware 14, but the most you can spec that one with is a 765m and it's over an inch and a half thick, so... -
Yeah. Its disappointing how slow thunderbolt/display port is happening. Especially thunderbolt. Love it on my MBP. But yeah. I guess most 800 series laptop GPUs will struggle with 4K. Well I'll await my blade and hope it's a powerhouse. Guess waiting til the 16th will let me read up on some of the other options approaching.
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That being said I can't wait for the ROG swift to be released. 1440p 120hz with improved light boost and gsync. Still trying to throw money at the screen for that bad boy.thetruth1983 likes this. -
I just tested 4k out with the laptop. Here are the results. I'm going to get a 4k display now but I'm still worried a I'll pick on that limits resolution on the input. At least I know what the Blade can do tho.
My cheap him I cable
4 k worked at 23 hz
3840 worked at 24 hz
2560x1440 wasn't an option. Just like the internal display.
20xx x15xx worked at 29 hz - sorry whatever the res it was 4x3 so I didn't care at all about it.
I tried an 85$ high end hdmi from best buy
4 k worked at 30 hz
3840 at 30 hz
This was all stock settings, possibly could go higher with custom drivers resolution.
* I made some changes above. The 3rd res was 4x3 so I didn't do much testing. I was disappointed 1440 wasn't an option but even on internal it isn't listed.rexdog101 likes this. -
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Sorry to all above. I did not even think about >60 hz as I've never seen a TV accept higher and I was too excited 4k worked. It was a Samsung 55" 3d 4k tv for 2500 usd. It was the only 4k in the store. No Pc displays above 1080.
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Most TVs are far above 60Hz now adays... and quite a few gaming monitors are as well.
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It was a tough call between it and the RB14 (love the unibody!), but the DisplayPort issue did it for me.
In fact, I think most of the new gaming notebooks from MSI and Asus have DP's - the GS60 just happens to be the main competitor to the RB14 (size, etc.). -
Do you know what the refresh rate of the 3k screen is? Is it a touchscreen like on the Razer Blade? If not I shall be very, very sad indeed. -
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Correct. Not a touch screen (I used to think I'd want a touch screen, but then I thought of how often do I want to be wiping fingersmudges off my screen?)
Both the RB14 and Ghost Gs60 series have max 60Hz since they're both IPS displays. I'm not sure about ms response times. -
Is the Razer Blade 2014's panel an IPS?? -
Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
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Oculus DK2 is HDMI 1.4b as opposed to the Blade's 1.4a. -
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I'm interested in getting one of these monitors:
Amazon.com: LG Electronics UM95 34UM95 34-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor: Computers & Accessories
Anyone know if the Razer Blade 2014 will be able to drive it with just HDMI? I assume it would but would it be a poor experience? Thanks. -
The second part of your question (poor experience?) depends on what bothers your eyes. I grew up using CRT's and I hated the flickering you get with lower refresh rates. What I've found out is that lower refresh doesn't bother me much with modern displays and the way they refresh. I've used 33 hz at 4k on some games and have zero problems. So 44 hz for me would not be an issue, some folks would hate it though I'm sure. -
I would have thought a 3D device would have to be an even Hz but I have to admit I have no clue what this thing is or how it works.
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HDMI 1.4a on the New Razer Blade 2014, Max Display Resolution/hz?
Discussion in 'Razer' started by bzh2, Mar 14, 2014.