https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mbarren 2026-05-01T03:10:14Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=DisplayPort&diff=48814 2010-06-17T02:38:30Z

<p>Mbarren: /* Audio Support */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> {| width=&quot;100%&quot;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> DisplayPort is a digital video connector, available on select ThinkPads<br /> <br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> * [[Wikipedia:DisplayPort| Wikipedia article on DisplayPort]]<br /> <br /> ==ThinkPads featuring this technology==<br /> * {{L412}}, {{L512}}<br /> * {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T500}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}<br /> * {{W500}}, {{W510}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}<br /> * {{X301}}<br /> <br /> ==Port Replicators and Docks featuring this technology==<br /> * [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]]<br /> * [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3]]<br /> * [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3 for Mobile Workstations]]<br /> * [[X200 UltraBase]]<br /> * [[W700 Mini Dock]]<br /> * [[W700 Mini Dock 2.0]]<br /> <br /> == DVI Pass-through ==<br /> <br /> Certain ThinkPad models have a DisplayPort connection which offers DVI pass-through.<br /> <br /> Check [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72148.html ThinkPad Digital Video Interface (DVI) and DVI Pass-Through] for more information, and to see if a specific model and configuration is supported.<br /> <br /> == Audio Support ==<br /> <br /> There are reports that DisplayPort on some (possibly all) current thinkpads does not support audio. While there are adapters to convert DisplayPort to HDMI, the lack of audio makes it impossible to, for example, watch a DVD or Blu-Ray on an HDTV using the DisplayPort. [http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/W-Series-ThinkPad-Laptops/Displayport-to-HDMI-with-audio/td-p/68575 See this thread for more information]<br /> <br /> Audio over DisplayPort when used in conjunction with a DisplayPort to HDMI conversion cable is [http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T410-T510-DisplayPort-features-audio/td-p/191530/page/3 confirmed] to work on W500, T410 and T510 both on integrated and discrete graphics options on Windows systems.<br /> <br /> == External Sources ==<br /> * [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-72148.html ThinkPad Digital Video Interface (DVI) and DVI Pass-Through]<br /> * [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70321.html DisplayPort Monitor Cables - Overview]</div>

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