Want to connect laptop to projector....

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
edited January 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
.....so should I just run a 2nd HDMI cable to the projector (with the first HDMI cable to the AVR), or should I run it through the AVR....and what cables / connections will I need?
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited January 2011
    Computer-> AVR->PJ.

    Is the PJ your only display device? You would need two HDMI cables.

    My setup is HTPC to AVR. AVR has two HDMI outs, one to LCD TV and another to the PJ. Does your laptop have HDMI?
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    edited January 2011
    PJ will be only display. The laptop has plenty of USB ports and 1 of those 7- pin plugs with the 2 screws (RS-232c connector?). The AVR's owner manual states:
    "RS-232C connector
    Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when
    using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control."

    I am assumming I can just connect the RS-232C connector from the laptop to the AVR, and then just run an HDMI cable from AVR to PJ (?)
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    PJ will be only display. The laptop has plenty of USB ports and 1 of those 7- pin plugs with the 2 screws (RS-232c connector?). The AVR's owner manual states:
    "RS-232C connector
    Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when
    using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control."

    I am assumming I can just connect the RS-232C connector from the laptop to the AVR, and then just run an HDMI cable from AVR to PJ (?)

    RS-232 is a COM (communication) port, which doesn't have much to do with video output. You need either VGA (15-pin blue connector, analog), DVI (white connector, digital) or HDMI (digital). Of course, you can also use a yellow composite connector or S-video connector - both are analog, and won't give you more than 480i.
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited January 2011
    What is the laptop make and model#?

    The 232 port is primarily for automation controls.
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited January 2011
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    "RS-232C connector
    Use for connection to a PC for graphical output when
    using Advanced MCACC or Full Band Phase Control."

    What Pioneer is saying is you can run MCACC and have a PC connected with their software installed via RS232 and see graphically what their room correction software did on the AVR.

    The Pioneer software will query the AVR over the 232 and pull that data and show it to you graphically.

    Pretty cool stuff actually like waterfall plots, phase, correction etc...
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    jinjuku wrote: »
    What Pioneer is saying is you can run MCACC and have a PC connected with their software installed via RS232 and see graphically what their room correction software did on the AVR.

    The Pioneer software will query the AVR over the 232 and pull that data and show it to you graphically.

    Pretty cool stuff actually like waterfall plots, phase, correction etc...

    I'm sure that he wants to do exactly that... We have done some weird stuff with RS-232 including video runs at my previous job at NASA...
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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