Playing movies through Optoma HD65

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 13:49

Hi, I would like to be able to watch movies using a Optoma HD65 in 720p , problem is I only have my laptop atm as a source (vga only). I am new to all this and would like to know how best to set it up? Do I need and XBox360 or PS3 to play them through? Would be a nice excuse to buy one. Not interested in buying a standalone player. Would love to be able to play the movies via my laptop if poss with 720p

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 14:48

don't think it is its a very middle of the line r20 samsung

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 14:53

Don't think it supports 1280x720 just 1280x800, would a xbox or ps3 be the best option?

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 14:53

I have a Radeon Xpress 1250

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 16:34

I was tempted to buy a cheap xbox from one of the supermarkets, is there anyway you can play movies directly from the ps3 and not using the blu ray player? Thank you.

lakitu · 3 Oct 2008 at 18:28

Also, can you use the hdmi on a ps3 for video and the av multi-out or optical for phono? I would like temporarily to use my amp and two speakers for audio. Thank you.