[quote name='Moggle69' post='1107179' date='Aug 22 2010, 02:11 AM']I noticed a button to switch the imputs... this is good. Now I'm just wondering if anyone tried watching TV with the AW2310 through the HDMI with the video source coming from a cable box or satillite reciever?[/quote]
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
[quote name='Moggle69' post='1107179' date='Aug 22 2010, 02:11 AM']I noticed a button to switch the imputs... this is good. Now I'm just wondering if anyone tried watching TV with the AW2310 through the HDMI with the video source coming from a cable box or satillite reciever?
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
[quote name='Moggle69' post='1107179' date='Aug 22 2010, 02:11 AM']I noticed a button to switch the imputs... this is good. Now I'm just wondering if anyone tried watching TV with the AW2310 through the HDMI with the video source coming from a cable box or satillite reciever?[/quote]
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
[quote name='Moggle69' post='1107179' date='Aug 22 2010, 02:11 AM']I noticed a button to switch the imputs... this is good. Now I'm just wondering if anyone tried watching TV with the AW2310 through the HDMI with the video source coming from a cable box or satillite reciever?
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
[quote name='Flint Eastwood' post='1107381' date='Aug 22 2010, 05:50 PM']The third button from top is called "Shortcut key 3 (Input Source)" in the users guide.
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?[/quote]
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
[quote name='Flint Eastwood' post='1107381' date='Aug 22 2010, 05:50 PM']The third button from top is called "Shortcut key 3 (Input Source)" in the users guide.
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
[quote name='Flint Eastwood' post='1107381' date='Aug 22 2010, 05:50 PM']The third button from top is called "Shortcut key 3 (Input Source)" in the users guide.
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?[/quote]
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
[quote name='Flint Eastwood' post='1107381' date='Aug 22 2010, 05:50 PM']The third button from top is called "Shortcut key 3 (Input Source)" in the users guide.
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
For 120Hz you need DL-DVI, any decent quality cable should be fine, I wouldn't bother ordering from Dell as it'll undoubtedly be expensive. Just grab one from Monoprice [url="http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=dual+link+dvi"]http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.a...d=dual+link+dvi[/url]
CASE: Alienwareâ„¢ Area-51 ALX
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RAM: 12GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
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HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
CASE: Alienwareâ„¢ Area-51 ALX
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GPU: Dual 1.5GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 SLI
RAM: 12GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
PSU: Alienwareâ„¢ 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
takes like 4-5 seconds to change each time.
takes like 4-5 seconds to change each time.
takes like 4-5 seconds to change each time.
takes like 4-5 seconds to change each time.
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MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
PSU: Alienwareâ„¢ 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
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CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-980X 3.33GHz Six-Core 12MB
GPU: Dual 1.5GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 SLI
RAM: 12GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
PSU: Alienwareâ„¢ 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
Yes this works without issue, however its not a quick switch by any means. Its a minimum of 4 menu presses to switch inputs and once selected, the switch can take anywhere from 5-10s. Since there are only 2 inputs on the AW2310 it would've been nice if they allowed for a single button to switch between inputs quickly, but that's not the case unfortunately.
Also, you will need a separate audio solution as the AW2310 does not have speakers, you can either pass audio over HDMI to a receiver, to the monitor and output via stereo to a pair of headphones or stereo speakers, or to a receiver/speaker set from the cable/satellite box with just s/pdif instead of over HDMI.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
[url="http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/AW2310/en/ug/operate.htm#Using%20the%20OSD"]Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu[/url]
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
Desktop-PC
i7 870 @ 3.8GHz + MSI GTX1070 Gaming X + 16GB RAM + Win10 64Bit Home + AW2310+3D-Vision
[url="http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/AW2310/en/ug/operate.htm#Using%20the%20OSD"]Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu[/url]
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
Desktop-PC
i7 870 @ 3.8GHz + MSI GTX1070 Gaming X + 16GB RAM + Win10 64Bit Home + AW2310+3D-Vision
[url="http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/AW2310/en/ug/operate.htm#Using%20the%20OSD"]Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu[/url]
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?[/quote]
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
[url="http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/MONITORS/AW2310/en/ug/operate.htm#Using%20the%20OSD"]Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu[/url]
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?[/quote]
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
Alienware Optx 2310 Users guide - OSD Menu
Does it mean you cannot switch sources directly over it?
You can, but its not a binary switch that toggles between DVI and HDMI, here's the exact keypresses:
1) Key press Menu
2) Key press OSD #3 - Input Source
3) Key press Arrow Up or Down to choose DVI-D or HDMI (or Auto Select)
4) Key press Check Mark to select new input source
So that's 4 key presses minimum when a binary switch could just toggle between the two, then you have to wait 5-10s for the new source to be detected and displayed.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
CASE: Alienwareâ„¢ Area-51 ALX
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-980X 3.33GHz Six-Core 12MB
GPU: Dual 1.5GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 SLI
RAM: 12GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
PSU: Alienwareâ„¢ 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
CASE: Alienwareâ„¢ Area-51 ALX
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-980X 3.33GHz Six-Core 12MB
GPU: Dual 1.5GB NVIDIA Geforce GTX 480 SLI
RAM: 12GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
MB: Alienware™ Approved Intel® X58 ATX Motherboard
PSU: Alienwareâ„¢ 1200 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
HDD: Samsung 512GB RAID 0 (2x 256GB SSD)
SOUND: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
DISPLAY: 4x Alienware OptXâ„¢ AW2310 23" 3D Full HD Widescreen
3D: NVIDIA® 3D Vision Surround™
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W