Can laptops power modern lcds?

[madh83]

I was thinking of getting an 500-700 dollar HP notebook, but I remember my old laptop had a really bad vga out. I've noticed the newer laptops have an intel 4500M integrated video, anyone know if these will be able to output to 1080p?

 

[alyarb]

bag VGA out is kind of a rarity. most laptops have VGA as well as HDMI which is what you'll want to use with a 1080p display.

 

[TheStu]

It depends on 2 things.
1: Can it 'drive' a 1920*1080 display (Yes)
2: Can it playback full 1080p content (probably, the 4500 should be able to handle something like BluRay or 1080p h264 content)