Can a laptop with 1080p native resolution output 4K signal to an external monitor?

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I am completely new to Windows. I have bought the Alienware M15 laptop.



It has a 1080p display. Now the question is, if my laptop has a native 1080p display, can it ever output 4K digital signal to an external 4K monitor?






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    I am completely new to Windows. I have bought the Alienware M15 laptop.



    It has a 1080p display. Now the question is, if my laptop has a native 1080p display, can it ever output 4K digital signal to an external 4K monitor?






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      I am completely new to Windows. I have bought the Alienware M15 laptop.



      It has a 1080p display. Now the question is, if my laptop has a native 1080p display, can it ever output 4K digital signal to an external 4K monitor?






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      I am completely new to Windows. I have bought the Alienware M15 laptop.



      It has a 1080p display. Now the question is, if my laptop has a native 1080p display, can it ever output 4K digital signal to an external 4K monitor?






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          Yes and a longer probably yes.



          Yes #1:

          The output on the laptop screens completely independant of the output on attached monitors. It is no problem to have a very low resolution laptop screen (say 1920x1080) and attach a 4K monitor.



          And the longer answer:
          The resolution of an external monitor depends on the monitor (well duh!) and the graphics output capability of your laptop. For any modern laptop a 4K screen should not be a problem as long as you have a modern DP connector or a HDMI 2.0 connector.



          Having said that. Alienware is often branded as gaming laptops. Please realise that you can perfectly attach 1 or 2 4K screens, browse the Internet, email, use spreadsheets etc etc, but that 4K gaming is still hard for most current laptops.






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          • What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
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          Yes and a longer probably yes.



          Yes #1:

          The output on the laptop screens completely independant of the output on attached monitors. It is no problem to have a very low resolution laptop screen (say 1920x1080) and attach a 4K monitor.



          And the longer answer:
          The resolution of an external monitor depends on the monitor (well duh!) and the graphics output capability of your laptop. For any modern laptop a 4K screen should not be a problem as long as you have a modern DP connector or a HDMI 2.0 connector.



          Having said that. Alienware is often branded as gaming laptops. Please realise that you can perfectly attach 1 or 2 4K screens, browse the Internet, email, use spreadsheets etc etc, but that 4K gaming is still hard for most current laptops.






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          • What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
            – Sayan
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          Yes and a longer probably yes.



          Yes #1:

          The output on the laptop screens completely independant of the output on attached monitors. It is no problem to have a very low resolution laptop screen (say 1920x1080) and attach a 4K monitor.



          And the longer answer:
          The resolution of an external monitor depends on the monitor (well duh!) and the graphics output capability of your laptop. For any modern laptop a 4K screen should not be a problem as long as you have a modern DP connector or a HDMI 2.0 connector.



          Having said that. Alienware is often branded as gaming laptops. Please realise that you can perfectly attach 1 or 2 4K screens, browse the Internet, email, use spreadsheets etc etc, but that 4K gaming is still hard for most current laptops.






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          • What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
            – Sayan
            3 hours ago












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          Yes and a longer probably yes.



          Yes #1:

          The output on the laptop screens completely independant of the output on attached monitors. It is no problem to have a very low resolution laptop screen (say 1920x1080) and attach a 4K monitor.



          And the longer answer:
          The resolution of an external monitor depends on the monitor (well duh!) and the graphics output capability of your laptop. For any modern laptop a 4K screen should not be a problem as long as you have a modern DP connector or a HDMI 2.0 connector.



          Having said that. Alienware is often branded as gaming laptops. Please realise that you can perfectly attach 1 or 2 4K screens, browse the Internet, email, use spreadsheets etc etc, but that 4K gaming is still hard for most current laptops.






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          Yes and a longer probably yes.



          Yes #1:

          The output on the laptop screens completely independant of the output on attached monitors. It is no problem to have a very low resolution laptop screen (say 1920x1080) and attach a 4K monitor.



          And the longer answer:
          The resolution of an external monitor depends on the monitor (well duh!) and the graphics output capability of your laptop. For any modern laptop a 4K screen should not be a problem as long as you have a modern DP connector or a HDMI 2.0 connector.



          Having said that. Alienware is often branded as gaming laptops. Please realise that you can perfectly attach 1 or 2 4K screens, browse the Internet, email, use spreadsheets etc etc, but that 4K gaming is still hard for most current laptops.







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          • What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
            – Sayan
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          • What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
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          What a relief, and yes it's very hard to play games at full 4K resoltuion.
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