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For the 7 pin din connector to support 1080p will depend on the tv-encoder that is either built into the graphics core or coupled to it. Most graphic solutions in laptops do not support all of the standards that the chip can work with. What that means is even though the chip in the laptop can do component output @ 1080p it has to be enabled and wired for that function.
So unless it specificaly says component output and 1080p it will not work. It is not a hidden feature that a driver will enable. It HAS to be designed in from the laptop manufacturer since the traces have to be on the circuit board and the connector.
To top that off I have not even seen a desktop graphics card that does 1080p over component since the encoder in the chip has to support YPbPr at 1080p. Since 1080p is not a "TV" standard that is broadcast most tv encoders do not support it.
They can easily do it over dvi/hdmi since that is a digital connection and doesn't need to be sent through a tv encoder to make a properly formated signal, it just shoots it over to the display and lets the display handle any processing if needed.
By the way the people over at notebook review say that there is a dell that will do 1080p on hdmi that look to be one of their smaller models.
here is a link:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=183280
Hdmi is not that big of a connector so I'd search for that as a option since it is much more likely to get you 1080p on a small laptop than finding a 7-pin din connector that will do it on component.
Good Luck