Can I watch hd/blue-ray quality movies on my tv from my laptop?

i can do it on my windows 7 laptop without messing with anything. if you do have to change settings, it would just be changing your resolution or something on that same graphics screen. also, if you buy an hdmi cable, get it online. you can get them for like $5 on amazon as opposed to like $40 or $50 at best buy. the quality is the same.