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WHAT LAPTOP NEEDED TO PLAY MKV 1080P FILES
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BUNGIE240
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8. December 2008 @ 17:13 |
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Hi,
Just wondered if anyone could give me advice on what kind of laptop i would need to get to play 1080p MKV files??
My budget is £350-£400 GBP.
I would like to have a HDMI connection so i can connect direct to my plasma, also would i be able to get the multi channel surround sound 5.1, the only reason i ask is that laptops do not have optical digital connections!
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
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maxikaz
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8. December 2008 @ 17:26 |
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for mkv 1080p movies you have to buy laptop with good graphics card with at least 512 Mb memory and ofcourse duo core intel processor
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8. December 2008 @ 18:26 |
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You hardly need a 512 card to play 1080. You'll certainly want a laptop with a dedicated video card instead of an integrated one, and you'll want a decent Core 2 Duo. The Celeron's are budget CPUs. HDMI ~can~ carry sound, you'll want to make sure that even if a laptop has an HDMI out, that it can carry sound. Surround sound would be dependant on the file format/container.
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BUNGIE240
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9. December 2008 @ 05:31 |
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Thanks for yourhelp so far, what about the specs below, do you guys think it will be ok for 1080p MKV and 5.1 sound? Not sure if it has HDMI though!?
Thanks
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BUNGIE240
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9. December 2008 @ 05:35 |
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Originally posted by BUNGIE240:
Thanks for yourhelp so far, what about the specs below, do you guys think it will be ok for 1080p MKV and 5.1 sound? Not sure if it has HDMI though!?
Thanks
SORRY - HERE ARE THE SPECS
Audio Features 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated, Altec Lansing® speakers
Bluetooth No
Box Contents HP G60-115EM Notebook PC
Brand HP
Built-in Webcam No
Card Reader Yes
Features of Product Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (32-bit version). Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor T3200. 3072 MB. 160 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm. 15.6" Single channel LVDS HD BrightView. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Finger Print Reader No
Firewire No
Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Up to 1277 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Hard Drive Size 160GB
Hard Drive Type SATA
Laptop Colour Black
Memory Size 3GB
Memory Type DDR2
Number of USB Ports 3x USB 2.0
Operating System Windows Vista? Home Premium
Optical Drive DVD Dual Layer Rewriter
Optical Drive Bluray Compatible No
Optical Drive HD Compatible No
Optical Drive Lightscribe Compatible Yes
Output 1 VGA port
Processor Intel Pentium Dual Core
Processor Cache Level 2 Cache 1MB
Processor Model Number T3200
Processor Speed 2GHz
Product Depth 37.8 cm
Product Height 4.4 cm
Product Weight 2.75
Product Weight Units kg
Product Width 25.2 cm
Remote Control Included No
Screen Type 15.6" Single channel LVDS HD BrightView
Software Load Microsoft® Works and Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007, 60-Day Trial Version, Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Windows Mail, Adobe® Reader, Windows Media Player, Windows Photo Gallery, DVD Play, Windows Movie Maker, Windows DVD Maker, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Windows Media center, QuickPlay for Windows, HP Total Care Advisor
User Model Entertainment Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g WLAN
Wired Networking Port Yes
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9. December 2008 @ 15:19 |
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"Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD Up to 1277 MB Total Available Graphics Memory " is an integrated video card. Dedicated video cards will be described as having something along the lines of 128/256/512MB of dedicated memory. Having a dedicated video card will help offload a lot of decoding work from the CPU. I'm on the fence with the T3200 it probably will do the job well alongside a deidcated video card, but without one might struggle.
I have a T5500 (Which is about 20% slower) with a crappy old GeForce Go 7600 with a gibbled 128Mb of memory. The highest output I've done with it is 1680x1050 and I didn't have any problems with that.
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10. December 2008 @ 21:53 |
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That will never play 1080p HD video. Look for a laptop with an ATI HD3450 or HD3650 Mobility graphics processor.
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BUNGIE240
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13. December 2008 @ 07:31 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
That will never play 1080p HD video. Look for a laptop with an ATI HD3450 or HD3650 Mobility graphics processor.
Great thanks, would the below mentioned laptop do it??
Acer Aspire Gemstone Design
15.4" Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 32Bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750
Memory: 4GB RAM (2x2048MB configuration)
Hard Drive: 250GB SATA HDD
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Dedicated Graphics
Optical Drive: DVD SuperMulti, CD/DVD reader/writer for all types of CD/DVD discs
Connectivity: Wireless LAN ABG
Audio: Dolby Home Theatre Digital surround sound
Webcam: Integrated 0.3Mp Acer Crystal Eye webcam
I/O Interfaces: 4 x USB Ports, 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
Software: Acer Empowering Technology
Manufacturer Part Number: LX.AQB0X.611
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AfterDawn Addict
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13. December 2008 @ 07:33 |
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That should be fine yes, it's no gaming laptop, but HD video should be ok.
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