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    planning to buy an external blue ray player

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by butter30, Apr 30, 2009.

  1. butter30

    butter30 Notebook Consultant

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    hi i'm considering buying an external blue ray player for my laptop is that wise?"love the word wise today :D ".
    Is the video slow/does it lag? ,also does it consume much power?
     
    butter30, Apr 30, 2009
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    If its external its probably going to use a AC --> DC wall adapter but it wont use much power and you may find one that uses a USB cable for power.

    Will it lag? well that depends on the computer that is doing the processing, but as long as your usb port is 2.0 it has enough bandwidth to handle any normal blueray movie.

    I have however seen specs for max spikes of blueray bandwidth and it does exceed the max bandwidth of usb 2.0.

    Im not thinking it would mess up your movie though.

    If I were you I would google up various reviews of external BR players and see what is inside them, see if you find any complaints like that, and also while doing this you may find the model you like best.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 1, 2009
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  3. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Get a good HD media player (software) as well.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, May 1, 2009
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  4. uscuba2

    uscuba2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    also make sure your video card handles hd input/output. otherwise what is the point.
     
    uscuba2, May 14, 2009
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Any laptop gpu since from about the last 10 years handles 1080p, the input would be USB going to the system and processed by the cpu, the GPU will have nothing to do with it other than if it is capable of the needed resolution.

    Unless your hinting at HDCP, that would be a totally different beast :p
    But there are ways around that if it becomes an issue.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 15, 2009
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  6. ryouinterested

    ryouinterested Notebook Enthusiast

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    agree with qhn ;)
     
    ryouinterested, May 16, 2009
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