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    Is this 9400 gonna have any trouble playing HD movies?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by zolo, Feb 12, 2007.

  1. zolo

    zolo Notebook Evangelist

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    I have this system in my cart now, it's a refurb 9400. It's gonna be used for internet surfing, playing NFSUG& most wanted only, P2P, ripping cd's & dvd's, and the most important part is it's gonna be used to play HD movies off the hard drive hooked up to a 37" HDTV 720P throuhg DVI-HDMI, is it powerfull enough to play 720P HD movies for sure with no slowdowns any problem at all?

    Operating System
    Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
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    Memory
    1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
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    Hard Disk Drive
    80 GB EIDE Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
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    Video
    256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory
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    Software Upgrade
    Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software Edition
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    Certified Refurbished
    Certified Refurbished
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    Base
    Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5200 (2MB Cache/1.6GHz/533MHz FSB)
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    Media Bay
    8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
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    Network Interface Card
    1390 Wireless Card
    Bluetooth Wireless Card
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    NoteBook Screen
    17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Notebook Screen
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    Hardware Upgrade
    90W Additional AC Adapter
    9 Cell Primary Battery

    Total before tax is $944.
    My system, the one in my sig, has no problem playing HD movies, but would this system have any issues? is so, which component might cause slowdowns, trouble playing HD?
     
    zolo, Feb 12, 2007
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  2. OCZedd

    OCZedd Notebook Enthusiast

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    YES! Hell you could play 1080p movies with that.
     
    OCZedd, Feb 12, 2007
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