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    M1210 - How To get Maximum Battery Life With DVD?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by florida, Oct 2, 2006.

  1. florida

    florida Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can anyone comment on the optimum M1210 setup for getting the most time out of the battery when watching a DVD only with two pairs of headphones connected.

    Thank you.
     
    florida, Oct 2, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    most battery time would be to 1st rip the dvd to your hd, then turn everything off; wifi, a/v, extraneous processes/software, etc. remove dvd/cd from tray. remove any usb devices. dim screen to dimmest possible setting.
     
    drumfu, Oct 2, 2006
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  3. holliswhy

    holliswhy Notebook Guru

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    On Cyberlink power DVD there is a power saving option, not sure what it does, but i hope this helps
     
    holliswhy, Oct 2, 2006
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  4. tears_for_fears

    tears_for_fears Notebook Consultant

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    Wouldnt viewing the DVD while using MediaDirect be the best way? I think it just opens up whats needed to listen to music, view movies etc. And ive heard it increases battery life by 20-30%. That combined with lower brightness would help.
     
    tears_for_fears, Oct 3, 2006
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    cjudge Newbie

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    Well if you are in Windows DVDIdle has worked wonders for me (DVDIdle.com)

    It caches the disc into memory (about 800MB at a time) so there are no spinning parts for most of the time you are watching....
     
    cjudge, Oct 3, 2006
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