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    Advice -Best LOW-cost Notebook for Gaming & DVD watching..

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by OverRunWithSons, Jan 5, 2006.

  1. OverRunWithSons

    OverRunWithSons Notebook Enthusiast

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    My sons want a portable DVD player but I thought we would be better off getting a notebook -could do more with it, for a few hundred more. But I have no clue what to look for in a notebook, if I can even get a low cost notebook that will play games good & DVD watching as good as a Portable DVD player. :confused: If you have any advice for what I need to make sure the notebook has in terms of Graphics cards, speed, or advice on what i should buy, please reply. I wanted to keep it less than $600 if I could. Thanks
     
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    shifter25 Notebook Enthusiast

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  3. OverRunWithSons

    OverRunWithSons Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you, that helps. What about the resolution on the screen of a notebook, should it be _____ x _____ dpi, should I be weary of a bigger screen with less Dpi's --for watching DVD's?
     
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    Darbyjack Notebook Evangelist

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    u'll be fine with 1280x800, more would be nice tho
     
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    If he wants one with a decent graphics card to play recent games soemthing like the Compaq v4000t with the x700 is a good choice. You can configure one on HP.com.
     
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