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    HD Capability????

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Maple1, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. Maple1

    Maple1 Notebook Guru

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    Zero The Random Guy

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    Your graphics card doesn't support HD, unfornately. To play HD-DVD's you will need a HD-DVD drive, and they are quite expensive. As more and more notebooks are sold with these drives, prices will come down, but it is going to take a while.
     
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Yes, all you need for a notebook to be able to playback true HD playback is:
    - a blu-ray or HD-DVD drive
    - recommended dedicated videocard

    Your videocard is good to go for the true HD playback.

    Read this for further questions:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=58498
     
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  4. Maple1

    Maple1 Notebook Guru

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    so i have a Film "Fighter Pilot" in WMV HD format, so its playing right now in a HD format on my laptop?
     
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    o yea, i forgot to add that content downloaded into your system is already good to go. I was just covering the HD playback from the new generation discs (Blu-Ray and HD-DVD). :)
     
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  6. LFC

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    So my X1600 NC8430 can play HD?!

    Where can I download HD trailers/free films (legit of course) so I can marvel at this technology I didn't care about anyway? :)D )
     
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    Thanks Gophn

    Now to hook it up to my mates HDTV (he's only got one film anyway)
     
    LFC, Dec 18, 2006
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