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    Video Card Question - URGENT

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by WilsonJoseph, Aug 17, 2007.

  1. WilsonJoseph

    WilsonJoseph Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was going to buy a Dell Inspiron 1720 which I ordered in July but would not recieve it until mid October. I leave North America next week and then will be back for university so I am in a pinch and need a laptop. I want to run a Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick off of my laptop, but I am unsure if a shared memory card could handle it? The Dell had a dedicated 256 NVIDIA and thought it would for sure, but I need some advice on what you think? I will post the notebook I am looking at and the Pinnacle specs. Please look and tell me what you think. I also planned to use the Pinnacle stick to play XBOX (not 360) on my notebook.

    Thanks alot for your advice/suggestions,

    Laptop

    http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10302244&whse=BCCA&Ne=4000000&eCat=BCCA|84|22494&N=4010178&Mo=67&No=14&Nr=P_CatalogName:BCCA&cat=22494&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-CA&Sp=C&topnav=

    TV Tuner Stick

    http://www.everythingusb.com/pinnacle_pctv_hd_pro_stick.html

    OR

    http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...PCTV+Analog_Digital+PVR/PCTV+HD+Pro+Stick.htm
     
    WilsonJoseph, Aug 17, 2007
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    It will work fine w/IGP.
     
    powerpack, Aug 17, 2007
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  3. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Here are the minimum system requirements for the tuner:

    Minimum System Requirements

    * Windows® XP with SP2 or Windows Vista (32 bit)
    * Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz, Pentium M 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 processor (for HDTV reception, a Pentium D or Pentium Dual Core or equivalent AMD Athlon 64 processor is recommended)
    * RAM: Windows XP - 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)
    Windows Vista - 512 MB (1GB recommended)
    * DirectX® 9 or higher compatible graphics card (64 MB real memory required for HD)
    * DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative® Audigy® or M-Audio® recommended)
    * 1 GB of disk space to install software (20 GB recommended for TV recording)
    * USB 2.0 port
    * DVD-ROM drive to install software


    A couple notes:

    I do not know if the 6150 has 64mb of dedicated memory and finally you will only be able to see HDTV at 720p, if you want to see 1080p you need a 1920 x 1200 screen resolution.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 17, 2007
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  4. WilsonJoseph

    WilsonJoseph Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for the quick posts. So you are unable to tell me if the XBOX would lag on a shared video card? Yes, I know the screen resolution is a bummer. I had ordered the 1900 x 1220 on the Dell but I am unable to get that and I seem to have very few choices in Canada with regards to laptops. Sorry, I am not very technical but what is w/IGP?
     
    WilsonJoseph, Aug 17, 2007
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