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    HP dv6000 blu-ray-upgradable?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by vsherry, Oct 13, 2008.

  1. vsherry

    vsherry Notebook Evangelist

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    I own an HP dv6000 and would like to add a blu-ray drive. Does anyone know if my notebook is blu-ray-capable? It's just over a year old, and I'm in the midst of a few upgrades, uninterested in buying a new one just yet.
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    The drive will work. Whether you'll be able to play DRM-infected Blu-ray video discs... not sure. If you don't have a dedicated video chip, forget it. The new ATI Radeon 3200 is the only integrated GPU I can think of that can handle Blu-ray video.

    It's much cheaper to buy a Blu-ray drive with a new notebook than to buy a drive separately.
     
    brianstretch, Oct 13, 2008
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    What CPU and GPU?
     
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  4. vsherry

    vsherry Notebook Evangelist

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    I have decided to wait until laptops include blu-ray writers since I want it perhaps mainly for storage capabilities. I can find affordable laptop blu-ray ROM drives, but writers cost about $500. That's insane. I'd just as soon buy a new notebook, especially since I have no HDMI port. I saw a desktop writer on eBay for just $239. I've always preferred notebooks, but this illuminates the desktop advantage: better upgradability.

    I suspect blu-ray writers are just around the corner since prices are plummeting. Something new awaits the next notebook generations; that's for sure.

    I have an Intel Core Duo processor, by the way.

    Thank you for your help, folks.
     
    vsherry, Oct 15, 2008
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