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    IS my notebook pc HD ready?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by devarshi84, Oct 15, 2008.

  1. devarshi84

    devarshi84 Notebook Guru

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    I have a Compaq Presario R4000 notebook computer. I was wondering if I can run Windows Vista and use Blu-ray by upgraging. Is my chipset ready for it?
     
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    what's the specs?
     
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nope. Blu-ray video playback requires much more firepower. Merely reading BD-R data discs would work though. I think you have a good excuse to upgrade to a dv5z.
     
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    devarshi84 Notebook Guru

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    I think Brianstretch is correct but I couldnt find much concrete info yet.

    here are the specs.

    AMD Athlon 4000+ socket 939
    1 gig of DDR 333
    60gb 5400
    ati xpress 200 with 128mb dedicated
     
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