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    New Hp Hdx 16 And 18 Inch

    Discussion in 'HP' started by brown88, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. brown88

    brown88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    same, very happy with the dv7t here. besides, it says the new models have the discrete graphics cards.

    im loving the dv7t and, if another 30% coupon comes up, im ordering another decked out dv4z or dv5t.
     
    timesquaredesi, Sep 16, 2008
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    This news is pretty old!
     
    Xirurg, Sep 16, 2008
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    Practically speaking this new HDX is just a small increase in screen size and resolution.

    I'm very pleased with the dv7t I've got coming here.

    Besides 18' is starting to get a little ridiculous for laptop sizes...might as well go all out and get a nice desktop computer IMO...
     
    TheAtreidesHawk, Sep 16, 2008
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    Oh boy, 1920x1080..... all the better to end up with your subtitles and captions on TOP of the video instead of sitting beneath it! Now, when you play a 16:9 video and have the playback controls visible.... you'll have black bars on all four sides!
     
    DanaGoyette, Sep 16, 2008
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    NGH Notebook Evangelist

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    Can't the location of subtitles be adjusted by playback software?
     
    NGH, Sep 17, 2008
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    When you watch 16:9 video on a 16:10 display, the black bars give you room for those things such as subtitles..... but when the display is 16:9, there's no room for anything.
     
    DanaGoyette, Sep 17, 2008
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    Hi... I recently bought a HP HDX16 1056CA from BestBuy in Canada. Very happy with it so far, but would like to upgrade it and am very frustrated with HP with the fact that there are NO options of upgrading the existing configuration.

    I desperately would like some info/help regarding ANY POSSIBLE means to upgrading my existing graphic card (512 MB NVIDIA 9600GT) to a 1GB AND upgrade my existing display (1366x768p) to a full-HD (1920x1080).

    Earliest replies are deeply appreciated. Thanx ...
     
    vishalmm1703, Mar 29, 2009
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  11. 86 5.0L

    86 5.0L Notebook Consultant

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    90% of laptops are limited in upgrades, vishalmm. The most you can do is upgrade the RAM and HDD

    you can buy special laptops that are build-it-yourself, OCZ i think makes some, not sure on others
     
    86 5.0L, Mar 29, 2009
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