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Fernando
I just bought a 55" HDTV 1080p 120HZ LED tv and now want blu ray. I have it next to my desktop tower. If I get an internal blu ray drive player in my desktop tower and my monitor comes with a HDMI port which i can connect to the tv will the quality of picture be different? Or would a regular blu ray player be better?
Answer
You can go either way (assuming your computer is capable of handling blu-ray ... check the requirements ... the graphic card must be fast enough, for example). However if you go with the built in computer drive note you can't expect to "connect (the monitor) to the TV". Why? The TV and the monitor are display devices. The blu-ray player is a source device. You can only connect a display to a source.
A stand alone player will offer other capability beside just playing Blu-ray disks (e.g. Picassa, Netflix or other services, USB playback of Jpeg and video, decoding of HD audio from the Blu-ray disk. On the other hand, a computer drive allows you to (potentially ... you have to buy capable software as well as the drive) rip Blu-ray disks to the computer for conversion or use as in media centre mode. Which fits your needs better depends on your needs.
I think you will find by the time you pay for the drive and software (and maybe to get a faster graphics card or upgrade the computer RAM) a stand alone player may look pretty good. Note that even basic players handle Blu-ray essentially identically to premium players (the extra $$ primarily buys better build quality, extra features and better DVD performance).
You can go either way (assuming your computer is capable of handling blu-ray ... check the requirements ... the graphic card must be fast enough, for example). However if you go with the built in computer drive note you can't expect to "connect (the monitor) to the TV". Why? The TV and the monitor are display devices. The blu-ray player is a source device. You can only connect a display to a source.
A stand alone player will offer other capability beside just playing Blu-ray disks (e.g. Picassa, Netflix or other services, USB playback of Jpeg and video, decoding of HD audio from the Blu-ray disk. On the other hand, a computer drive allows you to (potentially ... you have to buy capable software as well as the drive) rip Blu-ray disks to the computer for conversion or use as in media centre mode. Which fits your needs better depends on your needs.
I think you will find by the time you pay for the drive and software (and maybe to get a faster graphics card or upgrade the computer RAM) a stand alone player may look pretty good. Note that even basic players handle Blu-ray essentially identically to premium players (the extra $$ primarily buys better build quality, extra features and better DVD performance).
Does my Dell Inspiron 1525 have a Blu Ray Player?
ebss
I bought this Inspirton 1525 last December.
And I want to know if it has a blu ray player already installed.
Answer
Does the CD/DVD rom say "blu ray" on it with a little logo?
"Intel Celeron M 550 (2.00GHz, 1MB Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Windows Vista Home Basic
15.4" WXGA (1280x800) Widescreen Display
2GB RAM DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
160GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive
Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Ethernet 10/100 Network Card
**********8X Dual-layer DVD+/-RW Optical Drive****************
Dell Wireless 1390 (802.11b/g 54 Mbps)
Media card 8 in 1 card reader
Input and Output Ports: 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, IEEE 1394a, RJ11,
RJ45, 2 headphone, 1 microphone, 1 ExpressCard 54mm slot, 3 mini-
card slots, consumer IR, S-Video
6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Unless you custom ordered it i doubt it came with a blu-ray player. You can pick one up online, in the laptop form factor for about 189.99 to 239.99$ depending on where you shop
External full sized burners, USB interface run about 169.99-200.00$
Your intergrated video card "Intel Graphics Media Accellerator X3100" May also not be fast enough for blu ray playback, Could end up with Chops,lag and tessellation errors since its the bottom o' the bin VGA card.
But it is a dell afterall :P
Does the CD/DVD rom say "blu ray" on it with a little logo?
"Intel Celeron M 550 (2.00GHz, 1MB Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Windows Vista Home Basic
15.4" WXGA (1280x800) Widescreen Display
2GB RAM DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
160GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive
Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Ethernet 10/100 Network Card
**********8X Dual-layer DVD+/-RW Optical Drive****************
Dell Wireless 1390 (802.11b/g 54 Mbps)
Media card 8 in 1 card reader
Input and Output Ports: 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, IEEE 1394a, RJ11,
RJ45, 2 headphone, 1 microphone, 1 ExpressCard 54mm slot, 3 mini-
card slots, consumer IR, S-Video
6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Unless you custom ordered it i doubt it came with a blu-ray player. You can pick one up online, in the laptop form factor for about 189.99 to 239.99$ depending on where you shop
External full sized burners, USB interface run about 169.99-200.00$
Your intergrated video card "Intel Graphics Media Accellerator X3100" May also not be fast enough for blu ray playback, Could end up with Chops,lag and tessellation errors since its the bottom o' the bin VGA card.
But it is a dell afterall :P
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