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    HD DVD drive upgrade for 5920

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by borland, Sep 4, 2007.

  1. borland

    borland Notebook Geek

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    I've looked through the i-net but could not get any info where to buy HD DVD for 5920. I know that 5920 does not have High Def screen but I would like to use it for my full HD TV. I don't want to use the X-Box-360 HD drive.
     
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    good question .....you will prob have to wait till someone whos took apart there 5920 and has noted the make/part no ....and see if you can get hold of a oem part

    im upgrading my tv soon to a hd set and will be using my notebook as a media centre so it could be a worthwhile upgrade for me price pending of course
     
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    borland Notebook Geek

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    WOW, thanks. I can only guess it would fit as Toshiba is the first manufacture to offer HD DVD drive for laptops and to be honest I don't know who else makes them... also the size of the bay on the 5920 seems to be just right - 12.7 mm... The only problem is that I am likely to be hit by the import duty here in the UK...
     
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    about £22.50 unless you can get him to label it as a gift ;)
     
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    so about £140 all in for a hd-dvd drive ......thats not to bad is it for current prices..............i wonder how much the price would come down by christmas time
     
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    it's still cheaper than 200 Quid here in the UK, very tempting...
     
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    yeh thats where i am (manchester) i imported a archos 704 from canada and the guy put it down as a 100 pound mp3 player and they charged me 22.50 .....it slowed the delivery down a little took 8 days in all,not bad by all accounts ....u got me now thinking of giving me a early christmas present lol
     
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    OK I could not resist and just got one - 115 quid with shipment. I asked to list a price as $30 max - will see how it goes. I'll keep you posted. they have the only one left now!
     
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    OK I've got my HD DVD drive now. £115 and no custom duty and VAT. How I can replace my old drive with a new one?
     
    borland, Sep 13, 2007
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    Just found this screw... now need some software and HD DVD to check
     
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    Try a forum search, I remember some others had this problem 2 months back, and managed to fix it.
     
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    I could not find anything. But I've installed AnyDVD with HD support and Power DVD Deluxe is working fine! No luck with Acer Arcade Deluxe however!
     
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    Great job on your solution! Sorry i wasn't able to help much :p

    Do keep us posted on your HD-DVD viewing experience though. Would really be nice if i can get my hands on a HD-DVD drive too and give HD-DVD a shot :)

    Borland, care to list out your Acer Gemstone model number too, just wanna compare and see if my 5920G-302G16 is upgradable ;)

    Thanks a bunch.
     
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    Mine is 5920G-302G16. Singapore model.
     
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    Hi Bigspin, had your's been upgraded to a HD-DVD drive? Will be good to know another successful upgrade ;)
     
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    I have External Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo LG drive.I fitted 5.25inch Desktop drive to USB enclosure and using it from Power DVD ultra :D

    More info about LG combo drive
    LG GGC-H20N - Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player released
     
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    Yep, this is my model. My understanding is that any 5920 can be upgraded with HD DVD drive as the bay size is the same as well as the interface so should not be a problem. 5920 does not have full HD screen but it is fully capable to give 1080P picture on my 42" Sharp and it looks as good as blu ray from my PS3. Have not connected sound to my THX system yet. I am afraid my wife will kill me for these trailing cables...
     
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    Wonderful! Thank you for the insight too ;) It's just a shame that my local acer agent ain't bringing in the HD-DVD model.

    Okie Dokie, i'm off to ebay for my new toy :D
     
    microdrive, Sep 14, 2007
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