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    Blu-ray for 1505???

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by serpa4, Feb 3, 2008.

  1. serpa4

    serpa4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've searched all over dell's website and cannot locate an internal blu-ray for my 1505. Does this exist?
    I have a 1505 with:
    xp
    2.0 Dual core two
    2gb of fast ram
    256 mb (128 dedicated) x1400 ATI card
    1600x1050 screen
    It should work I'd think. I have Roxio also that supports blu-ray burning as well as other blu-ray software.
    I betcha its expensive though, if it exists. I'd like to pull the dvd burner I have and put in the blu-ray.
     
    serpa4, Feb 3, 2008
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  2. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    I believe you need the 8600mGT to use the Blu-ray, which is why its only compatible with 1520+. Unless I'm mistaken...
     
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  3. HI DesertNM

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    Without the right GPU, and the fact that the 1505 does not have any HDMI output.. you would not be able to output a commercial BD disc. But you could probably author video/data BD discs with an external USB BD drive like this one: http://www.iodata.com/usa/products/products.php?cat=HNP&sc=BRD&pId=BRD-UM2%2FU

    At a thousand bucks, it is expensive and your system probably could not even view a BD movie. I don't know who would pay a thousand for an external drive but this one can write DL BD and is backward compatible with other formats.
     
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  4. serpa4

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    Well, I though it would be nice to play BR disk to the HD tv in my hotel room, but seems you are right about the output. I only have S-video and a stereo jack. Guess there wouldn't be much of a need for BR unless I needed 25 GB of capacity.
     
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    Anyone know if that is HDCP? Blu-Ray won't display digitally(on the laptop monitor) if the laptop isn't HDCP. It would only work with VGA and S-Vid then.

    Greg
     
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  6. swarmer

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    You can get hi-res out of VGA fine... but if the disc requires HDCP then you're screwed.

    You don't quite need an 8600GT... Sony sells an FZ with 8400GT and Blu-Ray... but I don't know whether the x1400 can handle it or not.
     
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  7. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    HDCP is not supported. Only the 8x00 and latest ATI 2x00 HD/3xyz HD laptop parts have it.
     
    Greg, Feb 3, 2008
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