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    CPU for Blu Ray?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Peon, Aug 30, 2009.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    What's the minimum CPU you need to play 1080p Blu Ray video with no stuttering/desync/etc?
     
    Peon, Aug 30, 2009
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  2. DejaVu2U

    DejaVu2U Notebook Enthusiast

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    CPU: Core2duo 2GHZ, Athlon X2 2.2GHZ

    RAM: 2 GB

    Graphics: Nvidia 8600GT
    or any other Nvidia/ATI card supporting HDCP

    It's more then just the CPU, that controls whether or not Blu-ray will play. You need 1024x 720p minimal Display and
    an HD audio chipset, that will work with HD audio aka The
    "Azalia" Standard

    A friend down the street bought a $399 notebook from Walmart, and it played Blu-ray video. He asked me to bring over, my USB BD/DVD-RW player, to see how it worked on his, since he wants to get one..
    He has a gateway, with I think a Core2solo, 2GB of RAM and a x4500
    video, on HDMI it played fine(on his 27" HDTV) but the notebook was hot in temp. I suggested he get a CRYO NZXT noteboook cooler...


    Dejavu2u
     
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  3. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    on the safe side , if i were u i'd get a comp with an intel core 2 duo processor like (P8600, T9400, P9500 etc.) and a Dedicated ATI or NVDIA card (a 9000 series card from NVDIA) and of course a laptop with HDMI out....
     
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