A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Before I ask this question, I just wanted to say I was deeply moved by
Karen's post about Bill whom I never had a chance to know.
Anyway, I am in a situation that I have to make old HP Vectra P450MHz/
512MB/USB1.0 work with Plextor PX-740UF to have DVD movie playback. It
didn't come with DVD movie viewer so I downloaded VLC. It terribly
stutters, both video and audio. Totally unusable.
Question 1: Do you think buying USB2.0 PCI would solve this problem? Do
I need to purchase WinDVD? Any other alternative for DVD movie player?
Question 2: Having my wife's Thinkpad dead, I need to buy her a new one
sometime soon. She likes new HP with huge display and more importantly
10 keypad, which is a nice feature. They are quite expensive for what I
can afford. I have been away from PC market too long and I don't know
who is running well these days after my favorite IBM is gone. Is
Toshiba still doing well? I tried Sony in a store and I still don't
like it. HP notebook is something I never considered a few years ago.
Are they good? I am looking for advise from someone who has experiences
with different kinds of notebook PCs.
Thanks in advance.
Question 1 answer: Yes, a USB2.0 pci card will help a bit, but I think
the major thing is that your processor's speed is extremely slow for
applications which involve video, including watching DVDs.
Question 2 answer: I have a Toshiba notebook which I have been quite
happy with. The great thing about the notebook market is that prices
have dropped a huge amount in recent years, and you can get them in all
sorts of configurations. One thing that you might consider is making a
list of all the applications you and your wife will want to do on the
notebook, and then figure out the specs that will be necessary to run
them, and then go shopping based on those specs.
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David H. Bailey
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