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Laptops as a portable DVD? . . .

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Posted by Martin on April 28, 2003 at 04:09:06

In Reply to: Sorry posted by Eric LeRouge on April 25, 2003 at 04:33:39:

>> Middle market to high end laptops sold today have built-in DVD drives, and within two years there should be DVD-A compatible drives as well.<<

But surely there's NO way that a $900 laptop would be as user-friendly or have the playback quality of a dedicated portable DVD-A/V player, priced at the same $900.

(Indeed, for only $900, you would hardly be able to buy any kind laptop — unless it is second-hand).

Furthermore:-
~ laptops need to be booted up;
~ they crash a lot;
~ they get viruses;
~ they consume a lot of power;
~ most of the money (in a laptop) is spent on the CPU, motherboard, 128-512k of RAM; keyboard, ethernet, modem, installed operating system, software applications etc etc;
(so logically less money can be spent on high-quality pure audio and video components, laser, and output jacks / digital-out for connection to 5.1 receiver etc.)

In addition:-
~ laptop screens are NOT pixel-for-pixel PAL or NTSC optimised;
~ laptop screens are not 16:9 widescreen ratio;
~ they do not incorporate motion-smoothing;
~ so picture and sound quality on any laptop is generally very compromised.

So surely there is a place for a dedicated portable DVD-A/V player. In fact, I’m very tempted to get one myself, for my new roof apartment / bedroom which I’ve just had built. i.e. using its docking station it would feed, using S-Video-out to a 24inch wide-screen TFT wall-mounted display. Meanwhile, the audio-out would be connected to a "micro" receiver (with in-built CD & tuner) / amp & speaker setup (Denon make a good one, with Mission designed mini-speakers).

Then, for my travels & visits to friends & relatives, I’d take it with me, along with some DVD-As and DVD-Vs, and make use of the in-built 16:9 screen, as well as its accompanying speakers.

Meanwhile, my Denon DVD-3800, TDL floorstanders, Mission surrounds & multi-amp 5.1 setup, would remain where it is — i.e. on the ground floor in the living room for critical multi-channel listening (& viewing).

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