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Old 01-Sep-2005, 19:06
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Laptop Help!

I have just bought a laptop.Nothing flashy,Toshiba sattelite 1100 with celeron 1300 processor.What i'd like to know is:

1.Whats teh best program to use for watching DVD's(power dvd?ETC.)

2.I need a 19v dc supply to run it off the car,is there anything i should look for/avoid.I would rather have quality than cheap blow your pc to bits stuff.E-bay has these:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IN-CAR-LAPTOP-...QQcmdZViewItem

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Old 01-Sep-2005, 19:09
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If you use Windows Update, the latest version of Media Player (v10) will let you watch DVDs - best of all it's free!

That psu looks fine - I guess it's only for emergency charging rather than plugging it in when you get home and leave it overnight kind of thing?

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Old 01-Sep-2005, 19:20
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On my main pc,i've found media player the worst of all dvd players,so was trying to avoid it.Don't worry about the cost of the program!
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Old 01-Sep-2005, 19:54
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I've always used cyberlink powerdvd on the pc. I think I may have got a copy of it somewhere if intrested.
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Old 01-Sep-2005, 20:40
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WinDVD and i hope the email was informative
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Old 01-Sep-2005, 20:48
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Yes,if i want to build one.From scratch.then teach at degree level!
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Old 01-Sep-2005, 23:30
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Look for Media player classic and it comes with K-Lite codec pack. Should play any media format and it's very small and uses the media player 6.4 interface...
We run this and powerDVD XP.
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