Recent content by mdw737

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    Display resolution question

    Thank you for all that information. That explains why the DVD I watched on a 15 inch laptop with a 1080p display looked so bad. It sounds like I'd be better sticking with a laptop with a 768p display. Thanks for your help.
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    Display resolution question

    Thanks for answering. I get most of my movies from the library, and I don't know if new DVDs come standard in 1080p now or not. I don't even know how to tell what resolution a DVD is. I even have several digital movies I bought on Amazon that say they are HD, and when I tried to play them on...
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    Display resolution question

    I have a lot of DVDs that are only 1366x768, not full HD. I am buying a new laptop and I don't know whether to stick with a 1366x768 display or go for the full HD. I know that 1080p videos will look better with the full HD display, as will my photos, but I am concerned that my DVDs will look...
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    Looking for a good display and a dvd drive

    I need a new laptop. I'm a light user; mostly web browsing, some movie streaming, and I watch a lot of DVDs. I don't want to use an external drive, as it is much easier to use a built in drive, but if I have no other options I will. I don't need lots of memory or the fastest processor; a DVD...