GPU, Blu-Ray, & dedicated video memory

[tll1975]

I'm looking at buying a new laptop and wondering if 1GB of video memory is enough to watch Blu-Ray movies or can I go with 512 and save some money?
-GPU: GeForce 9600M GT (dedicated, not integrated)
-CPU: C2D 2.53ghz or higher (havent decided yet)
-RAM: 4GB DDR2 or DDR3 (havent decided yet)
-L2 Cashe: 6M
-FSB: 1066MHz

I dont play any games and dont own a tv so it is very important that the Blu-Ray work flawlessly. I dont always beleive the manufactures and what they say will be enough. I rather spend the money now then have choppy playback. Any thoughts?

THANKS!

 

[frozenlead]

That machine should play the movies flawlessly.

 

[Bodin]

That sounds like the HP 18 inch laptop you're talking about (the one with 512 dedicated video memory)

personally, I don't think you're going to need 1GB of dedicated video memory to watch blue ray quality movies... the image quality would come down to the screen (resolution, refresh rate), processing power, and memory (4gb should be plenty even with vista). If you're running the blue ray from the hard drive you might want to look at a solid state hard drive or if you're going to be playing the movies through the Blue Ray disc player you want to make sure you get a quality drive.