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02-19-2011, 05:15 PM
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#1 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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| Best laptop under $500 for playing youtube videos on a HDTV?
Hi,
I'm looking to purchase a laptop to simply be able to play whatever is on my computer on my 32 inch HDTV 720p. Anything under $500 is what were looking for.
This is a mix between youtube videos, other streaming videos, DVD's and a menu.
So obviously a laptop with an HDMI output, but I'm curious on if graphic cards play large role in getting the best possible image on an HDTV. I know my tv must have 1:1 pixel-mapping mode.
Thanks!
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02-19-2011, 08:24 PM
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#2 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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have you tried a media streamer...
i have a boxee box and it does what you want it to do...
it even has a built in browser should you want to watch some other stuff...but mind you..no silverlight videos...i guess not yet...
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02-20-2011, 12:40 PM
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#3 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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So this is actually for my mobile food truck, so that boxee box might be too much. I liked the simplicity of just routing my laptop to the tv on the outside.
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02-20-2011, 12:48 PM
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#4 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Get apple tv
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02-20-2011, 01:28 PM
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#5 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by rslater  So this is actually for my mobile food truck, so that boxee box might be too much. I liked the simplicity of just routing my laptop to the tv on the outside. | too much? you just plug in power and hdmi to the tv...the gui is pretty straight forward...keyboard is on the remote...
thats up to you though...gd luck
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02-20-2011, 02:00 PM
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#6 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Problem with it is that I would have to control it by watching the tv. So I would have to step out of the truck everytime I wanted to change something, as I wouldn't be able to see what I was doing. With a laptop I could control everything from inside the truck. Thanks for the suggestion though. That's actually a nice piece of equipment.
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02-23-2011, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Jgresch Get apple tv | 
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02-23-2011, 08:04 AM
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You don't need anything fancy to play HD video over HDMI.
Pretty much any $500 (full size, not netbook) laptop with onboard video will do fine.
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02-23-2011, 09:53 AM
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#9 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Get yourself a m11x refirbs for the r1 in the states are like 600.
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02-23-2011, 04:59 PM
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The $300 Dell Vostro deal that pops up, now and then, can run 720p.
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02-23-2011, 04:59 PM
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#11 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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The timelinex 11.6 was at costco for 650$ it can totally handle what u want to do and more.
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02-23-2011, 05:02 PM
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#12 | | Got MOD?
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You can just get an Acer Aspire 712 from Future shop if battery life is not a major concern. $349. Comes in the same form factor as the 11.7 timelinex
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02-23-2011, 08:45 PM
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#13 | | I STILL don't get it
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Does it have to be a laptop? Since it's main job is to play media on your TV it would be sitting next to it most of the time thus a basic PC would deliver better value/$.
Not built a pc for ages but with $500 I'm sure you can get a decent micro/mini pc setup with a vid card to play even 1080.
Side note: I got a free Dell Netbook from HSBC as a gift and its a complete POS, slow as hell, heavy, thick brick that can't even play 720p. Stick with a proper laptop if you really need a portable media player.
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02-23-2011, 10:02 PM
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#14 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I really do appreciate it. When our Juice Truck is fully up and running, those who have helped along the way will get a revscene discount!
VK79: Size is an issue as we want the laptop to fit next to our cash register.
MiKrofT: I can't seem to find the particular model you are refering to on the Future Shop website?
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02-23-2011, 11:50 PM
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#15 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Maybe spent a bit more and get a touch screen all in one and mount it on a wall?
Also pick up an lenevo htpc keyboard. 
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02-24-2011, 01:18 PM
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#16 | | Got MOD?
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Here's the link from futureshop. http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...aa555ce58cen02
They have 2 models. Get the one with 4gb ram since its the same price.
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02-25-2011, 04:44 PM
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#17 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Damn I went to buy that 4gb model, but the price has gone up to $399. Do you think future shop would price match to their old price from yesterday!
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02-25-2011, 06:44 PM
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#18 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by rslater Damn I went to buy that 4gb model, but the price has gone up to $399. Do you think future shop would price match to their old price from yesterday! | Nope tried that before.
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02-25-2011, 07:19 PM
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Wow that sux. Bad timing. Then again it coulda been a pricing error that they just fixed.
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02-26-2011, 06:55 PM
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#20 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Picked up the laptop today. Hooked it up to my Bravia and was quite happy with youtube HD quality!
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02-26-2011, 06:56 PM
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The onboard Ati card will also help if you wanna playback h264 720p movies.
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