Yeah, Compaq V2000Z configured to the minimum is $399.99, and it looks ok. If you plan to use a wireless connection, you should buy the WLAN upgrade for +$25.
It's your graphics card. To get the video on TV, you must disable the LCD screen output, so that the display is only on the television (prolly pressing Fn-F4 or something like that). Or if your graphics card supports it, you can put the...
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I just received the nw8440. The build quality is exceptional. It's a world apart from my Dell M60, though it seems Dell is gradually improving their build quality.
Congratz...
Compaq V2000Z starts at $399.99, not bad. $424.99 version with WLAN is actually pretty ok, just add some memory afterwards (256 MB standard).
See: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...computer_store
My bro played Oblivion on ATI FireGL T2 128 MB (Mobility Radeon 9600 equivalent). That's something. (Do you still remember the time when 9600 was the top card?) It was 640x480, low settings, but it was well playable, and it still looked...
HP Compaq nw9440 can have a WUXGA screen and it's got NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M (7900 GS equivalent). The inexpensive smart buy model has WSXGA+ only though.
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For your intended usage I think you would be very pleased with a E1505.
E1505 has a wide screen. It is not good for him/her, since he/she specifically stated that he/she...
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i am getting the $1400 model with the WXGA screen. I know that its not going to have as many pixels as the next model up but is it still a good screen. Like crisp and sharp. I dont...
I'd advice to get you a computer with 4:3 screen, not a wide screen, since old games do not support wide screen. Especially with Diablo II (which runs on 640x480 or 800x600) you might get into troubles.
