New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Just got a Dell E1505 - Page 2

post #21 of 59
6/14/06 at 9:15pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Prosaic
Yes, at that point you will have a fully functioning system except for playing DVD movies under Windows as discussed before. Minus all the Dell bloatware, of course. You'd think Windows MCE would come with the proper codecs for playing DVDs, but it doesn't. I would think any DVD player you'd care to use would do the job, but I seem to recall a few complaints about it.
I never found MCE itself to be very appealing. If you don't have a PowerDVD CD (or if you do and don't care for it and its odd interface), VLC media player is a free download, and has full DVD playback.
Reply
Reply
post #22 of 59
6/14/06 at 9:34pm
isnt there a free version of PowerDVD anyways?
Reply
Reply
post #23 of 59
6/15/06 at 12:33am
i looked for one myself when i did a quick reformat on my 9300. sadly, i couldnt find one outside a 60day free trial, and all the other dvd players i searched for (on sites like cNet, etc) were either trial versions, buggy, clunky, sketchy, or downright installed malware on my PC. VLC does everything i want and more. I have found it gives better video quality than wmp 10 as well!. just a heads up though, the biggest problem with it is that it has no "dvd controls" when its full screen readily available.

there are hotkeys premapped (space for pause, etc) but they arnt documented and you have to experiment until u figure em all out. besides that, its great
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 59
6/15/06 at 12:58am
Quote:
Originally Posted by charlesbo307
there are hotkeys premapped (space for pause, etc) but they arnt documented and you have to experiment until u figure em all out. besides that, its great
Or you could simply go into Preferences -> Settings -> Interface -> HotKey Settings and check the box for Advanced Settings.

This will show you what they currently are and/or allow you to change them.

Did I say simply? lol
Reply
Reply
post #25 of 59
6/15/06 at 2:34am
Thread Starter 
wait, so u can't use the optical drive at all (burn dvd's, etc) or u just can't watch dvds?

if u just can't watch dvds, that makes sense. windows doesn't include its own MPEG2 codec.
Reply
Reply
post #26 of 59
6/15/06 at 5:29am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jumbie
Or you could simply go into Preferences -> Settings -> Interface -> HotKey Settings and check the box for Advanced Settings.

This will show you what they currently are and/or allow you to change them.

Did I say simply? lol


holy crap i missed those. i only saw the mouse gesture option. thanks! guess im not that observant
Reply
Reply
post #27 of 59
6/15/06 at 12:57pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ihaveabu
wait, so u can't use the optical drive at all (burn dvd's, etc) or u just can't watch dvds?
You can't watch DVDs and you can't burn DVDs without loading something more than XP, for everything else the drive works fine.
Reply
Reply
post #28 of 59
6/15/06 at 1:42pm
Thread Starter 
i just called dell, and my laptop's been shipped out from nashville!! they gave me a ups tracking # too. wow! i just ordered the laptop on june 12! they shipped it out 5 days before the estimated shipping date!!
Reply
Reply
post #29 of 59
6/15/06 at 4:35pm
For those turning their machines on for the first time, and looking a 2 hours of uninstalling crap, do a google search for "Dell decrapifier" or "decrapify Dell" There are two nice packages out there to make your life much easier

-xsnrg
Reply
Reply
post #30 of 59
6/16/06 at 3:04am
Thread Starter 
http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/04/38

looks interesting
Reply
Reply
post #31 of 59
6/16/06 at 12:56pm
Thread Starter 
i have a question bout ram. should i get 667 pc5400 but cas5 ram or 533 pc4200 ram cas4 ram? cas4 would be faster, but then the bus speed is lower....

hmmmmm.....
Reply
Reply
post #32 of 59
6/17/06 at 9:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ihaveabu
i have a question bout ram. should i get 667 pc5400 but cas5 ram or 533 pc4200 ram cas4 ram? cas4 would be faster, but then the bus speed is lower....

hmmmmm.....

without getting too deep into the technical aspect of it, both of those would be the same speed, latency wise.
Reply
Reply
post #33 of 59
6/18/06 at 12:25am
Thread Starter 
so not much of a performance difference between the 2?
Reply
Reply
post #34 of 59
6/18/06 at 12:40am
Thread Starter 
i have a question. if i get 533 ram, i'll be able to use the 512 that came w/ my laptop and still maintain 533 ram right? even though it's different brand and size. i know this is true for desktops
Reply
Reply
post #35 of 59
6/18/06 at 11:55am
will there be a 667MHz processor, with a lower latency anytime soon?
Reply
Reply
post #36 of 59
6/18/06 at 4:05pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by NOSintake
will there be a 667MHz processor, with a lower latency anytime soon?

the core-series processors that are out right now have a 667mhz bus speed.

the latency, however, is a question of the memory. there is CAS4 667mhz memory out there, but it's not very common at this point.
Reply
Reply
post #37 of 59
6/18/06 at 4:12pm
Thread Starter 
i'm buying this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227110
Reply
Reply
post #38 of 59
6/18/06 at 10:07pm
Thread Starter 
can anyone give me a complete list of all the drivers software from dell and names i'll need if i reformat? my specs are in the 1st post
Reply
Reply
post #39 of 59
6/18/06 at 10:17pm
Check my post in this thread: E1505 drivers
Reply
Reply
post #40 of 59
6/18/06 at 10:43pm
Thread Starter 
do i need to install anything for the screen? there's a bunch of drivers under Display Devices
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home