DVD Playback on Windows 7 Starter and ASUS 1005HA-PU17 I have read that Windows 7 Starter won't support playback of DVD's yet Amazon is recommending an external DVD drive and many have commented about getting one with their Eee. What am I missing...it seems like a mismatch?Two question: 1). will Windows 7 Starter play a DVD if I have an external drive or am I mistaken; and 2). If I have this netbook can I rip a DVD I own to the hard drive (or even from my desktop to the Hard Drive on my netbook) with software like NERO and watch if from there? DVD Playback on Windows 7 Starter and ASUS 1005HA-PU17 I have read that Windows 7 Starter won't support playback of DVD's yet Amazon is recommending an external DVD drive and many have... » Read More DVD Playback on Windows 7 Starter and ASUS 1005HA-PU17 I have read that Windows 7 Starter won't support playback of DVD's yet Amazon is recommending an external DVD drive and many have commented about getting one with their Eee. What am I missing...it seems like a mismatch?Two question: 1). will Windows 7 Starter play a DVD if I have an external drive or am I mistaken; and 2). If I have this netbook can I rip a DVD I own to the hard drive (or even from my desktop to the Hard Drive on my netbook) with software like NERO and watch if from there? « Show Less
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I forgot to mention that you can't rip dvd's with Nero (from my understanding at least), although you can use other DVD "backup" programs like DVDFab, AnyDVD, or some other alternate program.
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I'm guessing you can install a 3rd party DVD viewer. For ripped dvd's, you can watch with XBMC or some other media player I believe.
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I am having the same problem. It's saying something about playback might not be a feature on the DVD. Is there anything we can do to fix it?
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Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press FN (function key) and then F8 on my dell laptop. Other laptops are FN (function key) and then F7I believe. Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press... » Read More Okay, didn't know that your laptop didn't already have a drive built in that can play DVDs. Anyway, here is what I would try and/or recommend:1. Hook up the external DVD drive to your laptop via an USB port.2. Run an HDMI cable from your laptop to your HDTV.3. Re-direct your laptop display to your HDTV (essentially use your TV as an external monitor).*** Each TV is going to have different settings. On my Samsung I just have to select which HDMI port that I have the HDMI cable plugged into. If thelaptop display doesn't automatically redirect I press FN (function key) and then F8 on my dell laptop. Other laptops are FN (function key) and then F7I believe. « Show Less
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from what I have researched on the internet about this product that my daughter just purchased, the ACER AS1830T, (the standard configuration) does not include a CD or a DVD player. The good news is there are extra USB ports to hook up an "External" CD and/or DVD or Blueray player. She bought the Samsung DVD player listed as an accessory for the ACER AS1830T to ensure compatibility but this one isn't the blueray type. You would need to research which Blueray DVD external players are compatible with both the hardware and the software which is Windows 7 Home Edition, 64-bit. hope this helps
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Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance" are all pretty lame. How do I increase video quality? Thanks in advance for your help. --Karen Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance"... » Read More Help! I am still having problems with ASUS EEE PC 1015PX-MU17-WT Netbook with a LinkStyle LK-219413 YPbPr Component to VGA Video Audio Converter. I have tested the other settings. I know the Roku box is going through the HDMI connection and my DVD player is happily going through YPbPr 1, so I should be seeing the netbook on YPbPr 2. Bright blue... no signal. What do you mean by increasing the video quality to the best the TV can use? With Windows 7 on the netbook I don't seem to have as much control... I am not able to mooch about a device manager. The options under "Appearance" are all pretty lame. How do I increase video quality? Thanks in advance for your help. --Karen « Show Less
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You need to use an external USB DVD player. It is a great computer. Boots almost instantly. Very fast and powerful.
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My Unit never played DVDs from the beginning. Never played DVDs from the box. I thought it was a region code issue but it is not. Then I though it was an Firmware issue so I upgraded from V26 to V29. Still does not play DVDs. I bought it from Amazon LLC directly. If I would have found out this after I purchased the unit, I would have gave Amazon a piece of my mind. But it's too late now as a couple years has gone by. Please learn from my mistake. I bought a VERY EXPENSIVE CD Player (Philips HTS8100/37).
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I don't think it is the drive that plays the movie. The drive only reads the data on the DVD. It is the software on the PC that converts the DVD data to "play" the movie. I connected this drive to my desktop that already has a DVD drive I watch movies on. The movie played fine on the Samsung drive. However, I connected the drive to my Samsung NC10 netbook, no movie played. I then downloaded the free open source VLC media player from www.videolan.org to the netbook. VLC plays DVD movies on the netbook fine. No need to pay extra for player software. (Short Answer: The Samsung external DVD drive will play movies fine as long as you have DVD playing software on your PC.)
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It worked fine for me on the lowly Windows 7 *Starter* edition (on a cheap mini Acer netbook), *but* I didn't install the Iomega *software* because Windows 7 was able to read and write to the drive without any extra software. I formatted the disks using Windows (the usual right-click menu thing) but I don't remember if I used FAT or NTFS or what, and I don't have the Zip drive (or the netbook) anymore so can't do further testing.
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Yes, way too long for DVD-burning! I was surprised they only included the ultilities & driver DVD and we had to burn the rest. I'd have preferred a straight-forward Win 7 64-bit Premium DVD over creating 4 restore DVD's I'll never use (and if I did, it wipes the partition and sets it up to factory settings.)
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As I understand it, this Asus netbook does not come with Windows 7 CDs. It is preinstalled on the netbook. You will need to obtain some sort of backup software to back the entired hdd to some other media. Or make an image copy of the 250GB HDD. The Widows 7 Home Premier that comes with this netbook is the 32bit version. The maximum ram usage on a 32bit system is 3GB. To go to the 4GB maxium ram usage, have to install Windows 7 64bit version then have to upgrade all of the drivers to the 64bit version too.
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Good morning, KoldStrejke, and thank you for your question. This baby is basic, basic, basic. I'm told you can buy and external DVD & connect it through a cable, but not---so I was told---install one internally. The price was out of my range, so I didn't pursue it further. I do have a Gateway number I've used for other inquiries: 866 539 3901. Suggest checking directly with Gateway. If you have not already bought this model & want a DVD, might be worthwhile to see what a model with an internal, already installed DVD would cost vs adding an external DVD. Good luck and hope this helps.
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It's hard to say, however it is most likely your laptop. You do need software on your computer that can play DVD's. I've personally used this drive to play DVD's without issue.
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It's worked great on my MacBook and a Toshiba running 8.1 and the developer's preview of 10. If you're trying to boot from the DVD drive, make sure the laptop's bios supports external drives and as Tyler said, if you want to play DVDs, you'll need to download another program. VLC Player works perfectly if you need a 3rd party media player that supports DVDs.
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My acer aspire model AOA 150 1178 came with windows 8.1 For making movies I searched and found Microsoft movie maker. It did not came pre-installed, but available for free download from Microsoft. But burning CD is a problem. First this laptop does not come with DVD player. You need to buy external DVD player. Second, software which was on Win 7 is gone. For win 8.1 you need to buy something like Nero.
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It has worked perfectly so far for me. I'm running windows 8.1 on an Asus. Some tips; it seems to help if you plug the power cable in before plugging in the USB data cable. Also, windows doesn't come with a program to play DVDs, so you'll need to download one.
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No, this laptop is in a class called "Ultrabook," there is no drive for playing CDs or DVDs.