movies on Asus Eee PC 1000 - Linux version I'm considering buying a netbook and have been looking at the Asus EEE PC 1000 - Linux version. I have two questions:1) How do I play DVD movies on this machine if it has no optical drive?2) Has Asus fixed the reported problems with updating software? movies on Asus Eee PC 1000 - Linux version I'm considering buying a netbook and have been looking at the Asus EEE PC 1000 - Linux version. I have two questions:1) How do I play DVD movies... » Read More movies on Asus Eee PC 1000 - Linux version I'm considering buying a netbook and have been looking at the Asus EEE PC 1000 - Linux version. I have two questions:1) How do I play DVD movies on this machine if it has no optical drive?2) Has Asus fixed the reported problems with updating software? « Show Less
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you don't have to use an external DVD drive - sheesh! use Handbrake to convert or download an .avi/mp4 version of your movie and watch it via streaming network feed, off a USB thumbdrive, off your SSD, or off an SDHC
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If you have access to a desktop with a dvd drive rip it on that desktop and copy the dvd to a flash drive. Once that's done, transfer it from the flash drive to the Asus Eee.
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1) You must use an external DVD drive. There are many on the market including some portable USB-powered ones.2) Yes.I hope this helps you in making your decision.
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I ended up ordering a System76 Starling netbook that is pre-loaded with Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 and also has the option to order an external USB optical drive with it. I assume that System76 will make sure that all the needed drivers are there and that the thing will work "out of the box." I haven't received the thing yet. I do know that USB thumb drives that I bought for my Windows PC worked with no problem on an old Toshiba laptop that I had installed Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn) on. So my guess is that if the device is connected via USB, you won't have a problem.
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Thanks. I am assuming from all these answers that the Eee PC processor (Atom N270 or N280) is beefy enough to show the video without jerkiness or other problems?
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Does the DVD drive need to be formatted specifically for Linux? The ones I have seen say they will for Windows, but I don't see anything about them working with Linux.
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External DVD drives will work with Linux right out of the box (as will external hard drives, by the way).
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Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix. Where did you by the sound drivers and how much?I finally got mine working but before Brian's post. He is correct' as best I can tell, and the problem rests with our computer software. I purchased a " DVD Decoder" download load on line from Roxio (I paid $20.98 but you can get it for a one time only down load for about $15 -if that is what you want). It now plays DVD movies and installs software which is what I wanted. I uninstalled the Hero program from my computer. Happy with the results but I only wish that I had been able to read Brian James post before I purchased the fix.
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their website tigerdirect.com says "Optical Drive Blu-Ray Player", no mentioning of BD-RW or Blue Ray Burner. This is another BS from Asus actually, they should list each custom spec on their website. But they just put generic model information only.Same issue with Wireless ac, some has it some don't and can't be sure.
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That model has no optical drive. Take a look: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/704086-REG/Acer_LX_PTC02_087_Aspire_TimelineX_AS3820T_5246_13_3_.html#specifications I am also considering getting this model. How does Acer compare with others in build, reliability, customer service,...?
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Hello,I just finished buying an ASUS 1000HE (literally within the past hour or so), but while I wait for it to get shipped, I was wondering if I should also opt for the memory upgrade. Seems, cheap and effortless to install, I'm just curious, have you noticed a significant difference in performance?Thanks.
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The netbook is the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA with Windows 7 Starter, 32 bit. Would that cause a "display is not compatible" error?
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Copy the software from the CD to a flash drive and the plug the flash drive into the ASUS and youre good to go. Works for me.I also purchase a little slim CD/DVD burner on ebay for about 46 bux. it plugs into two of the usb points, one for data and one for power. It's about 1/2" thick and just a little bigger the a CD.
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I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply.. BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC).
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I would buy it again. If you can, get to a store to test the Eee's and other netbooks and hopefully it will help you in your decision.
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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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You need to get a DVD external drive. I got the Asus drive and it works great and is small enough to fit in my laptop case when I travel.
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Yes you can. It even comes with the Windows XP drivers (you'll need them), which is nice because downloading them from the ASUS web site takes a LONG time, no matter what your internet connection speed is. They're in Taipei, and from here it seems like their servers are connected via a 56k modem. It's not the easiest process, though. There's no CD drive, so you'll have to install from a USB drive, or possibly share a CD drive from another computer on the network. Make sure you have the Windows drivers on a USB drive, since you won't have network connectivity until you've installed the network driver. In the BIOS, change OS Installation from "finished" to "start". This is the same for the smaller Eee PC as well. I had a trial edition of XP on the 8G which expired, and it was a major pain to get XP installed. But with a working OS, it should be much easier. But, you might like the Linux version too. It's pretty slick.
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Usually you used a usb flash for installing anything you need, you can create an image (.iso) of any disk you had with programs such as nero, daemon tools, alcohol,etc. The eee 1000h has suport for wifi b/g/n, so you dont had to worry about installing anything, in the worst case you should probably had to download drivers from the web, the idea of this little laptops is mobility, not compare with a regular laptop with a cd/dvd drive, if you want a fully loaded laptop and you dont care about size and weight you should see others options, just check the bestselling laptops.
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As mentioned by By Roger Golden, eHow Contributor Will an External DVD Work With a Linux PC? Small external disks have become commonplace. The Linux operating system is an open source project, written and maintained by the Linux community at large. Because of this, it's compatible with a range of hardware configuration for internal and external components. Linux offers seamless support for many USB devices, a common interface for peripherals and storage devices of all types. Read more: Will an External DVD Work With a Linux PC? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_8310286_external-dvd-work-linux-pc.html#ixzz2DDoF4rQU
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I was shocked to discover that the BD370 USA model doesn't play movies from a USB drive period. Something about the software/firmware only allows access to photos/music. I read many reviews claiming support but just now realized that these reviews were coming from Europe, where the firmware differs slightly. From what I've read the BD390 can play all movies, even MKV files. I think I'm going to return my BD370 for a BD390, and now I understand why the BD390 is almost double the price.
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I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC). I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages... » Read More I haven't needed to plug in the second USB plug on any of the computers I have used it on (for burning and reading CDs and DVDs), including an Eee PC 10" netbook. This drive will probably have problems if you plug it into a USB hub that doesn't have a power supply -- it should be plugged directly into a computer or into a USB hub that has a separate power supply..BTW: the drive works great with Linux -- I use it ONLY with Linux. The reason that Linux is not listed on the box is because the included software does not work under Linux. There are a number of Linux packages available that can be used for burning CDs and DVDs with this drive (the proper software is probably already installed on your Linux PC). « Show Less
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Hello, I just finished buying an ASUS 1000HE (literally within the past hour or so), but while I wait for it to get shipped, I was wondering if I should also opt for the memory upgrade. Seems, cheap and effortless to install, I'm just curious, have you noticed a significant difference in performance? Thanks.