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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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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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, the Acer Aspire V5 has a DVD/CD drive and burner. Works fine. For price I recommend purchasing a Lenovo ThinkPad (refurbished even).
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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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Dell has told me via chat that they sell a dvd drive for this computer. I was told to contact their parts department. I have not done this yet because I already have an external drive from my old laptop. And I'm not sure if its a big deal.
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Mine came with a CD. Although my Toshiba Windows 7 Netbook recognized and accepted the adapter, I haven't been able to use it as of yet...even with the long prior installed Dragon software. I have to find my external CD /DVD driver to set everything up the way the quick set up requires. Hopefully once I use the CD driver everything will work accordingly.
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Unfortunately I haven't been able to do anything with DVD drive. It won't play dvd's, cd's I too have a HP Envoy touch that did not come with a DVD/CD drive. I haven't been able to figure it out yet.
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I don't know... I have a newer pc now and no longer use it. it has been awhile since I purchased it... was running under window 98 or xp... don't remember. check the specs for this item it should be indicated... else contact company with tech question. it did work just fine though... a bit flimsy but was okay since I did not have a dvd drive at that time.
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Just a regular DVD disk drive. It doesn't come with DVD playback software. You would have to purchase that separately or search the internet for a free version.
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I've had no problems with WIN7 and this small DVD/CD drive. My concern is that those who could not get it to work might have failed to read the info provided in the Amazon listing. This device does require the use of 2 USB 2 ports. Plugging it into one USB port does not provide enough power. If you don't have such a USB cord, look around for multiple listings for an A-B Y cable with two regular USB plugs.
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I just received my Netbook and I am not really a "computer whiz", so I'm not sure what all the talk is about the rebate or DVD drive. What do I need to do to take advantage of the offer? Also, does upgrading to 2gb have anything to do with the speed of the computer or just additional memory?
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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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Sandi, This does not have a DVD player, but I fixed that by buying an external CD/DVD player. It was very inexpensive and works perfectly. I like the Acer so much, that it was worth the extra money. I got everything from Amazon. If you plan on using the DVD a lot, maybe you wouldn't want to do this. I only use it to load programs.
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yes - but since it was a Windows 8 machine that was reconfigured to Windows 7, the DVD driver was not compatible and did not function. The correct DVD driver has to be located and downloaded for the DVD drive to work.
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Be careful-Dont be satisfied with the Starter version of Windows 7. I hear you then just have to upgrade and pay another $75, or more
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For one thing that I discovered a bit too late is that the DVD -R are hit an miss. A lot of people have had success with them, and I and a number of others haven't. I bought a package of 100 dics and not one works. I can store to them, some of them, but later can not access them on two different laptops including the one I used to burn to. I am now using the +R without issues, so far on the same laptops, which are ACER Aspire's: one running Vista and the other running WIN 7.