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Blu-Ray disc DVD recorder for in store on 1520

by shadow444 May 29, 2009 2:35PM PDT

Is it possible to upgrade my DVD player/recorder to a Blu-Ray DVD player/recorder in a nine-month-old Inspiron 1520? Does Dell even make a DVD player/recorder?

Thank you

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by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator May 29, 2009 10:48PM PDT

The 1520 came in many configurations so while everyone knows you can install a BR PLAYER with DVDRW (the recording part of the device) there is a big issue with BR (Bluray) and here it is -> It takes a lot of horsepower to play BR. You gave the slightest of detail about your 1520.

I'm going with BOTH answers.

Yes, you can put it in. No it's a bad idea since the laptop may not play BR smoothly.
Bob

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by shadow444 May 30, 2009 12:08PM PDT

Hi Bob,

Thank you for the reply. I run Windows XP home edition for the OS, 4 GB RAM DDR2 @667 MHz, Intel T8300 (2.4 GHz/800 MHz FSB/3 MB cache). I'm not very computer savvy so I was not sure if the CD/DVD writer could be upgraded to a Blu-Ray at all. I'm not sure if the graphics card matters, but the graphics card in the machine is an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. I do know that the graphics card is not a very good one.

Are internal Blu-Ray players/recorders available through Dell or would I be able to find a generic manufacturer? If so, would there be any conflicts between the Dell machine and a generic media player?

Thanks again for the reply, I appreciate any help you have to offer.

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Might be fine.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator May 30, 2009 12:48PM PDT
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yes you can
by JonTitor May 31, 2009 3:19AM PDT
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