Hardware Requirements for Dell Inspiron 5160 laptop

bryant · #1 January 16th, 2006, 06:10 PM

If I install a 100 gb HD, purchase a USB plexwriter, and what about my graphics card(is it good enough and is it a dual display?). And if not, can my Dell upgrade to video card that is; and about how much of a cost?
Thanx, so far, really!
Bryant

lmcmains · #2 January 16th, 2006, 08:15 PM

The bad thing about a laptop is you can't upgrade the video card. It is built into the motherboard. To find out what you have. Go to the control panel, click on system then click on hardware. Click on device manager, click on the + sign beside display adapter and it should tell you what type of video card you have.

bryant · #3 January 16th, 2006, 09:20 PM

INCmains: My original post states that my video card is a nVidea fx5200 32 mB. I just need to know if this is fully compatible with the Hoster program, and if not, how much do I need to spend on a really good one that is guaranteed to do the job.
Bryant
Also, is it true that any USB Plextor writer will be sufficient?

gduns - with the Lord · #4 January 17th, 2006, 07:50 AM

I have used a nVidea fx5200 on one of my machines, and it works fine. as long as you have an s-video out on it you will get the second screen fine.

bryant · #5 January 17th, 2006, 11:09 AM

Can the monitor out of the PC be hooked to one of those scan converters that convert computer screen images to TV images and work just as well? (Some people use these to get their computers to TV screens for presentations. ) On these scan converters they have video-out and s-video/out that can go directly to any modern TV set.

gduns - with the Lord · #6 January 17th, 2006, 11:56 AM

You could do that, But usually the laptops I have seen have both a s-video out, and a monitor out on them. so you shouldnt need the scan converter

**MTUSUPPORT** · #7 January 18th, 2006, 10:08 AM

Download the Hoster Demo and try it on this Laptop to see if it will work.

This is the only true test to find out if it will work or not on this system.

bryant · #8 January 18th, 2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gduns

You could do that, But usually the laptops I have seen have both a s-video out, and a monitor out on them. so you shouldnt need the scan converter

gduns: I see and that does make sense, however, my bigscreen is approx. 50-75 feet away and long svideo cords are extremely expensive. Right now I use a cable(can't remember the name but those cable tv cable-types) with an rca adapter on the end that exits a video switcher as I have another laptop that switches the bigscreen over to videos and/or slideshows during/before/after singers are up.
Please inform once again? thx!

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