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  1. 3rd May 2011 19:52 #1
    serintin
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    Hiya. I'm planning to invest in a new laptop, and wondering what a good GPU option is for smooth streaming of video from the laptop to an HDTV.

    More specifically, would an i3 processor w/ Intel HD be sufficient, or should I be investing in a dedicated card?

    I'm currently running an old T3200 w/ Intel Graphics, and playback, while not choppy, has a number of artifacts when transfered to my HDTV.


    Thank you in advance for the help/suggestions!
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  2. 3rd May 2011 20:18 #2
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    If you want Intel:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i7-2600k-i5-2500...i3-2100-tested
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/4288/toshiba-satellite-m645-steady-progress

    More should be out shortly.
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    Choice is a graphics chipset that supports NVIDIA "PureVideo HD or ATI "AVIVO HD". These will handle playback decode with no CPU load.

    OR a CPU that can handle software decode.

    My vote always goes to the graphics chipset so the CPU can be used for other tasks while watching TV.
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    You want both a CPU and a GPU that can handle video decode. Because many people encode with h.264 settings that aren't supported by DXVA and the GPUs. Intel's current GPU chipsets can handle H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 decoding. So you're not limited to NVIDIA and ATI.
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    The message is don't buy the cheapest laptop. Understand your needs and match those to the right spec sheet. It is always more expensive to do this with a laptop vs. desktop/tower.
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    Thank you so much for the responses.

    I was wondering if you could weigh in on an i3 with a Radeon 6470M. It would be primarily for SD or 720p - just looking for a smooth playback without those annoying blipping artifacts.

    Thanks again in advance!
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    Originally Posted by serintin View Post
    I was wondering if you could weigh in on an i3 with a Radeon 6470M. It would be primarily for SD or 720p - just looking for a smooth playback without those annoying blipping artifacts.
    That should be adequate. Both the CPU and GPU can handle video decoding. So you can choose either.
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