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Is it worth paying the extra for a netbook with HDMI?

chipp · 2011-09-13 09:54:33

I'm thinking of treating myself to a Netbook to replace my antique, steam-driven laptop (which thankfully is not my main computer). I would use it "out and about" and also as a means of watching the BBC iplayer/4oD etc on my TV. My LCD TV is about 5 years old and HD ready (has an HDMI socket), perfectly serviceable and I…

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13 September 2011 at 10:00PM edited 13 September 2011 at 10:06PM

See the speedup sticky thread, even old ones can run fast after a spring clean. If it's got XP on pentium 3 onwards it should be capable of iplayer without stutter, especially if not HD. Audio cable is thinnest of the lot, and an easy solution to the sound issue

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