Your opinions on running DVD movies?

algae

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Hi all,
My notebook is a Dell Inspiron 5000, 500 Mhz Celeron, 128 mb Ram, 8 mb video, running Win 2000.
I now regret not ordering it with a DVD and am thinking of adding one so I can watch movies.
Does this pc have enough horsepower to run DVD movies? If not how much ram would I need to add and how much would I expect to pay for a DVD ROM.
I've done lots of upgrading to my desktops but have never messed with a notebook before.
Thanks for any advice.
Gary
 

John

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Oct 9, 1999
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DVD playback will play just fine on your rig using WinDVD 4 or PowerDVD 4, and expect to pay 100ish for a drive from eBay.