Acer Aspire 9800 with HD DVD in the wild

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 8th 2006 at 9:22AM

We first heard rumblings about the Acer Aspire 9800 with HD DVD drive back in April. Now right on schedule, the 9800 has appeared at Computex going extra-large with that 20.1-inch, 1680x1050 widescreen display, Intel Core Duo, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics, integrated 1.2 megapixel webcam, up to 240GB SATA disk, and plenty of high-end audio capabilities (for a lappy) to make this a true, semi-portable multimedia powerhouse. Still no price or availability but it's good to see her in the fo'realz anyway. Now, if we could just hunt down their rumored Blu-ray laptop we'll be all set.

Filed under: HDTV, Laptops

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Yoyodyn @ Jun 8th 2006 9:34AM

Does that screenshot indicate that Serenity will be available on HD DVD? (Movie is better than Star Wars) Everyone should buy the movie and the box set of the series.

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Peter Elliot @ Jun 8th 2006 9:35AM

Why isn't the screen 1920x1080(1200). It could then display a pixel for pixel 1920x1080P image...

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Sunny Wu @ Jun 8th 2006 9:38AM

Gotta love the movie, Firefly, in the screenshot

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Sam Kimpton @ Jun 8th 2006 9:44AM

"Does that screenshot indicate that Serenity will be available on HD DVD?"

Yes. In fact, it's one of the first titles that Universal announced for HD-DVD a couple of months ago. Although you won't find any new extra features on the disc, I've heard that the picture is reference-quality.

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ishtar @ Jun 8th 2006 10:10AM

Mmm, seems like a waste that a hd dvd laptop can't display 1080i even. And that it is 20.1 inch to boot just makes it worse. It should be called tabletop instead of laptop...

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Craig @ Jun 8th 2006 11:02AM

20 inches???? Imagine trying to carry that about, you'd probably do your back in. I think this is meant to be used almost 100% as a desktop computer, but it would certainly be a 'cool' desktop pc.

There are some pics on Register which show that the screen is as thick as the body!!!

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lilchippy @ Jun 8th 2006 11:35AM

20 inches! That thing is huge. That thing has a bigger screen then my desktop computer. look at what is in the backround. not in the screen.

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Pierre (githa jelek) @ Jun 8th 2006 12:40PM

wooow 20.1 inch that's huge! acer must be insane...

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JohnnyAbsinthe @ Jun 8th 2006 11:49PM

20 inches! Wow that's huge!
But if you want to see your Big Damn Heros on a bigger screen, June 23rd Serenity will fly again in a theater near you to benefit Equality Now. Find the screening in your town @ http://cantstoptheserenity.com.

If you're in the SF Bay Area, find Serenity at:
Friday, June 23rd, 11:59pm
The Bridge Theatre
3010 Geary Boulevard at Blake
San Francisco, CA 94118
http://sfbrowncoats.com

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