Acer Aspire 5520g

[h90]

I bought that laptop and have it run on WinXP.

It does not mention anywhere a word about Blue Ray, but when I open the DVD drive I look into two laser eyes which means Blue Ray (at least I think so).

Searching the internet I found the same laptop sold in UK as blue ray compatible.

Possible they sell the same hardware but enable it only on some models?

Confused......

[webfact]

Done my own quick research (Acers local Thai web site seems to be down...) and found Blue Ray is integrated in the UK model.

Even the US web site does not mention it.

I found Acer Aspire 5520g/tech info here

http://www.shop4thai.com/en/product/24911/

- its say nothing about Blue Ray but "Super Multi Double Layer...

[h90]

Done my own quick research (Acers local Thai web site seems to be down...) and found Blue Ray is integrated in the UK model.

Even the US web site does not mention it.

I found Acer Aspire 5520g/tech info here

http://www.shop4thai.com/en/product/24911/

- its say nothing about Blue Ray but "Super Multi Double Layer...

yes that is exactly the same information I found...almost nothing

[dave_boo]

Hold down your "Windows" key (the one that opens your start menu) and hit the pause/break key. System Properties will come up. Choose the "Hardware" tab. Click on the "Device Manager" button. The Device Manager will open. Click on the little "+" next to "DVD/CD-ROM Drives". Look at what it says you have. Open up an Internet Explorer window and go to www.google.com. In the search box put exactly what it says you have. Hit the "enter" (sometimes labled "return") key. Search results will come up telling you what that drive exactly is. Best place for information is from the manufacturer of the drive.

[h90]

Hold down your "Windows" key (the one that opens your start menu) and hit the pause/break key. System Properties will come up. Choose the "Hardware" tab. Click on the "Device Manager" button. The Device Manager will open. Click on the little "+" next to "DVD/CD-ROM Drives". Look at what it says you have. Open up an Internet Explorer window and go to www.google.com. In the search box put exactly what it says you have. Hit the "enter" (sometimes labled "return") key. Search results will come up telling you what that drive exactly is. Best place for information is from the manufacturer of the drive.

I found this:MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ-120

Someone posted this (found on google:

Drive Information

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Drive : MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ-120

Type : Blu-ray COMBO

Firmware Version : 1.00

Buffer Size : 8 MB

Date : ?

Serial Number : HE33 004932

Vendor Specific : 07121300

Drive Letter : E:\

Location : 1:0

Mechanism : Tray

Read Speed : n/a

Write Speed : n/a

Read CD Text : Yes

Return C2 Pointers : Yes

Read CD-R : Yes

Read CD-RW : Yes

Read DVD-ROM : Yes

Read DVD-RAM : Yes

Read DVD-R : Yes

Read DVD-RW : Yes

Read DVD-R DL : Yes

Read DVD+R : Yes

Read DVD+RW : Yes

Read DVD+R DL : Yes

Read BD-ROM : Yes

Read BD-R : Yes

Read BD-RE : Yes

Read HD DVD-ROM : No

Read HD DVD-R : No

Read HD DVD-RW : No

Read HD-BURN : No

Read Digital Audio : Yes

Read CD+G : No

Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes

Write CD-RW : Yes

Write DVD-R : Yes

Write DVD-RW : Yes

Write DVD-R DL : Yes

Write DVD+R : Yes

Write DVD+RW : Yes

Write DVD+R DL : Yes

Write DVD-RAM : Yes

Write BD-R : No

Write BD-RE : No

Write HD DVD-R : No

Write HD DVD-RW : No

Write HD-BURN-R : No

Write HD-BURN-RW : No

Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes

Mount Rainier : No

SolidBurn : No

Labelflash : No

LightScribe : No

Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO

Region Protection Control : RPC II

Region : 4

Changes User : 3

Changes Vendor : 4

CSS : Yes

CPRM : Yes

AACS : Yes

VCPS : No

more to search.......

[dave_boo]

There's your answer; it will play blu-ray. You're either going to have to search Google for a way of playing the discs, or pony up the $$ for the programme.

[h90]

There's your answer; it will play blu-ray. You're either going to have to search Google for a way of playing the discs, or pony up the $$ for the programme.

funny that they don't promote that.....

[A_Traveller]

In fact they do, in one way, the in shop label id's the drive as Blue Ray. The range even includes a Linux version [AMD?] at < 22k.

Given the current price of an external drive which is, IIRC close to 20 and an internal at 16k, this could be an almost 'free' PC.

Outputs HDMI apparently.

Did you buy it with XP installed, would be interested to know if the Blue-Ray functionality [e.g. playback to external 1080 HD screen] was available within the Linux version?

Regards

[h90]

In fact they do, in one way, the in shop label id's the drive as Blue Ray. The range even includes a Linux version [AMD?] at < 22k.

Given the current price of an external drive which is, IIRC close to 20 and an internal at 16k, this could be an almost 'free' PC.

Outputs HDMI apparently.

Did you buy it with XP installed, would be interested to know if the Blue-Ray functionality [e.g. playback to external 1080 HD screen] was available within the Linux version?

Regards

I bought it for 16.000 with Linux and installed WinXP.

The shop did not mention blue ray, nor any sticker on the laptop shows blue ray.

Maybe it is somehow turned off if you buy without OS.