[s163980067]

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.as...msung+r540

I have a Samsung R540 at home and was wondering if it would be able to handle 1080p movies.

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i3-370M dual-core processor (2.40GHz, 3MB L3, 4.8GT/s QPI, 35W TDP)
Intel HM55 chipset
Integrated Intel HD graphics
4GB DDR3-1066 dual-channel RAM (2x 2GB)
500GB 5400RPM Western Digital hard drive (WD5000BEVT)
Atheros AR9285 802.11n wireless LAN

[Ned Scott]

There are two ways to handle HD movies on a computer, one is by software decoding which needs CPU power, the other is hardware decoding which needs GPU/VPU abilities. Your computer has both the CPU power and the hardware decoding abilities, so it definitely can handle 1080P movies.

[s163980067]

So I can use it as a HTPC and run XBMC on it?

[GortWillSaveUs]

So I can use it as a HTPC and run XBMC on it?

XBMC can run on some pretty old hardware. How well it runs is a different story.
Your hardware will run it amazingly well.

[s163980067]

So I can use it as a HTPC and run XBMC on it?

XBMC can run on some pretty old hardware. How well it runs is a different story.
Your hardware will run it amazingly well.

yeah I meant while running XBMC will it be able to handle 1080p video haha

[GortWillSaveUs]

See Post #2 from Ned Scott
1080p +1

[s163980067]

See Post #2 from Ned Scott
1080p +1

Thanks, would you recommend just running XBMC through the windows operating system or is installing XBMCbuntu a better option?

[Dougie Fresh]

Try it on Windows if you already have it, for sure.

[GortWillSaveUs]

Try it on Windows if you already have it, for sure.

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