is it important external video card for a laptop?
816455
NO. you can't buy any external videocards for laptops.\n\n1.they consume too much power.\n2.the usb 2.0 doesn't have enough bandwidth for video processing\n3.unpractical. the whole point of a laptop is portability.
98351
Depends upon the laptop.  Does it have Intel Centrino?\nIf it does not have built in capability then you will need a card.  See the reference for some good choices:
755005
You just need an A/V output on your video card. Most video cards dont have this feature though. You might not be able to pick up such a video card at your local store. You may have to order one online. Try pricewatch.com.
1184491
yes, you just need a tv-out video card.
661474
Your video card should have come with a S-video to composite converter cable.  If not you can pick one up pretty cheap at the German equivalent of Radio Shack.
966265
yes u have to buy vga card with S video output
1145101
You really do not need to anything before.  Just unplug the old one.  Install the new one.  Install the drivers for the new one if needed.  Configure the resolution and color settings.  Thats should do it...\n\nPS: Make sure you video card will have the proper connectors; DVI or VGA or Both.
751738
Yes.  If you are looking for performace, go with a standalone gpu, that way you aren't bottlenecking your speed.
690630
Which movies are you  talking about. DivX, DVD's or talking about High Definition like HD DVD or BLUE RAY. If you are planning to get a PC with a dual core procesor and 1 GB of RAM why not invest on a dedicated graphics card like nVIDIA 7800 or 7900. Onboard graphics card are only good for playing games at low or decent frame rates, but a dedicated GPU (Graphics Card ) will do justice to the kind of media you play. At the end its worth investing in a graphics card to make your PC future proof. I hope that answers your question.
989005
onboard graphics means that it is not a stand-alone video card.  It is a budget graphics system.  It may run Oblivion but probably not very well.  If you will be web-surfing and doing basic computing tasks then the 6150 will be fine but if you will be playing many newer games then you will need to purchase a video card.  You will be able to add virtually any pci-e video card available.  The link will take you to Asus site for your mobo.\n\nMy suggestion would be to shop www.newegg.com for a video card.
318889
thethief is kind of right, but youll get sucky performance. Buy a modern agp or pci-express video card and it should have a dvi and vga input, with a dvi > vga adapter allowing more than one monitor plugged into the video card.
682824
no, you can't upgrade the graphics cards, because it's integrated on the motherboard in most laptops (there are exceptions, but very few).\nthere are no special laptop OS's, it's the same OS as used in desktop PCs.
530110
When it comes to laptops upgrades are typically limited to hard drives, ram and drives. Things like the video card are a part of the systems motherboard and as a result would not be upgradeable/replaceable. In all the years I have been around Laptops (I still have my 286 laptop) I have never seen one that had a replaceable video card/chipset.\n\nGenerally speaking laptops make poor gaming computers.\n\nFrank
126439
Your going to have to check with the manufacturer to be sure, but in most cases with laptops you won't be able to upgrade the video card. The video card is integrated into the system board.
41664
Assuming your laptop doesn't have a VGA port on the back of it, there are PCMCIA video cards you can try one is the VTBook, http://sewelldirect.com/vtbookpcmciacard.asp?source=froogle but I would be surprised if your laptop did not have a VGA port on it somewhere.
1108082
YIKES, anything other than onboard video!!! Use the Geforce 2 with the newest NVIDIA drivers and you will far surpass anything the SIS chipset could offer. Then upgrade as soon as possible.
980841
You can't upgrade the video card in a laptop. Usually the video card is built in with the motherboard, so there is not way you can remove the existing video card. The only upgrades you can make to a laptop is increasing memory capacity, changing the media drive bays, or changing any aesthetic features on the laptop.