>I am curious about something. I got an email (kind of spam) from CompUSA with an ad for Acer notebook that comes with a BlueRay DVD Player. Aren't Blue Ray DVD supposed to show movies on 1080p type TVs? And I thought that notebook screens (even the best) don't come even close the resolution of 1080p TVs. And if it's true, doesn't it make the BlueRay DVD on a notebook useless? Please correct me if I am wrong.

They hold almost 6 times the resolution of standard DVDs. A blue-ray device can send HD signals to 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. You will see the best resolution on a 1080p monitor and it is noticeable. The nice thing about blue ray is that most play standard DVDs as well (you will want to verify first). You can either output it to your HDTV or to an HD monitor like these here:

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=320-7438&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=SS&cid=30322&lid=680416
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/17/acers-24-inch-p244wbmii-lcd-monitor-touts-1080p-panel-twin-hdm/