Netbook become more and more popular. If you flight in airplane you can see how many people watch video on netbook. For DVD quality videos standard netbook is good e naught, but if you want to watch HD videos, like 720p, you need to know which netbook to choose, because they all are not strong enough.
The blogosphere has been humming with information about Intel’s new GN40 netbook chipset and its hardware-based ability to decode and play 720p video. And because ASUS’s upcoming Eee PC 1000HE sports the new 1.66-GHz Atom N280 CPU that Intel announced in February along with the GN40 chipset, most of us assumed that the new Eee PC 1000HE would have GN40 graphics.
But at this moment we can't buy new Eee PC 1000HE and we need to choose another alternative to this chipset.
Guy's from Gadgetine.com do some research for Netbook which can play 720p video.
I am big fan of the HD video and 3D-gaming capabilities but Until now, the only similar option has been Broadcom's Crystal HD video accelerator, which works well for HD video files, but somewhat less well for streaming Web video (even if you install the latest Flash beta player software), and it also lacks the capability to do 3D graphics.
The new generation Ion operates differently, as a result of Intel's decision to combine its Netbook CPU and integrated graphics into a single unit. Instead of taking over for the integrated graphics and talking directly to the CPU, the next-gen Atom communicates with Intel's new NM10 chipset, which in turn goes to the processor and then the display.
While it may offer only modest performance improvements over the original Ion (we'll know more after benchmark testing), the new version also works with Nvidia's Optimus technology, which seamlessly switches between integrated and discrete GPUs to extend battery life. That means the Ion chip can switch on when needed, but not drain the battery otherwise.
There will be two slightly different versions of the Nvidia Ion, a 8-core version for 10-inch Netbooks, and a 16-core version for 11 and 12-inch Netbooks and desktops. Officially supported CPUs are the Intel Atom D410, D510, N450 (and, we assume, the just-now-available N470).
One catch it that using the new Nvidia Ion and Optimus combo requires Windows 7 Home Premium--it won't work with Win 7 Starter, which is the default for most new Netbooks. The new Ion by itself will work with any OS.
This is a potential stumbling block, as adding an Optimus-enabled Ion chip, plus the upgrade to Win 7 Home Premium, could drive up the final price of your Netbook considerably (especially as last year's Win XP Ion systems started at only $399).
The first two laptops to use the new Nvidia Ion are the 10-inch Acer Aspire One 532G and the 12-inch Asus Eee PC 1201PN. Launch desktops include the Asus EeeBox Nettop, and the ASUS EeeTop 2010PNT and the Lenovo C200 all-in-one systems.
None of these systems are available right now, but we hear they may ship in around six to eight weeks. How to choose right netbook, you can find in this Netbook buying guide.