If by HD you mean 720p videos then that would be more than enough. I think it will play even 1080p videos well too. Cause my crappy AMD A6 dual core played them pretty fine.
Quad Core? Mine sure as hell wasn't Quad Core, but a Dual Core. I am not sure about the chipset though, maybe it was A4 or something. If I remember right the laptop's model no. was NP355 or something, Samsung.But [MENTION=99398]ithehappy[/MENTION], isn't AMD A6 based on quad core only?
Good suggestions,but the Toshiba is giving 8GB RAM + 1TB HDD + R5 M230(Discrete GPU) + Windows-8.1(64-bit)for 35k get an intel core i3 based laptop.Also that hp laptop will be enough for your needs if you don't require a dedicated graphics card as i mentioned earlier.
HP Compaq 15-s005TX (you get i3+nvidia GT820m)
Lenovo G50-70 (you get i3+win 8.1+ATI R5 M230 which is equivalent to GT820M)
Thank you very much Friend,but the Windows-8.1(64-bit) for the Toshiba looks a good deal for me. I know HP 15-g049AU has the O.S.,but actually I want a future proof laptop to some extent.I posted the wrong link for HP-Compaq one,this is the link i meant:
HP Compaq 15-s005TX
Most likely you won't even fully utilize 4gb ram & 1tb portable external hdd from WD/Seagate is available for ~3300 so why spend more if you can get what you need in cheaper laptop.Also HP has much more presence so i expect better after sales support compared to Toshiba.Of course if you want to spend ~34k then Toshiba looks good but if not then the 1st hp link you posted looks good for Rs.22500.
The build quality of Toshiba L50 series is not so good, especially the hinges....Good suggestions,but the Toshiba is giving 8GB RAM + 1TB HDD + R5 M230(Discrete GPU) + Windows-8.1(64-bit)
[MENTION=126812]whitestar_999[/MENTION] and all other Friends, how about getting these :--->I suggest checking these laptops personally in some store before buying as only then you can see the build quality & screen quality.No point in getting even a i5 laptop to watch HD movies if it has poor screen unless you plan to connect laptop to external monitor/screen in which case laptop screen quality is of much less importance.,
In the end run this command in command prompt(run cmd as admin) slmgr.vbs /dlv
If the result shows sku is "CoreSingleLanguage" or "CoreCountrySpecific" then you can not use win 8 iso to reinstall/fresh install & must keep restore disks images very safely(e.g.one copy in pc & one in mobile hdd).If it shows win 8 or core edition then you can use win 8 iso in future to reinstall win 8.