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XL201 upgrade to Blu-ray ?

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andysp5
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XL201 upgrade to Blu-ray ?

I have an XL201 and am very happy with it. It's still XP, I'm not touching Vista until it works...
However, I have a few Blu-ray DVD's now and want to upgrade the DVD drive to a Blu-ray unit.
Can the drive from the XL202 just be put in the XL201? If so, do Sony sell these seperately? If not, does any other manufacturer make one I can use ? (Slot loading)
If I do this upgrade, I will then upgrade the graphics card drivers (as mentioned in another thread on this forum) so I can output 1080p.
However, my TV is currently 720p only and I don't want to upgrade yet. If I upgrade to Blu-ray and put in a 1080p disc, will it recognise the output is only 720p?

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ITTroll
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The post I made in the Video Card Upgrade thread regarding other options may be of interest:
http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=47994