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• Dual independent display support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)
• 16.7 million colors (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)
• External resolution / refresh rates:
• VGA port up to 2560 x 1440: 75 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551)
• VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz (Aspire 5551G)
• HDMI™ port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)
• MPEG-2/DVD decoding (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)
• VC-1 and H.264 (AVC) decoding (Aspire 5551G)
• WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding (Aspire 5251/5551)
• Microsoft® DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) application interface (API) (Aspire 5551G)
• HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection) support (Aspire 5251/5551/5551G)
Storage Subsystem
• 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk drive
• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting:
• Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick
PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Audio
• Two built-in Acer 3DSonic™ stereo speakers
• High-definition audio support
• Built-in microphone
• MS-Sound compatible
Storage
• 160/250/320/500/640 GB or larger hard disk drive
• Multi-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory
Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Optical Media Drive
• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5251):
• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X
DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X
DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5551):
• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X
DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 8X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM, 4X
BD-ROM, 4X BD-R, 2X BD-RE, 4X BD-ROM DL, 4X BD-R DL, 2X BD-RE DL
• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-
RAM, 4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL
• 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (Aspire 5551):·
• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X
DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM