One day you may have to buy the original "Star Wars" trilogy all over again. The Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 can play standard DVD's, and also plays the new HD-DVD's, which offer a crisper picture and enhanced video extras.

The AV650 has a 17-inch screen that can display video with 1,080 lines of vertical resolution, the highest definition on the market. Once you run out of HD-DVD movies — there are only about 20 titles available right now (and "Star Wars" is not among them) — you can turn on the built-in TV tuner and remote control, and record video to the dual 100-gigabyte hard drives in this 13-pound laptop.

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