Thanks for the replies
I had a little experiment over the weekend. Took a PC (XP) and connected it to the TV via VGA. My conclusion was (considering I'll only be using this for general use and not gaming) that the picture was pretty much perfect anyway - so therefore I probably won't bother with DVI for now.
I will therefore be going for an entry level laptop, with a minimum of a core 2 duo (was that an oxymoron?

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Any good deals out there at the moment? Mesh seem a good company with some good offers......any comments?
Thanks again
Maz