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*SamuriHL* · 18-02-2007

Ok, here's what you guys need to get going at a minimum:

AnyDVD HD, of course
A FREAKING fast machine with lots of hard drive space
PowerDVD Ultra (100 USD...very buggy, but, pretty much the only game in town right now)
HD-DVD drive (200 USD, works on both 360 and XP/Vista)
A lot of HD-DVD discs (25-35 USD)

If you are using XP, I recommend installing the Toshiba UDF 2.5 drivers(search on google, you'll find them). Vista has UDF 2.5 support built in. This isn't 100% necessary but it helps. The AnyDVD HD ripper does not need the UDF driver in order to work, so you can just use that if you wish. As for fast machine, the fastest Core Duo or X2 you can get with a very good video card is recommended. I'm going to have to rebuild my media PC's at some point with some better hardware. Anyway, the experience is highly impressive. Once you go HD-DVD, you'll never want to go back.

P.S. One last note that no one's mentioned. On Vista, if you are using DVI out, PowerDVD Ultra seems to not wish to work with it. It's either a bug in Vista, PowerDVD Ultra, or some video drivers. Or it could be a combination of all the above. You can switch to VGA output. Just be aware of the potential problem.

18-02-2007	#34 (permalink)
SamuriHL CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,658	Re: AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.1.2.3 Ok, here's what you guys need to get going at a minimum: AnyDVD HD, of course A FREAKING fast machine with lots of hard drive space PowerDVD Ultra (100 USD...very buggy, but, pretty much the only game in town right now) HD-DVD drive (200 USD, works on both 360 and XP/Vista) A lot of HD-DVD discs (25-35 USD) If you are using XP, I recommend installing the Toshiba UDF 2.5 drivers(search on google, you'll find them). Vista has UDF 2.5 support built in. This isn't 100% necessary but it helps. The AnyDVD HD ripper does not need the UDF driver in order to work, so you can just use that if you wish. As for fast machine, the fastest Core Duo or X2 you can get with a very good video card is recommended. I'm going to have to rebuild my media PC's at some point with some better hardware. Anyway, the experience is highly impressive. Once you go HD-DVD, you'll never want to go back. P.S. One last note that no one's mentioned. On Vista, if you are using DVI out, PowerDVD Ultra seems to not wish to work with it. It's either a bug in Vista, PowerDVD Ultra, or some video drivers. Or it could be a combination of all the above. You can switch to VGA output. Just be aware of the potential problem.