HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU - Club CDFreaks

hacksaw35 · 30-06-2006

I have a Dell HD tv/monitor that I use with my cpu and was wondering if I can play these new HD movies with it.

Thanks.

*_chef_* · 30-06-2006

What has a monitor and a "CPU" to do with HDTV??

You maybe mean a computer with "CPU"....................

*Dr. Who* · 01-07-2006

As long as you have an HD DVD Drive just put it in but last I heard they're not out until next month. You won't see a difference in quality until you buy some sort of HD monitor so the grade will be reduced.

kg_evilboy · 01-07-2006

It also depends on your computer's power!
Of course you won't be able to watch Blu-Ray or HD-DVD movies with 933 MHz and a GeForce 2 MX.

KennyK83 · 10-08-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Who

You won't see a difference in quality until you buy some sort of HD monitor so the grade will be reduced.

I see a HUGE difference(I bet the difference is even bigger with a HD monitor). I downloaded some HD preview clips to see if my computer will even run HD and the difference from dvd is amazing. See for yourself if you haven't yet.
http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_hdcontent_home.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...wcase.aspx#Top

Of course like kg_evilboy said it will depend on your cpu. You will also have to have a 3rd party HD capable player(I use Powerdvd 7). I have a 2.1ghz and when playing the HD clips, Powerdvd was using 75%-100% of the cpu lol

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I did some research and the newer video cards(maybe yours does now, check out your video card chipset site for details) will help take the load off the cpu by at least 40-50% so that is good news. NVIDIA's HD decoder is Purevideo and ATI's HD decoder is AVIVO. Just make sure your video card has HD decoding capability and you should be good.
Man I can't wait to get a Blu-ray player

Doctor_T · 15-08-2006

There have been some tests done with Japanese released discs that use the H.264 codec (available on both HD-DVD and BD) at high bitrates, that exceeded the computing power of even a Conroe (there were some dropped frames.)

Most of the 1st gen discs in the US are using other codecs or H.264 at less than its most demanding (and therefore highest quality) profiles / bitrates, but within a year or so when the studios start releasing movies that really exploit these new formats, you will have movies that require hardware acceleration for smooth playback, or a monster CPU on a box that wont be able to do too much else while playing back a disc.

I don't know what the current situation is regarding HDMI requirements for playback on a PC, since the protection bit hasnt been used on current releases.

*_chef_* · 16-08-2006

It will come, definately.
I just checked out my fancy dvb-s2 card and watched some H.264 tv channels via satellite. Nice, very nice..............

30-06-2006	#1 (permalink)
hacksaw35 New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas, USA Posts: 18	HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU I have a Dell HD tv/monitor that I use with my cpu and was wondering if I can play these new HD movies with it. Thanks.

30-06-2006	#2 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,394	Re: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU What has a monitor and a "CPU" to do with HDTV?? You maybe mean a computer with "CPU".................... __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

01-07-2006	#3 (permalink)
Dr. Who DVD neXt COPY Support Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,312	Re: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU As long as you have an HD DVD Drive just put it in but last I heard they're not out until next month. You won't see a difference in quality until you buy some sort of HD monitor so the grade will be reduced. __________________ To get the latest DVD neXt COPY update click HERE. Please use the forum to get technical help by posting HERE My Current System : Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G ATX Intel Motherboard, Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo 2.66 ghtz, 4 gigs of OCZ RAM (PC-6400), GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported, HL-DT-ST BD-REGGW-H20L YL03 Firmware, EIDE 150 gig Western Digital HDD, EIDE 120 gig Segate HDD, Pioneer DVR-215D 1.18 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch , Samsung 203N SB02 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, LG H55L-1.05 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Samsung 223F SB00 Firmware booktype & Region Free Patch, Antec True Power 650 watts Power Supply, Antec Gamer 900 Case, Sound Blaster X-FI Gamer Edition 7.1 surround sound, Vista 64 bit with SP1

01-07-2006	#4 (permalink)
kg_evilboy CD Freaks Boy Toy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sneaker heaven Posts: 5,327	Re: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU It also depends on your computer's power! Of course you won't be able to watch Blu-Ray or HD-DVD movies with 933 MHz and a GeForce 2 MX. __________________ My collection: 2x Plextor PX-716A 1.09, Lite-On SHW-16H5S @ 1635S YS0Z, Samsung TS-L632B TS01, Lite-On LTR-16101B TS0W, LG GCE-8527B 1.01 LG GSA-H10N @ H12N UJ12 (dead), BenQ DW1650 BCIC (sold) Canon Pixma iP4300 For details on my other (sneaker) collection, please PM me! (You must be into sneakers too to get your info ) Sneaker Fun Fact: When Circa was developing a pro shoe for Chad Muska, he requested a stash pocket to run the entire length of the tongue. When designers asked The Muska if he really needed that much stash room, he replied, “Yo, I gots a lotta weed to fit in there, man!” Code: T6 C1 L2(s)v h d++ a- w++ c+ y+ f+ t+ k s m1- q-

15-08-2006	#6 (permalink)
Doctor_T CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Posts: 105	Re: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU There have been some tests done with Japanese released discs that use the H.264 codec (available on both HD-DVD and BD) at high bitrates, that exceeded the computing power of even a Conroe (there were some dropped frames.) Most of the 1st gen discs in the US are using other codecs or H.264 at less than its most demanding (and therefore highest quality) profiles / bitrates, but within a year or so when the studios start releasing movies that really exploit these new formats, you will have movies that require hardware acceleration for smooth playback, or a monster CPU on a box that wont be able to do too much else while playing back a disc. I don't know what the current situation is regarding HDMI requirements for playback on a PC, since the protection bit hasnt been used on current releases.

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16-08-2006	#7 (permalink)
_chef_ CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Bender's.Game] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie] Posts: 24,394	Re: HD-DVD or Blu-Ray on my CPU It will come, definately. I just checked out my fancy dvb-s2 card and watched some H.264 tv channels via satellite. Nice, very nice.............. __________________ Started with burning capable optical drives (CD-R) in 1997. Bought optical drives from AOpen, HP, LiteOn, NEC, Philips, Pioneer, Plextor, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Toshiba and Yamaha. *'Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.' [Gandalf, LoTR]* Enable DMA with micrAp$0ft Enable DMA free at your will busTRACE => Upper/Lower Filters Util DevCon *HOW TO ... Delete the Upper & Lower Filters!* If you expect help then please start by using the powerful SEARCH.

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