HDTV - what does one need to watch this quailty?

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  1. Rotary

    Rotary Senior member

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    hi guys

    i know zip about this hdtv only it sounds like its coming main stream fast!

    ok can anyone tell me what i would need to watch a true HD quailty dvd on my PC?

    would i need this?

    1, HD dvd reader drive in the pc?
    2, HD graphic card installed?
    3, HD monitor?

    would that be all i need? and of course a HD dvd film to play ;-]) (is there any yet for sale??????)

    thank you in advance for any enlightenment...
     
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  2. diabolos

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    You will need:

    - 1 GB of RAM

    - 3D Video Card with a HDMI (HDCP) or a DVI-D (HDCP) output.

    - Video card capable of 1366x768 (720p) resolution or higher (1920x1080 recommended)

    - HD-Monitor capable of 1366x768 resolution or higher

    - HD-Monitor with DVI-D (HDCP) or DVI-I (HDCP) input.

    - CPU capable of 3.0 GHz or higher

    Ced
     
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  3. Rotary

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    hi

    thank you,

    so i wont need a dvdrom drive that reads HD quailty dvd films/programs ???

    i do have these installed...

    G-Card = 256Mb Asus PCI-E EN7800GT/2DHTV nVIDIA® GeForce 7800GT DDR3 ViVo HDTV-Out Dual DVI
    http://www.asus.com.tw/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=546&l1=2&l2=6&l3=198

    CPU = 4.4gig dual core

    RAM = 2gig

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    i just need a good monitor then?

    thxs
     
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  4. diabolos

    diabolos Guest

    If you mean that you need to get a Blu-Ray drive or HD-DVD drive no. Most HD content is available via download or DVD (ie T2 Judgment Day: Extreme DVD).

    Yes your monitor will need to be upgraded.


    Links to HD content (by codec):

    AVC (H.264):
    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/hd/

    DivX (DivX-HD):
    http://www.divx.com/movies/browse.php?categoryID=3

    WMV-HD (VC-1):
    http://www.wmvhd.com/

    T2 Extreme DVD (VC-1):
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/T2DVD.aspx

    Ced
     
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  5. Rotary

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    hi

    thank you for all your help....
     
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    How do i play WMVHD content? I have WMP 9 and 10. IS this all?

    My PC acceeds required specs.
     
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    There's quite the selection of video cards available with dvi outs. Problem is the specs don't show the max resolution of the card. On a videocard does the dvi output signify that the card will handle hd resoultion?
     
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