NVIDIA introduces PureVideo HD

[BJ_M]

As reported at HD Beat - NVIDIA is jumping on the HDTV bandwagon with PureVideo HD. They have prepared a great one-stop-shop for high definition playback on a PC with their next-gen graphics cards. Their new technology combines high-def movie decode acceleration, HDCP support and an integrated HD movie player. All you need to do is add a HDCP compliant display with a HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive and you are off to the races. NVIDIA's chip would do the majority of the high-def processing which will in turn relieve the main CPU of the task. Sony, Toshiba and Acer have adopted these GeForce GPUs in their first PCs to playback Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. MSI and ASUS will have video cards this summer with PureVideo HD support. No word on price yet though.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_31752.html

[waheed]

Its going to be a long while till someone can watch Blu Ray/HD DVD on their PC. Movie Studios has imposed too many restrictions, a HDCP complaint GPU, HDCP compliant display etc...

Im only aware of two computer displays that are HDCP compalint. The Dell 2407FPW and BenQ FP241W which the latter has a HDMI port.

[BJ_M]

actually you will be able to in about 8 weeks - already in some countries ...

[edDV]

Three new subsytems are all that is required

new display card ~$200-400
new monitor ~$500-12,000
new HD/BD drive ~$1000

Most people will add a HDTV tuner card. Someday these will interface better with a cable box or integrate a cablecard.

Give it a couple of years and it will all be built into a typical $500 Computer (plus monitor).

[BJ_M]

there is no HDCP on the bluray (for now anyway) - not even a HDMI on some of the players ....

but vista is the fly in the oil .... so who knows

[edDV]

Here we still have the threat of the Broadcast Flag that will force the HDMI+HDCP issue. All part of the "second shoe" that MPAA wants to deliver.

[BJ_M]

so far - only a threat ...



so far

[yoda313]

Well the one advantage we have is all the tivo/dvd recorders out there that people are gobbling up. If they institute the flag and make all of them useless there'll be a lot of upset and angry consumers and companies.