For the ultimate HD DVD or Blu-ray movie experience on a PC, you will need the following:
A PCI Express graphics card with NVIDIA® GeForce® 7 or 8 Series HDCP-capable GPU, secure HDCP CryptoROM, and 256MB graphics memory.
NVIDIA® ForceWare® featuring NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology (greater than or equal to Microsoft® Windows® XP driver version 158.22 for the GeForce 8800 and GeForce 7 series GPUs or greater than or equal to Microsoft Windows Vista™ driver version 158.18 for all GeForce 7 or 8 series GPUs)
Optical disc drive supporting Blu-ray and/or HD DVD movie playback
Blu-ray or HD DVD movie player software with PureVideo HD hardware acceleration of H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 high-definition content
Also recommended:
A dual-core CPU for the GeForce 8800 and GeForce 7 series GPUs, or a fast single core for the GeForce 8600 and 8500 series
1GB of RAM minimum, 2GB recommended
Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista for the GeForce 8800 and GeForce 7 series GPUs, currently Microsoft Vista only for the GeForce 8600 and 8500 series GPUs
The following components support playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on a PC. Please contact the individual vendors for detailed product information and availability.*
* NVIDIA makes no warranties with respect to the information provided in the "Build a PureVideo HD PC" Web page, and in no event shall NVIDIA be responsible for any damages arising out of your use of such information.
For playing Blu-ray and HD DVD movies
