HD Video Playback: H.264 Blu-ray on the PC
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 12/12/2006 05:40 PM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ] · 2504 views
We now have Blu-ray titles that make use of H.264 encoding in order to put our hardware to the test.
All video cards that have an HDMI connection on them should support HDCP, but the story is different with DVI. Only recently have manufacturers started including the encryption keys required for HDCP. Licensing these keys costs hardware makers money, and the inclusion of HDCP functionality hasn't been seen as a good investment until recently (as Blu-ray and HDDVD players are finally available for the PC). While NVIDIA and ATI are both saying that most (if not all) of the cards available based on products released within the last few months will include the required hardware support, the final decision is still in the hands of the graphics card maker.
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All video cards that have an HDMI connection on them should support HDCP, but the story is different with DVI. Only recently have manufacturers started including the encryption keys required for HDCP. Licensing these keys costs hardware makers money, and the inclusion of HDCP functionality hasn't been seen as a good investment until recently (as Blu-ray and HDDVD players are finally available for the PC). While NVIDIA and ATI are both saying that most (if not all) of the cards available based on products released within the last few months will include the required hardware support, the final decision is still in the hands of the graphics card maker.
AnandTech
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#65733 Posted on: 12/12/2006 07:26 PM
They should try VLC player and see what the results are. I watch 1080i HDTV rips in x264 and neither WMP or PowerDVD 7 can handle it. They stutter like mad and hammer the CPU. I open them up with VLC and presto, low CPU usage and plays smooth as silk. |
