HDTV - what does one need to watch this quailty?

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...

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

hi

thank you for all your help....

 

How do i play WMVHD content? I have WMP 9 and 10. IS this all?

My PC acceeds required specs.

 

Yea. WMP 10 and Windows XP are required I think. If the files are DRM copy protected you will also need an internet conection.

WMV-HD System Requirements (Micro$oft):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/contentshowcase.aspx#sysreq

Ced

 

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?