HD Ready?

[ianc1990]

Hi, I have the following setup;

ABIT IP-35PRO Motherboard

Intel E6850 Core2Duo 3.0Ghz (Running at 3.6Ghz OC'd)

24' Samsung SM245B LCD Monitor

768MB XFX 8800 ULTRA Graphics Card

IS everything I have ready for hd and capable of handling it?

I dont currently have an HD DVD drive but if my setup is ready for HD, then i will purchase one.

Thanks
Ian Caruana

[directhex]

yes.

[Skinleech]

Agreed.

You'll need PowerDVD 7 or Arcsfot Total Media Extreme for HD-DVD/BD playback. Any DVD HD also a good idea, removes the need for HDCP.

[directhex]

Agreed.

You'll need PowerDVD 7 or Arcsfot Total Media Extreme for HD-DVD/BD playback. Any DVD HD also a good idea, removes the need for HDCP.

he has an HDCP monitor and graphics card - where's the problem?

[Jay]

why buy a HD DVD player right now though? I would wait until the BR/HD DVD cobo drives drop in price then you should be ok no matter what happens.

(until Sony upgrade their Blueray and the drive no longer plays all the content)

[Skinleech]

he has an HDCP monitor and graphics card - where's the problem?

I didn't know the monitor was HDCP also.

why buy a HD DVD player right now though? I would wait until the BR/HD DVD cobo drives drop in price then you should be ok no matter what happens.

(until Sony upgrade their Blueray and the drive no longer plays all the content)

The LG (I think) combo drive for the PC should be ok, and not too expensive.

[directhex]

about £140 for a combo reader, £80 for a BR-only reader, iirc

and you can buy drives now - it's the software that keeps getting updated on blu-ray, which isn't an issue for pc owners

[peterb]

about £140 for a combo reader, £80 for a BR-only reader, iirc

and you can buy drives now - it's the software that keeps getting updated on blu-ray, which isn't an issue for pc owners

He speaks the truth...

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[Agent]

He speaks the truth...

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Oh, nice.
I don't mind that as a one off payment, but the price of the disks seriously need to come down now

[Skinleech]

Oh, nice.
I don't mind that as a one off payment, but the price of the disks seriously need to come down now

Do you mean blanks or the actual movies?

Movietyme has BD bargains for £7.99, and often sells films on both formats from £10.99. Granted a lot of them hit £17.99.

Also, in regards to Any DVD HD point above, if you did decide to go with a combo, Any DVD HD will remove the region codes for any disks bought outwith the UK.

[ianc1990]

So, only 1 lats question,

If im not going to use software such as Power DVD 7 or any HD, as directhex said because my monitor + craphics card is HDCP, what software will i be able to use thats compatible with HD and BD disks and plays them in full quality?

Thanks for your help guys
Ian

[directhex]

no, that's the thing, you need to use software like powerdvd7. and it'll run at full quality BECAUSE you have a full hdcp chain

[Skinleech]

Yup, what Directhex said.