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WilHarris · 14th Nov 2006, 10:27

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11..._HD-DVD_on_PC/

DougEdey · 14th Nov 2006, 10:31

Its just a UDF 2.5 Driver, standard in Vista.

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...EyNPhTZIHr.php

will. · 14th Nov 2006, 11:41

so basically, this could be a seriously cheap way of watching hd content on your pc.... noice! :d

rupbert · 14th Nov 2006, 11:46

I imagine your going to have a pretty powerful computer to get smooth playback at 1080i, the Xbox 360 uses all three cores pretty heavily to view a movie...

DXR_13KE · 14th Nov 2006, 11:48

hmmmm.... for $199 i can get a piece of HD hardware using HD-DVDs, i think MS intended it to be this way to F Sony...... if HD-DVD players like this become mainstream, i can see blue-ray players fail.

Cthippo · 14th Nov 2006, 11:48

If it was a burner, then sure, but otherwise, no thanks. I need somthing to back up my porn collection, not watch it

mikeuk2004 · 14th Nov 2006, 13:00

When are PC HD DVD drives coming to the market??

orb · 14th Nov 2006, 13:02

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Originally Posted by rupbert

I imagine your going to have a pretty powerful computer to get smooth playback at 1080i, the Xbox 360 uses all three cores pretty heavily to view a movie...

My PC(Barton 2500+ and a x1600x pro) can play 1080i and 1080p smoothly, i really doubt it uses all 3 cores due to HD content relying on graphics more then CPU power.

rupbert · 14th Nov 2006, 13:06

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Originally Posted by orb

My PC(Barton 2500+ and a x1600x pro) can play 1080i and 1080p smoothly, i really doubt it uses all 3 cores due to HD content relying on graphics more then CPU power.

The HD-DVD drive playback is done using software:

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The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player, for the most part, is an entirely software based implementation. Other players on the market have specialized chips (called DSPs) that decode things like H.264, MPEG, VC1, DTS, Dolby Digital, and other codecs. Much like how backwards compatibility for Xbox 1 works on Xbox 360, the heavy parts of HD DVD are all done on Xbox 360's triple-core CPU.

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All 6 of Xbox 360's hardware threads are hard at work while playing back an HD DVD. At the moment, the player software pushes Xbox 360 harder than any other.

I imagine on a computer though it will have to be decoded in hardware as it won't have access to code...

allforcarrie · 14th Nov 2006, 13:09

pwnd again.

rupbert · 14th Nov 2006, 13:12

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Originally Posted by allforcarrie

pwnd again.

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M4RTIN · 14th Nov 2006, 17:04

i thought ati were specifically making a chip for the hd player to decode H.264.

atanum141 · 14th Nov 2006, 20:30

im sooooooooo getting one, also a nice person posted on that site page and said that it is possible to mount the drive internally within the PC. As the connection is something used in Lappys and so there is a IDE adaptor avail to buy and so......we have a fully working internal drive!!

My old barton couldnt run proper 1080p content, the thing was a picture slide show......if anyone says they can is most likely watching it compressed with x.264.

Tho im pretty sure anyone with a dual core cpu and adecent amount of ram will have no probs.

M4RTIN · 14th Nov 2006, 20:33

however the guy did mention a x1600.. the x1000 line was designed to decode HD much better than just using a cpu. my old x1800 used to breeze through 1080p

Bindibadgi · 14th Nov 2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by atanum141

im sooooooooo getting one, also a nice person posted on that site page and said that it is possible to mount the drive internally within the PC. As the connection is something used in Lappys and so there is a IDE adaptor avail to buy and so......we have a fully working internal drive!!

My old barton couldnt run proper 1080p content, the thing was a picture slide show......if anyone says they can is most likely watching it compressed with x.264.

Tho im pretty sure anyone with a dual core cpu and adecent amount of ram will have no probs.

You need to use the hardware decoder software and use the gpu. I can't decode even 720p properly on a 3GHz p4 without gpu help, 1080 is out of the question.
I can see how these can be pretty cheap but playback only?? Need a burner asapkkthx

atanum141 · 14th Nov 2006, 21:00

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

You need to use the hardware decoder software and use the gpu. I can't decode even 720p properly on a 3GHz p4 without gpu help, 1080 is out of the question.
I can see how these can be pretty cheap but playback only?? Need a burner asapkkthx

would the gpu need HDCP?

wak · 16th Nov 2006, 12:00

I'm thinking of HTPCs now...

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