For starters, this BIOS update brings DVD/HD hardware decoding in both 720p and 1080p resolutions, making 690G cheapest graphics subsystem that can decode 1080p video. This covers MPEG-2, VC-1 and H.264 video standards and codec's - but bear in mind that hardware requirements are different. For MPEG-2 at 1080p (standard most often used with first gen Blu-ray and HD-DVD titles), you need a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor (Athlon 64 X2 3200+ and above), for VC-1 you have to own a 2.2 GHz processor (Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and above), while H.264 requires that you use 2.4 GHz model (4600+ and above).
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