Does a dvd card make a difference?

[nirgis]

I have a dvd drive and the playback is rather choppy. Ive heard that a decoder card makes a significant difference is this true? Also: I have a celeron 500 and a diamond viper v770.

 

[jaredm77]

On your system it might, decoder cards are generally used for people with slower systems who want better DVD playback. I have one in my P3 500, V770 Viper and playback is great.

 

[Viper GTS]

It will probably make DVD playback much better. The main advantage of hardware DVD decoders in today's market of DVD capable video chipsets is the TV out & the audio out. Especially if you run Windows 2000.

Viper GTS