DVD Player---->TV BEST CARD!

[DaMenace]

SORRY!!! I know this has been asked a gazillion times. But I am buying either a RAdeon 8500 or Gforce 3 Tomorrow!!!! I need to know!!!!!!! I can't decide. I have always like ATi for their DVD playback and TV out. But I heard the New Gforce Ti cards can almost compare to Ati's 2d, but what about dvd playback???

 

[anime]

For DVD's playback i think ATI's still in the lead in terms of quality. But others prolly said You almost cant tell the difference from the naked eyes.

 

[Hawk]

I am not aware of any special DVD features on the Geforce (still), so it's basically the same as using just your CPU for watching DVD. There are a few reviews that did a comparison with the DVD playback too, just look around.

 

[bevancoleman]

<< I am not aware of any special DVD features on the Geforce (still), so it's basically the same as using just your CPU for watching DVD. There are a few reviews that did a comparison with the DVD playback too, just look around. >>



There are two hardware accerated features in the GF2/3, three in ATI and 4 in the 'GF4'. Note these featuers are not DVD specific, but can be used for any video playback (however often aren't).

A Hollywood+ card or clone is 100% DVD decoder, your computer basicaly provides the card with a data steam, but if you don't want a dedicated card, ATI probably has the best DVD decoding. There is one point though, new CPUs are more than grunty enough so they don't need ANY hardware acceleration.

 

[ndee]

<< A Hollywood+ card or clone is 100% DVD decoder, your computer basicaly provides the card with a data steam, but if you don't want a dedicated card, ATI probably has the best DVD decoding. There is one point though, new CPUs are more than grunty enough so they don't need ANY hardware acceleration. >>



The problem is the quality. The quality is the same(using the exactly same video card) if you use a P133MHz or a P4 2GHz. Of course, you can't watch a DVD with a P133(without DVD decoder card), but the images look the same.