VIVO & DVD Playback??

[hoov]

Can you watch a DVD on your Television through your comp if you have a DVD rom & a vid card that has Vidio in & Vidio Out? I'm kinda new in this area and am thinking of upgrading my comp with a little more intertainment options.

 

[rbV5]

You can with the ATI vivo and All in Wonder cards, the Radeon models have excellent 3d acceleration as well as excellent DVD playback.

 

[hoov]

Thanx
Thats what I thought, but wasen't sure.

 

[rbV5]

Anything you can see on your desktop, you can see on your TV, so games without small text are good as well. I have a freedom pro cordless keyboard and mouse as well, so you can sit on the couch, and use them as remotes!

 

[KBtn]

yes, but you have to enable output to a television in your display properties

 

[Hawk]

FPS look awesome on TV, I ran the Unreal castle demo thing on the TV, looked so good. The only bad thing is whatever refresh/resolution you run on the TV is what you have to run on your monitor too, and the max you can do is 800x600 @ 60 Hz (because of the TV).

 

[rbV5]

Yea, the TV output gives it a poor man's FSAA quality that makes that 800x600 tolerable. Games like Championship Surfer and Boarderzone look real nice too!