LandShark
03-01-07, 10:54 PM
this article might be slightly old (a few days already :p ) but I think some of you might be interested!
Ready to HD: Performance of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators during Video Playback (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/video-playback.html)
as I've said before, you do not need a highend video card for HD content! in fact, they all pretty much (or very close) the same! the only time you want to put a highend card in your HTPC is IF you plan to also play PC game on your HDTV (trust me, play game on a 50+" HDTV is totally another level!!). otherwise, it's a waste of $ and will certain heating things up a lot more!
pay attention to different level card's preformance for the same content. they are almost the same across the broad!
also, I'm sure if they play with nVidia's noise reduction and sharpening slider, the picture quality will be better or as good as ATI's too.
(when I finish building a bedroom theater, I'll just get a basic card for the room's HTPC, which itself is pretty much a barebone too, as it's just a client anyway)
Ready to HD: Performance of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators during Video Playback (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/video-playback.html)
as I've said before, you do not need a highend video card for HD content! in fact, they all pretty much (or very close) the same! the only time you want to put a highend card in your HTPC is IF you plan to also play PC game on your HDTV (trust me, play game on a 50+" HDTV is totally another level!!). otherwise, it's a waste of $ and will certain heating things up a lot more!
pay attention to different level card's preformance for the same content. they are almost the same across the broad!
also, I'm sure if they play with nVidia's noise reduction and sharpening slider, the picture quality will be better or as good as ATI's too.
(when I finish building a bedroom theater, I'll just get a basic card for the room's HTPC, which itself is pretty much a barebone too, as it's just a client anyway)