[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=7675&head=0

"So what do you need to get next generation disc content on your PC? Well, there are no less than seven different constituent parts to the puzzle. Clearly some of these are stating the obvious and you could even add a sufficiently fast CPU to the list but it does go to show that getting there a lot to think about. All parts of the chain I listed earlier need to be HDCP compliant otherwise you won’t be able to view you’re content over a digital connection. If you try and view protected content without a compliant HDCP graphics card or display you’ll get no picture at all. So when TrustedReviews got an invitation from nVidia and Cyberlink to see a demonstration of HD DVD actually working it was only too keen to take it up the offer. The demonstration was exclusively given by Scott Vouri, General Manager of Multimedia and Software, nVidia and TrustedReviews was the only publication in the UK invited to see it."



Looks like the guys over at TrustedReviews got a nice treat. Although it is really a bit too early, even for those of you who like to go bleeding edge, if your even thinking about going DIY to get HD on your PC, you might want to take a look.

[Chris Gohlke]

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=7675&head=0

"So what do you need to get next generation disc content on your PC? Well, there are no less than seven different constituent parts to the puzzle. Clearly some of these are stating the obvious and you could even add a sufficiently fast CPU to the list but it does go to show that getting there a lot to think about. All parts of the chain I listed earlier need to be HDCP compliant otherwise you won’t be able to view you’re content over a digital connection. If you try and view protected content without a compliant HDCP graphics card or display you’ll get no picture at all. So when TrustedReviews got an invitation from nVidia and Cyberlink to see a demonstration of HD DVD actually working it was only too keen to take it up the offer. The demonstration was exclusively given by Scott Vouri, General Manager of Multimedia and Software, nVidia and TrustedReviews was the only publication in the UK invited to see it."



Looks like the guys over at TrustedReviews got a nice treat. Although it is really a bit too early, even for those of you who like to go bleeding edge, if your even thinking about going DIY to get HD on your PC, you might want to take a look.

[Phoenix]

I have to say, as all of this is progressing, and even though its a shame that format wars cloud things, my interest in HD is building and continuing to increase.

The more I read though, the more I side with HD-DVD instead of Bluray. HD-DVD from what I've read seems to be the superior technology over Bluray for several reasons. And although people have differing conclusions about this and there is still more info to be revealed as things move ahead, this is the conclusion I've reached at this point in time based on all the info I've absorbed. I'll remain teachable, though.

This was an interesting article and I'm glad to see things beginning to really come together.

I'm also an nVIDIA fan and I'm glad to see what they're accomplishing as well. It makes me wonder how their codecs and hardware acceleration in relation to their SLI technology will affect HD performance. I'll be very curious to see that. Hopefully, they'll take advantage of SLI in this area.

I'll definitely want some sort of HD capability in my next system. Can't wait to see things come into REAL focus.