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rags_20   05-07-2009 at 04:50:27 PM

Why do I need a good graphics card to play blu-ray movies? Sure, my 4850 is more than enough. But when I accidentally encoded a video without a codec when I had my 8600GT and the file came to about 50GB, I was able to play it smooth as anything. So does blu-ray playback really need a good card?

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 | Thermalright Ultima 90 120mm fan | Intel DG31PR | 4 GB DDR2 @ 800MHz | HD 4850 512 GDDR3 | Corsair VX450 | Samsung 22x DVD RW | Windows Vista HP 32-bit/ Windows 7 64-bit dual boot | Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD VGA 920NW |
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rags_20   05-08-2009 at 03:20:24 AM
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------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 | Thermalright Ultima 90 120mm fan | Intel DG31PR | 4 GB DDR2 @ 800MHz | HD 4850 512 GDDR3 | Corsair VX450 | Samsung 22x DVD RW | Windows Vista HP 32-bit/ Windows 7 64-bit dual boot | Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD VGA 920NW |
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AKM880   05-08-2009 at 03:35:49 AM
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Well unless you have a single core CPU like my P4 then no. Most Dual cores can handle the job, I don't know about Intel Pentium Dual CPUs. But I sure need my HD3650 to help playback the HD files.

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rags_20   05-08-2009 at 02:14:43 PM
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So with a 3+GHz Core 2 Duo or a Quad core, integrated graphics is enough?

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 | Thermalright Ultima 90 120mm fan | Intel DG31PR | 4 GB DDR2 @ 800MHz | HD 4850 512 GDDR3 | Corsair VX450 | Samsung 22x DVD RW | Windows Vista HP 32-bit/ Windows 7 64-bit dual boot | Samsung SyncMaster 19" LCD VGA 920NW |
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AKM880   05-09-2009 at 08:13:08 AM
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Definitely. But you still need a GPU to output to a source like a HDTV. GPU DXVA is for CPUs that can't handle Hi-Def on its own.

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