![]() ![]() We'll fire off a couple of movies and allow the graphics cards to decode the content meanwhile like a vicious minx we'll be monitoring and recording the CPU load of the test PC. ![]() VC1 without a doubt is the most used format, and secondly, the hefty, but oh so sweet H.264 format. We'll measure with the two most popular codecs used on both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD movies. The more your graphics card can decode the better, as it'll lower the overall used CPU cycles of your PC. HD DVD (and Blu-ray) is a major advancement over video discs in the same way that HDTV deliver superior image detail over standard TV. As you might know, HD DVD is a new high definition video disc standard that delivers up to six times the image quality of standard DVD movies. We picked up a Toshiba HD-DVD player, seated it into a test system and started designing a couple of tests. We figured it was a good time to put some of the newer graphics cards to the test. The newest recent mid-range graphics cards from AMD-ATI and NVIDIA have an extended and new video processing unit that can decode all the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD glory. Tweet Testing GeForce 8600 with HD playback
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