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Posted by Alpha on 09/09/06 02:37
"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:07:16 -0700, Alpha <none@none.net> wrote:
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>>"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
>>news:slrneg3os4.oji.aznomad@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...
>>> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:27:49 GMT, Mark Jones <noemail@mindspring.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>>Larsonist84@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> This is a very interesting article put up on TGdaily, it covers the
>>>>> high system spec demands of HD-DVD and Blueray playback. It also links
>>>>> out to a cool program that will analyze your system and tell you if
>>>>> your system is ready for the new technology or if you better start
>>>>> shopping for a new PC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/09/08/hd_ready_pc/
>>>>>
>>>>> "Cyberlink published a free "advisor" tool that provides some details
>>>>> on system details and if they are powerful enough to run HD-DVD or
>>>>> Blu-ray movies on a computer. Don't be surprised, if watching a video
>>>>> will exceed your current system specs."
>>>
>>>>I went to http://www.cyberlink.com/ and downloaded their test tool.
>>>>My computer is more powerful than most but it still doesn't pass
>>>>the tests. The adoption rate for either if these new formats is
>>>>going to be real low for a long time when people can't even use
>>>>them in a relatively high-end PC.
>>>
>>>>I do not intend to replace my PC for at least 2 years because it
>>>>is an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ with 1GB of RAM and 320 GB HD.
>>>>These specs are still not enough to get the job done. The entry
>>>>level for these new disks is simply too high for me to be
>>>>interested.
>>>
>>> I find that really hard to believe. A 350mhz P2 is enough to handle dvd
>>> video;
>>> a 1.5ghz p4 is four times the processor. I can't believe a 2.5-3.0 ghz
>>> p4
>>> would have any problem at all on hddvd or BR.
>>>
>>> Perhaps cyberlink is assuming that microsoft vista will be such a
>>> steaming
>>> pile of shit that it'll need 6 ghz of processor(s) just to handle the
>>> file
>>> and
>>> video requirements.
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>>Not at all. The number of pixels to be displayed per frame is HUGE with
>>HD.
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> That would explain why HDTV games are impossible.
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> NOT.
NOT
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