Essential ingredients for the ultimate Bluray or HD DVD viewing experience on a PC Playing high-definition video content on a PC is a very challenging task, so choosing the right system components is key for a great Blu-ray or HD DVD movie experience. Here are our recommendations for building a system that plays Blu-ray or HD DVD movies and takes full advantage of NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology.

Basic Requirements Checklist ® 1. A PCI express graphics card with an NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series HDCP-capable GPU, secure HDCP CryptoROM, and 256MB graphics memory (see Graphics Card list and GPU Recommendations below) 2. A fast CPU (see CPU Recommendations chart) 3. NVIDIA ForceWare® drivers that support PureVideo HD technology (93.71 or greater) 4. Blu-ray or HD DVD movie player compatible with PureVideo HD technology (see Movie Player chart) 5. Optical disc drive that supports Blu-ray and/or HD DVD movie playback (see Optical Disc Drive chart)

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