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vegas
07-12-2003, 08:31
Sorry guys dont know s*it about pcs. How much does a graphics card have to do with playing dvds. Im building a pc and want to watch dvds at good quaility but im not using it for games. Will i still have to buy a good graphics card or can i go with one of the cheaper ones? (around £60 at the most)

Thanx
[M]uuhh
07-12-2003, 08:37
Well with that budget you probably best of with something like this.
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/product.php?view=5378

Or a Radeon 9600 for about 75quid
slartiBardfarst
07-12-2003, 11:31
if you have a fast enough processor you could actually get away with a plain old 2D video card costing £10 at the most.
Poogash
08-12-2003, 01:14
Slarti's right you could just pick up a cheap old card to watch DVDs with. I was watching DVDs on my pc when i had a PII 350 with a Voodoo 2 and it was good enough quality. Check Ebay perhaps?
TazUk
08-12-2003, 10:58
ATI Radeon 7000 for around £30, that's what I use in my HTPC, works very well ;)
Tom
08-12-2003, 19:11
Yeah, pretty much all cards made in the last 4/5 years have MPEG-II (DVD) support built-in.

I wonder if it's worth getting a dedicated MPEG-II card for better image quality? Any difference?