video playback
Ever since creating my first home theater PC, I've archived my Netflix rental DVDs to files on the hard drive. I don't do this because I want to rip off the movie industry; I do it for convenience. It's easier to deal with a
blu-ray
I've been monitoring the progress of high-definition video playback on the PC for quite a while now:
* Next-Gen DVD: Are Those Additional Pixels Worth Your Money?
* High-Definition Video on the PC
* Is Your PC Capable of Hi-Def?
* Will Your Next Computer Monitor Be a HDTV?
It's
video playback
Now that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are starting to enter the market in earnest, I thought I’d revisit HD video playback on the PC. I’m seriously considering buying one of the $199 Xbox 360 HD-DVD kits and retrofitting it into my Home Theater PC.
I’ll start by comparing