NVidia release PureVideo HD drivers
November 3rd, 2006
NVIDIA has just release a new set of drivers for movie lovers! With the release of the new forceware drivers you can enjoy a spectacular HD-DVD or Blu-Ray experience.
“This is a milestone in PC entertainment,” said Scott Vouri, general manager of multimedia at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is proud to be the first graphics processing company in the world to make it possible for consumers to build or upgrade a PC to play HD DVD and Blu-ray movies.”
Firingsquad has the first review
This puppy isn’t for the faint of heart computer wise, look at this laundry list of requirements:
- A PCI Express graphics card with NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series HDCP-capable GPU, secure HDCP CryptoROM, and 256MB graphics memory (see list here)
- WHQL-certified NVIDIA ForceWare drivers that feature PureVideo HD technology
- An optical disc drive that supports Blu-ray or HD DVD movie playback
- Blu-ray or HD DVD movie player software from CyberLink, InterVideo, or Nero
- An HDCP-compliant display
- A dual-core CPU with 1GB of RAM