NVIDIA releases Forceware drivers to support HD-DVD and Blu-ray content
November 6th, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 47 times, 1 so far today
NVIDIA releases Forceware drivers to support HD-DVD and Blu-ray content
Graphic card maker NVIDIA has said that they are the first company to enable computer owners to play HD-DVD and Blu-ray movies.
The company has released their Forceware drivers which makes use of their PureVideo HD technology. This allows for accelerated decoding and precise playback of high-definition movies.
Scott Vouri, general manager of multimedia at NVIDIA added: “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.”
The company said that their PureVideo HD system uses post-processing to deliver extraordinary picture clarity, smooth video, brilliant color and precise image scaling for high-definition films.
This technology is shipped in all their 7-series GeForce graphics cards. However the system would need to meet certain specifics to make use of this technology.
A compatible NVIDIA GeForce 7-series graphics card
The latest Forceware drivers
A Blu-ray or HD-DVD disc drive
Compatible movie player software
An HDCP-compliant display
A dual-core processor with 1GB of Ram
Download the drivers…
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