News Item: : New Nvidia PureVideo HD Drivers
(Category: Misc)
Posted by Brettster
Saturday 16 September 2006 - 21:37:48
PureVideo HD Beta driver with support for the following features:
* Hardware acceleration of H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 HD movie formats.
* Video post-processing image enhancements.
* Built-in support for HDCP content protection protocol via DVI or HDMI connectors.
* Integration with movie player software.
ForceWare Release 90
I have tested these new drivers myself and They only seem to work correctly if you are using HDMI output, I use component and the highest res I can select is 1024x768, useless on a HDTV. So if like me your not using the HDMI output we may have to wait for Sony to release a special version.
I did notice some speed improvements with some of the more demanding HD content especially the H264 stuff which now seems to be very smooth. and the problem I had with tombraider legend's sound is now fixed too.
To make full use of the hardware decoding functions you will also need to "BUY" and install Nvidia's PureVideo Codec I find this far better than the one that came installed on the Xl100.
Recommended if you use HDMI
Download the new drivers Here.
Download the PureVideo Codec 30 day trial here
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(Category: Misc)
Posted by Brettster
Saturday 16 September 2006 - 21:37:48
PureVideo HD Beta driver with support for the following features:
* Hardware acceleration of H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 HD movie formats.
* Video post-processing image enhancements.
* Built-in support for HDCP content protection protocol via DVI or HDMI connectors.
* Integration with movie player software.
ForceWare Release 90
I have tested these new drivers myself and They only seem to work correctly if you are using HDMI output, I use component and the highest res I can select is 1024x768, useless on a HDTV. So if like me your not using the HDMI output we may have to wait for Sony to release a special version.
I did notice some speed improvements with some of the more demanding HD content especially the H264 stuff which now seems to be very smooth. and the problem I had with tombraider legend's sound is now fixed too.
To make full use of the hardware decoding functions you will also need to "BUY" and install Nvidia's PureVideo Codec I find this far better than the one that came installed on the Xl100.
Recommended if you use HDMI
Download the new drivers Here.
Download the PureVideo Codec 30 day trial here
This news item is from WWW.XL100.CO.UK
( http://www.xl100.co.uk/news.php?extend.8 )