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ATI and nVidia Crush High-End DVD Players
An anonymous reader writes "Hardware.Info compared the video quality of ATI and nVidia video cards containing Avivo / PureVideo technology with 12 stand alone DVD players, varying in price from $200 to over $2000. The conclusion? 'There is no need to invest $2000 or more in a high-end DVD player. A PC with a recent graphics card will produce a much better result for a lot less money. When looking at the final scores of the HQV test, both ATI and nVidia graphics cards perform a lot better than any DVD player we have tested. We would go as far as to say to get rid of your DVD player and connect a media centre PC to your LCD television!'"
Damn, those heatsinks are just getting too big!
Maybe I should just drive the "Information Superhighway" to buy a frickin "Laser". Seriously though, the thought of adding more cables to my computer desk, which already looks like an e-pubis, makes me wanna cry.
the mods may say you posted flamebait, but to me it's a flame that warms my heart. rock on, brother! --chebucto
They separate the gullible from their money. That is what they do for $2000.
Of course, if you don't like the noise, you could wear noise blanking headphones.
Right... because those that want a high quality picture don't really care to use the 5.1 sound system they also have installed...
Final scores
Thanks. I tried to RTFA, but "Slashdot and Readers Crush Low-End Website."
There are two kinds of people: 1) those who start arrays with one and 1) those who start them with zero.
Oddly enough I didn't find your name on the Darwin Awards list... moron.
Morons cannot be stopped.
But they can cheat their way into elected office...
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
I can see it now; "All in one graphic card. Now with easy to attach wheels to vacuum-clean other parts of your house too!"
I think we can keep recursing like this until someone returns 1
Oh yes, but really, the whole experiance is a waste if you don't connect your speakers with $2500 cable: http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.as p?sku=CARGRS3&loc=2