Savetv HD Support requirements

[blwegrzyn]

Hello,

Currently I have:
ASUS P4P800-E DELUXE 478 Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 2.8E Prescott 2.8GHz Socket 478 Single-Core Processor
1G Memory
Rosewill RW5200-256D GeForce FX 5200 256MB 128-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video

I just bought the LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L player and I was wondering if above system would have enough power to play blue ray. I know some of the questions may have been answered in in different posts but i will give it a try:

1. What is the minimum requirement for the Video Card to play blue ray?
2. Does the card have to have specific features to be able to play blueray?
3. Can sagetv play blue ray directly?

thx

[stanger89]

Originally Posted by blwegrzyn

1. What is the minimum requirement for the Video Card to play blue ray?

I'd say an nVidia 8000 series or ATI 3000 series, ideally a 9000 or 4000 series respectively. You probably don't want the bottom model either (though much above that an you won't see any improvement).

2. Does the card have to have specific features to be able to play blueray?

It needs HDCP/COPP drivers, but all of the above do.

3. Can sagetv play blue ray directly?

No, Blu-ray can only be played in licensed, certified apps.

[blwegrzyn]

thank you for your reply,
can sage control external player like windvd or cyberdvd?

[stanger89]

There are plugins/customizations to launch external players, but it can't control them.