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<blockquote data-quote="WileECoyote" data-source="post: 696577" data-attributes="member: 83474">Blue Energy,A few things to think about. When looking for a video card I always looked at NVidia. But since the new audio codecs (dts-ma, true-hd, dts-hd, etc.) I recently purchased an ATI 5750 so I could bitstream&nbsp; to my receiver. Not sure if this is a consideration for you, but something to think about.As far as a direct comparison of systems, I think there are many factors. For insance, you are only thinking about hardware but what are most people's HD-PVR settings? Variable bitrate? Constant Bitrate? Default, Low, Medium or High bitrates? Dolby Digital Enabled? AC3 or AAC audio? RCA or Fiber audio connection? Many things to consider....My settings:Bitrate Mode - Variable bit rate averageBitrate - MediumCustom settings - Value = 50%, Peak Value = 75%Dobly Digital - Disabled at the STB &amp; the HD-PVR Arcsoft SoftwareAudio Mode - AC3 (Set in the Arcsoft Software)Audio Connection - FiberWile E.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WileECoyote, post: 696577, member: 83474"] Blue Energy, A few things to think about. When looking for a video card I always looked at NVidia. But since the new audio codecs (dts-ma, true-hd, dts-hd, etc.) I recently purchased an ATI 5750 so I could bitstream to my receiver. Not sure if this is a consideration for you, but something to think about. As far as a direct comparison of systems, I think there are many factors. For insance, you are only thinking about hardware but what are most people's HD-PVR settings? Variable bitrate? Constant Bitrate? Default, Low, Medium or High bitrates? Dolby Digital Enabled? AC3 or AAC audio? RCA or Fiber audio connection? Many things to consider.... My settings: Bitrate Mode - Variable bit rate average Bitrate - Medium Custom settings - Value = 50%, Peak Value = 75% Dobly Digital - Disabled at the STB & the HD-PVR Arcsoft Software Audio Mode - AC3 (Set in the Arcsoft Software) Audio Connection - Fiber Wile E. [/QUOTE]

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