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<blockquote data-quote="jimwin" data-source="post: 344088" data-attributes="member: 62878">I thought I'd post my findings here, as I couldn't find any useful information on the net.The Cyberlink website has very specific minimum hardware requirements for playing Blu-Ray disks.&nbsp; My HTPC is based on a E2140 cpu, which is below spec, but also has a Geforce 8500 video card, which supports DXVA for H264 video.&nbsp; I've just installed an LG Blu-Ray drive, and the good news is, that the two combined very happily play my first Blu-Ray disk (I Am Legend), with pretty low CPU utilisation (under 40% at 1.2Ghz speedstep).&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />So if anyone else is wondering if your low spec PC will cope with Blu-Ray, the answer is probably yes, as long as your graphics card can do DXVA.JimE2140, 2GB Ram, Geforce 8500, WinXP, PowerDVD 7, MediaPortal 1.0 RC3</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jimwin, post: 344088, member: 62878"] I thought I'd post my findings here, as I couldn't find any useful information on the net. The Cyberlink website has very specific minimum hardware requirements for playing Blu-Ray disks. My HTPC is based on a E2140 cpu, which is below spec, but also has a Geforce 8500 video card, which supports DXVA for H264 video. I've just installed an LG Blu-Ray drive, and the good news is, that the two combined very happily play my first Blu-Ray disk (I Am Legend), with pretty low CPU utilisation (under 40% at 1.2Ghz speedstep). :D So if anyone else is wondering if your low spec PC will cope with Blu-Ray, the answer is probably yes, as long as your graphics card can do DXVA. Jim E2140, 2GB Ram, Geforce 8500, WinXP, PowerDVD 7, MediaPortal 1.0 RC3 [/QUOTE]

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