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<blockquote data-quote="fallenturtle" data-source="post: 169817" data-attributes="member: 14316">Ugh... now I'm more confused. That thread you posted focuses on Vista and EVR. Does this mean with XP and MediaPortal (which uses VMR9 and not EVR, right)&nbsp; I won't be able to use the HD2600 hardware acceleration for x.264 720p files?I don't see why ATI can't just put out a directx plugin that allows any DirectX compatible video player to use the onboard H.264 decoder.Through MediaPortal using the PowerDVD codec or through PowerDVD as the viewer itself? What is your CPU usage, if I may ask?Here's what I'm thinking:ASUS M2V Socket AM2 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD MotherboardGIGABYTE GV-RX26P512H Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16&nbsp; Video CardAMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM22 gigs (on 2 chips) OCZ DDR800 memoryThink that's too little power or too much power?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fallenturtle, post: 169817, member: 14316"] Ugh... now I'm more confused. That thread you posted focuses on Vista and EVR. Does this mean with XP and MediaPortal (which uses VMR9 and not EVR, right) I won't be able to use the HD2600 hardware acceleration for x.264 720p files? I don't see why ATI can't just put out a directx plugin that allows any DirectX compatible video player to use the onboard H.264 decoder. Through MediaPortal using the PowerDVD codec or through PowerDVD as the viewer itself? What is your CPU usage, if I may ask? Here's what I'm thinking: ASUS M2V Socket AM2 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD Motherboard GIGABYTE GV-RX26P512H Radeon HD 2600PRO 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 2 gigs (on 2 chips) OCZ DDR800 memory Think that's too little power or too much power? [/QUOTE]

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