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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 526816" data-attributes="member: 76888">The &quot;720P display&quot; has an annoying native resolution, therefore i would probably choose the 1080P version over the 720P version for the extra $56.&nbsp; The advantage of the 720P display however is lower resolution = less system resources hungry, which is good if you have a slower coputer.If you get hold of anydvd that may bypass the HDCP problem and you might be able to stick with current video card for a while.Your 1900XT video card doesn't do DXVA/UVD which means you miss out on hardware decoding.&nbsp; If your cpu is 3300x2 = 6600Mhz then it is fast enough for software decoding for HD video.&nbsp;&nbsp; Otherwise if you want to watch 720P/1080P video rips/hdtv/blu ray you need gfx card with dxva.The HD5770 sounds like a total overkill and waste of money for HTPC.&nbsp; I really like my HD4670 for HTPC.You have to decide whether you want bluray drive or not, i watch my HD movies via HDD rips therefore i don't rock bluray.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 526816, member: 76888"] The "720P display" has an annoying native resolution, therefore i would probably choose the 1080P version over the 720P version for the extra $56. The advantage of the 720P display however is lower resolution = less system resources hungry, which is good if you have a slower coputer. If you get hold of anydvd that may bypass the HDCP problem and you might be able to stick with current video card for a while. Your 1900XT video card doesn't do DXVA/UVD which means you miss out on hardware decoding. If your cpu is 3300x2 = 6600Mhz then it is fast enough for software decoding for HD video. Otherwise if you want to watch 720P/1080P video rips/hdtv/blu ray you need gfx card with dxva. The HD5770 sounds like a total overkill and waste of money for HTPC. I really like my HD4670 for HTPC. You have to decide whether you want bluray drive or not, i watch my HD movies via HDD rips therefore i don't rock bluray. [/QUOTE]

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