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<blockquote data-quote="phertiker" data-source="post: 100247" data-attributes="member: 13471">1. You can MAYBE play 720p stuff if it's been encoded in Xvid, but I wouldn't count on that PC playing anything done in straight MPEG2 transport streams or H.264, or anything ABOVE 720p...2. Probably any cheapo graphics card would be fine; it wouldn't be worth buying a US$200 graphics card to put in there. You'd be better off buying a bunch more RAM.If at all possible, testing is the way to go here. Slap a graphics card in and see how it does with HD stuff, there's tons of clips and trailers available all over the place compressed with every codec imaginable.3. Don't bother trying to play games on another pc over a network. VNC is about the only way I can think of, and it wouldn't be a pretty sight. It certainly wouldn't be any fun.Good luck! I was never impressed with HD until my parents bought a TV, now they can't get me to leave their house!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phertiker, post: 100247, member: 13471"] 1. You can MAYBE play 720p stuff if it's been encoded in Xvid, but I wouldn't count on that PC playing anything done in straight MPEG2 transport streams or H.264, or anything ABOVE 720p... 2. Probably any cheapo graphics card would be fine; it wouldn't be worth buying a US$200 graphics card to put in there. You'd be better off buying a bunch more RAM. If at all possible, testing is the way to go here. Slap a graphics card in and see how it does with HD stuff, there's tons of clips and trailers available all over the place compressed with every codec imaginable. 3. Don't bother trying to play games on another pc over a network. VNC is about the only way I can think of, and it wouldn't be a pretty sight. It certainly wouldn't be any fun. Good luck! I was never impressed with HD until my parents bought a TV, now they can't get me to leave their house! [/QUOTE]

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