M4tt_Envoy
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Guys is it possible to use a PC to stream Blu Ray movies to an LCD?
Bacically i want to store all my Blu Ray movies and normal DVD on a harddrive and play these on the LCD (instead of buying a Blu ray player)
My question would be what kind of hardware software requirements will be needed?
Obviously a GC which supports Blu Ray? (any reccomendations)
Beefy Hard drive
Some kind of media player software
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_Allan_
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I can't think what else is needed other than a supported blueray media player and as you said a few large hardrives. Choosing the TV as an output rather than a monitor. TV should be HD compatible and maybe a decent HD graphics card.
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M4tt_Envoy
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can anyone can reccomend a decent HD Graphic card
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M4tt_Envoy
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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135098
any good?
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Russ
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that'll be fine
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colour_golden
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well first you need to learn how to rip and encode blueray movies to avi, which depending on the resolution you want may take upto 24 hours per film. i tried with HD DVD and it took 27 hours to do a 1h30m movie which then didnt turn out that good.
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M4tt_Envoy
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why would you need to rip it to an AVI?
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Cavey
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You don't need to at all, just get a blu-ray reader surely?
Or even a blu-ray writer...
[Edited on 08-09-2008 by Cavey]
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M4tt_Envoy
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you wouldn't even need a blu ray reader/writer if you were *cough* downloaing them *cough* would you?
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Cavey
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Oh, then no, no you wouldn't thought you meant watching proper Blu-ray discs
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ed
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If you want full HD then you'll need a better graphics card than that. Those ones have component and DVI support.
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M4tt_Envoy
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ed can you reccomend me one? or point me in the direction of what things it needs?
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_Allan_
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The new ATI HD range are good.
Either 3850/70 or the newer 4850/70.
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M4tt_Envoy
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something like this?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148212
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John
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Just look for a card that supports hdcp, that'll be fine for blu ray.
By the time you've bought a graphics card and a blu-ray reader for the pc though how far are you off the price of a standalone one.
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M4tt_Envoy
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Just look for a card that supports hdcp, that'll be fine for blu ray.
By the time you've bought a graphics card and a blu-ray reader for the pc though how far are you off the price of a standalone one.
Under £150 BUT i dont want to by a reader as i will be downloading copies on the movies i already have 
So ill be looking at about £300 all in for a PC and Blu Ray source
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