High-Definition Video

• HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs - New movie features and improved image detail
• High-definition format support - Playback of high-def file formats H.264, HD MPEG-2, and WMV-HD
• Advanced display technologies - Exceptional support for widescreen monitors, including the latest content protection standards for digital connectors
• Hardware acceleration - Optimisation for high-definition graphics processors from Intel, NVIDIA and ATI

Supported Video Formats:

PowerDVD Ultra gives you total support for high-definition video formats, including MPEG-4 H.264.

• MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) - high-definition
• WMV-HD - high-definition
• DVD+VR
• DVD-Video
• MPEG-2 HD - high-definition
• DVD-VR
• DivX Pro
• Mini-DVD

Advanced Movie Interactivity

• Interactive movie features - BD-J and iHD technology provides links to online content, games, and other disc extras
• Next-gen navigation - Overlayed menus, movie bookmarks, and zooming offer new ways to enjoy movie content
• Advanced content - Movie commentaries displayed in Picture-in-Picture mode let you watch a movie while referencing content like comments from actors and the director

Home Theater Audio

• High-definition audio technologies - Pure high-definition audio with Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, DTS-HD
• 8-channel surround sound - The ultimate home-theater audio support with true 7.1 channel Dolby Digital EX and 5.1 channel DTS
• Advanced audio effects - The feeling of surround sound quality via sound systems, headphones, and on notebook PCs, with technologies from Dolby, DTS, and CyberLink

Smart DVD Utilities & Advanced Controls

• Say-It-Again - Never miss a word with auto dialog looping
• Read-It-Clearly - Move subtitles from your movie screen
• See-it-All - Extend your notebook viewing time by saving power and auto-adjusting playback speed
• Freestyle controls - Choose from 5 UI modes, multiple skins, and colours

Specifications

System Requirements for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Installed

Screen Resolution

• 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024

Screen Ratio

• 4:3 or widescreen

Processor

Intel (Minimum):

• Pentium 4 541 3.2 GHz, Pentium D 840 3.2 GHz, Pentium D 930 3.0 GHz or 940 3.2 GHz, Core Duo T2400 1.83 GHz, Pentium M 755 2.0 GHz

  Intel (Recommended):

• Pentium EE 840 3.2 GHz or 955 3.4 GHz, Pentium D 945 3.4 GHz, 950 3.4 GHz or 960 3.6 GHz, Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz, T2600 2.16 GHz or T2700 2.33 GHz, Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8 GHz, E6400 2.13 GHz, E6600 2.4 GHz, E6700 2.66 GHZ or X6800 2.93 GHz

  AMD (Minimum):

• Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or 4000+ 2.0 GHz, Turion 64 X2 TL-50 1.6 GHz, TL-52 1.6 GHz or TL-56 1.8 GHz

  AMD (Recommended):

• Athlon 64 FX FX-60 2.6 GHz or FX-62 2.8 GHz, Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2 GHz, 4400+ 2.2 GHz, 4600+ 2.4 GHz, 4800+ 2.4 GHz or 5000+ 2.6 GHz, Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2.0 GHz

Memory

• 512 MB RAM or above, 1 GB recommended

Hard Disk Space

• 60 MB

Graphics Card

• nVidia: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2
• ATI: X1600 series, X1800 series, X1900 series
• Video RAM: Graphics card memory requires 256 MB or above

We strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version.

Sound Card

• PCI sound card or on-board audio

Display Devices

• HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliant display for digital output
• TV or computer monitor for analog output

Disc Drive

Blu-ray Disc drive or HD DVD drive (refer to list below)

System Requirements for Windows Vista Media Center

• 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024

Screen Ratio

• 4:3 or widescreen

Processor

Intel (Minimum):

• Pentium 4 541 3.2 GHz, Pentium D 840 3.2 GHz, Pentium D 930 3.0 GHz or 940 3.2 GHz, Core Duo T2400 1.83 GHz, Pentium M 755 2.0 GHz

  Intel (Recommended):

• Pentium EE 840 3.2 GHz or 955 3.4 GHz, Pentium D 945 3.4 GHz, 950 3.4 GHz or 960 3.6 GHz, Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz, T2600 2.16 GHz or T2700 2.33 GHz, Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8 GHz, E6400 2.13 GHz, E6600 2.4 GHz, E6700 2.66 GHZ or X6800 2.93 GHz

  AMD (Minimum):

• Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or 4000+ 2.0 GHz, Turion 64 X2 TL-50 1.6 GHz, TL-52 1.6 GHz or TL-56 1.8 GHz

  AMD (Recommended):

• Athlon 64 FX FX-60 2.6 GHz or FX-62 2.8 GHz, Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2 GHz, 4400+ 2.2 GHz, 4600+ 2.4 GHz, 4800+ 2.4 GHz or 5000+ 2.6 GHz, Turion 64 X2 TL-60 2.0 GHz

Memory

• 1 GB and above is recommended

Hard Disk Space

• 60 MB

Graphics Card

• nVidia: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2
• ATI: X1600 series, X1800 series, X1900 series
• Video RAM: Graphics card memory requires 256 MB or above

We strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version.

Sound Card

• PCI sound card or on-board audio

Display Devices

• HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliant display for digital output
• TV or computer monitor for analog output

Disc Drive

Blu-ray Disc drive or HD DVD drive (refer to list below)

Supported Optical Drive

HD DVD drives:

• Toshiba TS-L802A (slim internal drive)
• Toshiba SD-H802A (HH internal drive)
• HP HD-100 (HH external drive)
• Baffulo HDV-ROM2.4FB (HH internal drive)
• Xbox 360 HD DVD external drive

BD drives:

• BenQ BW1000 (HH internal drive)
• LG GBW-H10N (HH internal drive)
• Sony BWU-100A(HH internal drive)
• Panasonic SW-5582 (HH internal drive)
• Samsung SH-BO22 (HH internal drive)
• Lite-On LX-2B1S (HH internal drive)

Note: PowerDVD optimizes performance by selecting the appropriate video deinterlacing algorithm for the available processing power. PowerDVD maintains its support for processors below 733 MHz by ensuring that CLEV-2 technology will be turned off by default. PowerDVD's advanced audio and video technologies function better when used with processors above 2 GHz.