Playback of hd dvd and blu-ray discs – Asus M2A-VM User Manual
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or
other VGA-compatible devices.
10. DVI-D Out port. This port is for any DVI-D compatible device and is HDCP
compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray and other protected
content.
11. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
• This motherboard comes with dual-VGA output that features different
display on 2 monitors at the same time if you connect 2 monitors to both
VGA and DVI-D out ports.
• DVI-D can't be converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn't compatible
with DVI-I.
• To play HD DVD or Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliant
monitor.
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will affect
the playback quality. Following is a configuration example for your reference. Using
the CPU/Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the higher-version DVD
player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality.
CPU - AMD 3800+ X2 Dual Core.
Memory - 2 x 1GB of DDR2-800 (Dual channel mode).
Playback software - CyberLink PowerDVD V.7.3
File Format
Suitable resolution
XP
Vista
Non protected clips
1920 x 1080p
1920 x 1080p
HD-DVD VC1
1920 x 1080i
1280 x 720p
Blu-Ray MPEG2
1280 x 720p
1280 x 720p