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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