Do I need a separate graphics card?

gcj123 · 08-25-2004, 01:49 PM

Hi,

I am planning to buy a PC and one of my main purpose is to watch DVD movies on it. I am not much into games. Do you think that I will need to buy a separate graphics card to watch movies? Even if I do buy a separate graphics card I am planning to buy a 64 MB card.

Will an onboard 64 MB graphics suffice? And does a separte graphics card make a significant difference for DVD movie watching?

Goutam

**Praetor** · 08-25-2004, 04:19 PM

If your purpose if video then you dont need a video card and onboard will be perfectly ok as DVD playback is CPU work

08-25-2004, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
gcj123 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2	Do I need a separate graphics card? Hi, I am planning to buy a PC and one of my main purpose is to watch DVD movies on it. I am not much into games. Do you think that I will need to buy a separate graphics card to watch movies? Even if I do buy a separate graphics card I am planning to buy a 64 MB card. Will an onboard 64 MB graphics suffice? And does a separte graphics card make a significant difference for DVD movie watching? Goutam

08-25-2004, 04:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
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