Choosing a Graphics Card for Video/Photos
NVIDIA offers a full line of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed to make your photo, DVD, TV, and video viewing crisp and smooth and your photo and video editing a breeze.

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Feature: Technology Benefit: Primary Use: Media Center PC with GeForce FX Personal Cinema FX GeForce FX GPUs GeForce4 MX GPUs Basic Integrated Graphics**
TV-Out Allows you to hook your PC directly to your favorite TV for big-screen viewing Video/TV/
DVD/Photos
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Motion Compensation Technology Eliminates blurriness in fast-action video Video/TV/
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NVDIA® NVIEW™ Multi-Display Technology Flexible support for multiple monitors (digital or analog) allows you to edit video or photos on one monitor and view them on another Video/Photos checkmark with asterick checkmark with asterick checkmark with asterick checkmark with asterick  
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control™ Technology Allows you to adjust image levels to compensate for lighting in almost any viewing environment Video/TV/
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Hardware MPEG-2 Decode Delivers smooth, stutter-free DVD playback DVD checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark  
NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE) Delivers outstanding video playback quality Video checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark  
HDTV Output Allows you to output directly to today’s high-definition televisions Video/TV   checkmark with asterick checkmark with asterick    
Personal Video Recording (PVR) Technology Allows you to pause, fast-forward, and record live TV with a free electronic programming guide TV checkmark checkmark      
Remote Control Gives you full control of your PC from the comfort of your sofa TV/DVD/
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Direct-To-DVD Burn Technology Lets you easily burn video content directly to DVD without having to save to your hard drive first Video/TV/
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Extended Color Support Preserves the color fidelity of video inputs for a richer, truer viewing experience Video checkmark        
Hardware MPEG-2 Encode Delivers high-quality TV viewing by preventing interruption of service when the PC is doing multiple tasks TV checkmark with asterick        
Availability NVIDIA solutions are available in new PCs and as upgrades for your current PC New PCs Upgrade New PCs and
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* This feature may be optional – please check graphics card or PC specifications
** Based on a current comparison with the integrated Intel® 865G chipset