PNY GeForce 6200 256MB PCI DVI for entertainment center

PNY GeForce 6200 256MB PCI DVI for entertainment center I'm trying my build an entertainment center using an old pc. I'll be watching bluerays using this pc. Trouble is my hd tv doesn't have a VGA port and the composite output sucks. This card has a DVI port so I was going to use a DVI to HDMI cable. I only have a AGP4x and PCI slots.
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"I haven't tried blu-ray, but I have the same card and I use it to watch over-the-air HD ATSC broadcasts. Works fine as long as your processor is good (quad core, 2+gHz). Blu-ray might be higher resolution/ bit rate than that, but my CPU isn't working too hard, so my guess is it's possible. I have connected it using a DVI to HDMI cable to an HDTV, and it was awesome, until unfortunately I had to give the TV back.

With blu-ray you may run into DRM issues, as Adam Ryan suggests. Your 6200 may not have HDCP. I don't know if that's always a showstopper."

Guest [Entry]

"Don't you need to run a digital audio cable between the GPU and the BR drive in order to output audio over DVI/HDMI?

If the only video in for your TV is the PC you could plug the speakers into it; but if you've got other inputs (cable box, game console, etc) that's not an option."