NVIDIA DVD Decoder enables the industry's highest quality DVD and MPEG-2 playback and rich surround sound audio for Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center Edition. Featuring DolbyR Digital surround sound audio and hardware acceleration for compatible graphics processors, the NVIDIA DVD Decoder delivers unmatched color fidelity and smooth DVD, video, and TV viewing. When paired with a GeForce GPU, NVIDIA DVD Decoder enables adaptive de-interlacing and high quality filtering for the ultimate home theater experience. Key Features Enables DVD viewing with MicrosoftR Windows MediaR Player or Microsoft WindowsR Media Center Edition* High quality MPEG-2 decoder supports any third party software application based upon Microsoft DirectShowR DolbyR Digital surround sound and DTSR decoding Minimizes CPU utilization by offloading the MPEG-2 decoding onto the graphics processor Enables advanced de-interlacing Decodes high-definition MPEG-2 streams for ATSC tuners Supports Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Centers allowing end users to transcode MPEG-2 content into Windows Media Video 9 S/PDIF pass through for external decoding of Dolby Digital and DTS (compatible hardware required) Product Comparison FEATURES BRONZE = 1 GOLD = 2 PLATINUM= 3 General Supports Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center 1 2 3 Works on all DXVA compatible GPUs 1 2 3 Audio Features Dolby Digital 2 Channel 1 2 3 Dolby Digital 5.1 2 3 Dolby Pro Logic II 2 3 Dolby Headphone 2 3 DTS 3 S/PDIF Pass Through 1 2 3 Video Features DVD/MPEG-2 Decoder 1 2 3 Transport stream support in Windows Media Player 1 2 3 Enables advanced post processing features on NVIDIA GPUs 1 2 3