Asus M2A-VM Playback of HD DVD and Blu-RayDiscs, CPU - AMD 3800+ X2 Dual Core, Playback software - CyberLink PowerDVD, Memory - 2 x 1GB of DDR2-800(Dual channel mode)

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.

• 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.

11.PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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

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