Hardware Information

Hardware Information displays information pertinent to DVD playback. The first section includes the CPU processor and its accompanying clock speed and a list of CPU instruction sets PowerDVD is optimized for:

• Processor: either Intel, AMD, Transmeta or VIA

• 3DNow! Technology

• Enhanced 3DNow! Technology

• 3DNow! Professional Technology

• IA MMX Technology

• IA Streaming SIMD Extension

• IA SSE 2

3DNow! belongs to AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), while the rest are Intel Architecture (IA) technology. If detected, PowerDVD will try to utilize the above instruction sets for optimal performance.

• The Video Accelerator is a feature that many display cards possess. If it is detected and enabled/disabled (please refer to Video Configuration), it will be displayed here as either (in use) or (not in use).

• If your sound card may be classified as a Multispeaker Audio Device, it will be displayed here as (in use). If the 4 Speaker or 6 Speaker selection is selected (please refer to Audio Configuration) the display will read (in use), or (not in use) if not selected.

• If your sound card may be classified as a SPDIF Output Device, it will also be displayed here as (in use). Depending on its status, (please refer to Audio Configuration), either (in use) or (not in use) will be displayed.