nVidia’s ION graphics chip is looking more like a winner by the moment. We talked about the nVidia ION’s graphics capabilities at length, and what a boon they can be to netbooks. But now, David Ragones, product line manager at Nvidia claims here at a CNET.com article that nVidia ION for netbooks supports blu-ray playback. Catch that last statement:
And there’s another, even higher-end option for HD video playback: Netbooks equipped with the new Intel processor and Nvidia’s Ion graphics chip. “With Ion you’ll be able watch Hulu HD or YouTube HD at either 720 or 1080. With standard Intel components without Ion you won’t be able to do that,” said David Ragones, product line manager at Nvidia, disputing Intel’s claim that the Atom processor can do 720p video playback.
“Another category is Blu-ray video,” Ragones said. “If you want to watch the latest Blu-ray movie that just came out, you can absolutely do that on an Ion Nebtook,” he said.
Read the full article here at CNET.com.
nVidia ION graphics - best thing that happened to netbooks?
And to that I say, “God bless you nVidia.” Netbook manufacturers seem to agree with me on this one — all the new netbooks that are coming out are taking advantage of ION’s graphics capabilities. Full HD, gaming capability, and now — Blu-Ray playback. The fastest netbook to date – ASUS Eee PC 1201N – sports a new dual core Intel Atom proc and of course, ION graphics from nVidia.
ASUS Eee PC 1201N sports nVidia ION graphics
If this be the case — and MacPCWiz‘s Blu-ray geeks are already salivating at the possibilities — one can actually plug in a USB Blu-Ray drive to a netbook and get full HD madness. You can backup your data to blank Blu-Ray discs. Imagine that, imagine all the possibilities.
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