A word of praise for the Hollywood Plus DVD decoder card. Nothing I've seen, including commercal DVD players has come close to this card's ability to make the most crappy MPG file look great.
I don't know anything technical about the chipsets or capabilities of the card. All I do know is that for a legacy, unnecessary piece of old kit, it performs incredibly well.
Every time I watch a DVD or MPEG video I'm glad I've got it.
