I'm so out-of-date on PC processors these days I hate the thought that I should go buy another PC just to watch HD-DVDs. I've seen some HD-DVD players marked down to the $499/$449 price range lately. The second I see one for $299 I'll buy it and scrap the idea of trying to make my old PC do the work. Then again, if I could just swap out the processor in my PC for a faster one that would do the trick I'd jump on it. Geeze I feel old!