HTPC & HD advice please

[FakeSnake]

Right chaps,
I am hoping someone will be able to assist me. All this HD stuff is all a bit new to me!

This weekend I am picking up my nice new Pioneer PDP436XDE Plasma.
I am hoping to connect a PC to the VGA socket. Is there anything I need to do with the Graphics card on the PC to look the dogs doodars?
PC Spec is.. p4 2.4 /1GB/200GB/ATI 9800seAIW / WIN XP

What I predominantly looking for is the ability to get the best possible image. Do I need any other software? dvd software? scaler? tweakers?

As I said, bit of a numpty when it comes to this.. I am hoping I can just plug it all in and HEY presto.
I am looking to upgrade my standalone DVD player in the next few months, or will the PC be as good/better?

 

[Matblack]

Pretty much PnP, you will want to set the res to the native res of the screen, apart from that there isn't much to do.

FFDShow is a good piece of software for sorting out quality and sharpening everything up you can run it with WMP or Theatretek or Zoom Player.

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[mancubas]

The latest version of Theatertek only supports NVidia 6/7 series cards if you where not to use FFDShow... check out there site for more info.

ManC