Watching Movie on PC is as Good as on Top-of-the-line HDTVs

Traditionally, a GPU Pixel Shader is a graphics function that calculates effects on a per-pixel basis. With ASUS' New Splendid Video Intelligence Technology however, the GPU Pixel Shader will be used to reduce CPU loading for the first time in the world. The New Splendid can amazingly reduce over 30% in CPU loading in comparison to the original version. Therefore, Full HD images enabled by ASUS’ graphics cards can be fine-tuned to deliver vibrant visual representations in conditions most favorable to the human eye. With the New Splendid, watching movies on the PC is as good as watching them on top-of-the-line HDTVs.

Note: New Splendid can work under Microsoft Windows Vista

Missing Link of PC-Based Home Entertainment

Normally, videos played back on a PC will never look as good as when viewed on a TV, because most PCs do not come equipped with the image-processing unit commonly found in consumer electronic display devices. The images lack depth and appear grayish, which is one of the main reasons why many users are reluctant to build a home entertainment system with their computers. The Splendid Video Enhancement Technology is the missing link that improves video display on PCs to satisfy the high visual demands of movie buffs and hardcore sport fans.

Vivid Colors

Splendid takes PC graphics capabilities to the next level by enhancing depth and color intensity in real time. The advanced Area Pixel Processing Algorithm carefully evaluates each pixel in every frame and adjusts them based on smaller regions without affecting the whole picture. Colors in each region are dynamically optimized according to conditions most favorable to the human eye. This helps Splendid become especially effective for human skin tones, green stretches of grass and trees; and blue skies and seas.

•  Hue and Saturation

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More Detailed Images even in Dark Scenes

This new feature not only enhances the colors, but also presents more image detail than competing solutions. Like human eyes, which balance the overall brightness and color contrast of the world we see, Splendid is programmed to adjust the brightness output level of dark areas in each frame to bring out every image detail even during dark and rainy scenes.


•  Brightness and Contrast

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Variety modes make images more splendid

Splendid provides 4 different viewing profiles to fit different video viewing conditions. You can choose the most suitable system preset for their viewing environment. Below are a list of profiles:


Enriched (Standard):
Standard settings for normal home entertainments

Vivid Color (Color Enhance):
Enhance saturation and contrast for those who prefer more saturated color

Theater (Cinematic Effects):
Softer contrast for those who are in theater like environments

Crystal Clear (Enhanced Contrast):
Detail enhancement, for those who prefer more details in dark region

Splendid Video Enhancement analyze the video data, and fine-tune the properties according to human's perceptive favor. Video will then be output through ASUS VGA Cards, and of course, the result is made more vivid, lively and Splendid!! Go for Splendid, bring each pixel come to life.


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Supported models

System requirement


Before you install " Splendid", please make sure your system meet the following requirement:

(1) For PCI-Express system with PCI-Express graphic card installed:
Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above

(2) For AGP system with AGP graphic card installed:
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor or equivalent AMD processor or above

(3) 256MB system memory or above

(4) Windows 2000 Professional Edition with SP4 or Windows XP Professional/Home Edition with SP2

(5) DirectX 9.0 or above

(6) After ASUS NVIDIA series or ATI series latest display driver installed, users should install ASUS Enhanced Display Driver version 1.16 or above.

(7) An LCD or CRT monitor with 60 Hz refresh rate