adywan said:You'll need a good dual core or quad core processor to be able to watch it using your pc without serious lagging. But if your processor can handle it then hook it up via DVI and using your TV will be fine.
or if you have a card that can handle H.264 decoding. ie Nvidia 8x00/ ATi 2x00> series. The CPU requirement goes WAY down :).
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071230-measuring-cpu-usage-during-hd-playback-ati-vs-nvidia.html