HD videos are defined by their resolution and video bitrate. Many HD "downloads" that you see out there aren't really HD. They are someone recording a 720p broadcast with their DVR (going from lossy-to-lossy) and then further compressing said video file to fit a resolution smaller than 1280X720 (which is 720p).
Feel free to post the specs of the videos you plan on playing such as video container (AVI, mpeg-4, QuickTime, VOB, m2ts, mkv, etc.), video format (WMV VC-1, h.264, standard mpeg-4, divx, xvid, mpeg-2, etc.), audio format, and audio bitrate. You can determine said specifications by opening up the videos in a program such as VLC or Media Player Classic and have it report the information.
That is really the only way to tell if the video will work with pure Intel hardware or if the videos will require hardware acceleration from Nvidia (ION) or Broadcom (Crystal HD). Don't worry, we aren't going to be rude or anything like that. We just need to know more information about your videos. Feel free to post the specs of different videos too. I know that people often don't watch just one single video format and live in a mixed media world.
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