GPU enough power for HD movies?

Hey it's been a couple of years since I've been in the know about computer hardware. Just wondering if anyone knows from experience that the mini has enough graphics power to play movies in high-def on say a HDTV?

Can anyone else confirm that the new intel dual core mac mini is good for HD movies at 1080?
I've read several posts on this site that express scepticism that it will work well and only this one has been positive. I'm considering upgrading my 2005 mac mini largely for this reason, but I don't want to waste my money.
Reading the required stats on the Quicktime link (given in an earlier post) for HD playback, the new mac mini doesn't look like it is up to even the minimum requirements - how can this work?
Currently: 1.42GHz G4 with 512MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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