That's pretty sweet. I think I'm still going to go with a set top box for the time being and give this about 6 months or so but it looks very promising.
Does it support HDCP? On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:46 PM, CW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, um, that's the point. None of those is the 780G. > > It's a 690G, a 7100, and a G35. > > Benchmarks show the 780G is roughly 4 times faster then the G35, and more > then double the 7100. > > And, having tested it, using 1080P, I get nothing but extremely fluid > blueray playback. > > That's the whole reason why I started the thread, to point out that the 780G > significantly alters the way people think about onboard video solutions. > > > Others seem to agree: > http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/05/780g-changes-graphics-game > > Example: > > > http://www.hothardware.com/articles/AMD_780G_Chipset_and_Athlon_X2_4850e_Preview_/?page=8 > > Using a 4850e AMD Chip (their new low voltage CPU, so think about it around > a 4000+ or so) > > Whereas the G35 is at 95% CPU usage to try and pull off 1080P, the 780G is > around 50%, which is more then passable, because it means that you're almost > never going to have flubs in your video. > > Thus, the game changes. > > > > > -----Original message----- > From: "Brian Weeden" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:30:01 -0800 > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Brief comment: 780G > > > Bit-tech.net did a roundup of micro-ATX mobos for HTPC use with > > built-in video. While the boards were fine, unfortunately the results > > showed that none of the on-board solutions could handle Blu-Ray or > > HD-DVD decoding. So basically, either wait for the next gen, buy a > > video card, or just use a set top box: > > > > > http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/02/05/home_theatre_pc_motherboards_feb_08/1 > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > If this is accurate, this is by far the best IGP for HTPC: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_700_chipset_series#Integrated_graphics > > > > > > AMD/ATI right now clearly has the superior IGP for hardware accelerated > H.264 and VC-1, plus superior post processing vs NVidia's VP2 generation. > Intel may as well just scrap the G35 and rethink their plans for G45. > > > > > > I like the direction these things are going - these are now legit > players in a growing market and they can focus on HTPC and abandon the idea > of trying to get an IGP to play Crysis at reasonable FPS :) > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > > > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:24:15 -0600 > > > > Subject: [H] Brief comment: 780G > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, so now that it's out, I can say a few things: > > > > > > > > (1) The 780G on AMD's end is maybe one of the more impressive > chipsets I've > > > > seen in a very long time. We've been giving it a run on a few of our > > > > monitors using the Asus MB, and have found it pretty stunning what > kind of > > > > performance you can get. Even using a simple (read: CHEAP) 3800+ X2, > we had > > > > no problems running BlueRay discs at full acceleration to a 61" > Samsung DLP. > > > > Video is fast, smooth, and power usage is very low.. > > > > > > > > (2) Putting this thing in a micro case works, which is an advantage. > > > > > > > > (3) I'm not sure about the market for "Oh, combine to a 3450 and do > Hybrid > > > > SLI. First, it only works under Vista SP1, which will be primarily > new PCS > > > > (fine, and BTW, when it is available to public download it's worth it) > > > > > > > > (4) Now we have to see what Intel responds with. Nvidia's already > kind of > > > > boned themselves, the 9800 series is delayed (AGAIN), and the 8200 > IGP is > > > > both behind and, by their projections will be at least 15% slower > then the > > > > 780G. Intel's G35 looks particularly putrid in comparison > > > > > > > > For those looking to do a Media Center box, this is the best combo > I've > > > > seen. The chipset has it all - Full HDMI 1.3 support with DTS Master > Audio, > > > > TrueHD capability, Blueray decoding at low CPU usage on even a cheap > ass > > > > CPU, and tons of SATA ports for drives. > > > > > > > > While AMD has been in the doldrums on their CPU side, it's good to see > > > > something positive over there going on. > > > > > > > > CW > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with > star power. > > > > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan >
