recommend ITX Motherboard for 1080p mkv playback over onboard HDMI

[dynamis_dk]

hi guys,

I'm giving some thought to selling on my existing HTPC (nothing wrong with it, just it mATM so a bit bigger then i wanted).

I'm wondering if there is anything out there at the moment which ticks the following boxes:

Onboard video with HDMI output (for video and sound)
Will be able to run using a PicoPSU
Powerful enough to playback 1080p mvk blueray rips and DVDs.
Take 4gb DDR3 (already got 4gb slimline ram I wish to reuse)
SATA2 (got a vertex 2 as boot drive), all media will be on an unraid server.

Looking at building a case myself and moving to mini ITX so i can mount case to back of 40" TV.

 

[Cycrow]

either an ION or Fusion board will do all you want.

you can also get them fanless and silent, which can be useful

The Asus Ion Deluxe even comes with a pico psu you can use to power the system
most take DDR3, althou not all, so just check before choosing which you want

i use the Asus Ion personally, and does all playback including Blu-ray just fine

 

[Davedree]

best to use use an e350 or wait for Llano.

 

[dynamis_dk]

I've jhad a quick look around over the weekend and there two look ok:

Sapphire PURE Fusion MINI E350 with AMD Radeon HD6310 - £115 -

Asus AT5IONT-I Deluxe Fanless Dual Core 1.8GHz Atom ION2 - £160 -

Leaning towards the Pure Fusion as the price is decent, adding a picoPSU into the mix still works out cheaper than the Asus. But the Asus has the build in power which i like, the wireless and passive.

Is there any good direct benchmarks of the e350 system vs Atom dual Core & ION2??

Both system would surely reduce my power useage by a fair bit as i'm using a desktop PC setup as a media centre right now.

EDIT: Or maybe this one - looks to be best of both worlds maybe. Passive, has the E350 setup - would just need a PicoPSU for it.

Don't post competitor links!

 

[munz]

e350 a lot better than atom, mainly due to the Hd6310 which eats up pretty much all htpc taks.

Llano might be out in month ot two? only good option if you cant wait i guess.
Newer stuff might be more expensive though err.. because its new i guess