[mythtv-users] HDMI motherboard for 1080p output?

[Mitch Gore]

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Florin Andrei <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote:
> I've an AMD 64 X2 5200 and I'm looking for a motherboard to build a
> dedicated MythTV system. The mobo must have an HDMI output. The system
> must be able to display 1080p. It will mostly be used to record digital
> cable and HD OTA shows, some of them 1080i, others 720p, others 480i.
> There will be no analog TV.
>
> The TV screen is 1080p.
>
> I believe the AMD64 5200 dual-core should be enough, right?
>
> What motherboard would you recommend for this purpose? Would something
> like this be enough?
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128340
>
> The graphics chip is GeForce 8200.
>
> What other embedded NVidia chips would you recommend for this purpose? I
> don't want to use a separate graphics card, to keep the cost down.
>
> --
> Florin Andrei
>
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That will work find but this Asus board is cheaper (and i prefer Asus):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131214

Doesnt have HDMI port but HDMI is just DVI with a differant
connector... Just buy a DVI to HDMI cable like this one:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023104&p_id=2404&seq=1&format=2

Mitchell