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<blockquote data-quote="charli181" data-source="post: 213999" data-attributes="member: 54408">I do agree with you there. I do think though if I could the hardware Acceleration to work with the cyberlink codecs all would be fine. I seem to recall somewhere on the asus site for my motherboard they recommend a +6000 processor, but I went for +4800 (AMD). Like I said, I don't watch H264 encoded stuff &quot;yet&quot; so have not perfected this bit. All the 'free to air' HD content on TV is MPEG2 and can't justify $450 for a blu-ray player and $40+ for each movie when my local video shop does latest DVD movies for $1 overnight (not that I rip them...that's illegal).Like I tell all my friends, each motherboard is different and you need to assess all the functions you want from your machine and then find the board and CPU to match your uses. I am happy with the ASUS M2A VM HDMI as I use it only as my HTPC - no internet, no games, no video editing and although I can see some quality improvements with HD (1080P) video's, it has not swayed me for the extra money outlay it would require. Not bagging anyone else that has done or wants to do that though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="charli181, post: 213999, member: 54408"] I do agree with you there. I do think though if I could the hardware Acceleration to work with the cyberlink codecs all would be fine. I seem to recall somewhere on the asus site for my motherboard they recommend a +6000 processor, but I went for +4800 (AMD). Like I said, I don't watch H264 encoded stuff "yet" so have not perfected this bit. All the 'free to air' HD content on TV is MPEG2 and can't justify $450 for a blu-ray player and $40+ for each movie when my local video shop does latest DVD movies for $1 overnight (not that I rip them...that's illegal). Like I tell all my friends, each motherboard is different and you need to assess all the functions you want from your machine and then find the board and CPU to match your uses. I am happy with the ASUS M2A VM HDMI as I use it only as my HTPC - no internet, no games, no video editing and although I can see some quality improvements with HD (1080P) video's, it has not swayed me for the extra money outlay it would require. Not bagging anyone else that has done or wants to do that though. [/QUOTE]

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