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<blockquote data-quote="pbb" data-source="post: 181852" data-attributes="member: 26308">The Abit AN-M2HD looks interesting, but I see it can have problems overheating (<a href="http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/motherboards/abit-an-m2hd/4)" target="_blank">http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/motherboards/abit-an-m2hd/4)</a>. However, biggest problem for me is lack of a S-Video output, since I am still using a good CRT TV.All of a sudden I found the Sapphire Pure Innovation HDMI. (<a href="http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=6&amp;id=2236" target="_blank">http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=6&amp;id=2236</a>) Wow, this looks ideal. Almost the same specs as the ASUS HDMI, but you can use HDMI, S-Video output and S/P-DIF output (and input) without losing the PCI-e x16 slot! Instead, DVI-D requires the PCI-e slot. Which is a much better trade-off, since if you later want to upgrade to a separate graphics card, changes are it also has DVI-D. While with the ASUS, you will have to get a separate graphics cards with HDMI and S/P-DIF (!!) if you want to continue using those!But, biggest problem with the Sapphire is... does it really exist???? I find reviews about the card, but the Sapphire site itself only has an empty page about it, and I can find no shops that sell it... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="pbb, post: 181852, member: 26308"] The Abit AN-M2HD looks interesting, but I see it can have problems overheating ([url]http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/motherboards/abit-an-m2hd/4)[/url]. However, biggest problem for me is lack of a S-Video output, since I am still using a good CRT TV. All of a sudden I found the Sapphire Pure Innovation HDMI. ([url]http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=6&id=2236[/url]) Wow, this looks ideal. Almost the same specs as the ASUS HDMI, but you can use HDMI, S-Video output and S/P-DIF output (and input) without losing the PCI-e x16 slot! Instead, DVI-D requires the PCI-e slot. Which is a much better trade-off, since if you later want to upgrade to a separate graphics card, changes are it also has DVI-D. While with the ASUS, you will have to get a separate graphics cards with HDMI and S/P-DIF (!!) if you want to continue using those! But, biggest problem with the Sapphire is... does it really exist???? I find reviews about the card, but the Sapphire site itself only has an empty page about it, and I can find no shops that sell it... :( [/QUOTE]

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