The new EPIA-M850 has HD audio, HD video playback and a HMDI port. It's not hard to tell that it's targetted at multimedia systems. Being in the Mini-ITX form factor, it's specifically aimed at embedded multimedia systems. At a consumer level, this board would also kick-ass for a lounge room PC.
Onboard is a 1.3 or 1.6GHz VIA Nano E-series processor and the VX900 single chip solution. The combination brings a lot of HD power to the table, whilst still retaining VIA's unique low profile, low noise and low power consumption traits.
"The VIA ChromotionHD 2.0 video engine boasts comprehensive hardware acceleration for the latest VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV9 HD formats at screen resolutions of up to 1080p without affecting CPU load. Display connectivity support includes onboard HDMI and VGA ports with pin headers for dual channel 24-bit LVDS.
The VIA VX900 boasts the VIA Chrome9™ HCM 3D integrated graphics core with full DirectX 9.0 support and a 128-bit 2D engine with hardware rotation capability. The VIA VX900 also features the VIA Vinyl HD audio codec. Storage includes ports for two SATA drives. "
The board can also handle up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM. The EPIA-M850 sure does pack a HD punch! More from the Press Release.
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