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Hi, I am planning to build an HTPC. As I live in Turkey, my options are somewhat limited. I am considering to use the Zotac 630i itx motherboard. Its price is reasonable, it is NVIDIA based and i will install a decent C2D (didnt decide which one yet) on it.
In the manual, it is stated that the board supports HDMI audio but it only features a DVI port and according to wikipedia, DVI only carries video signals which confuses me. My question is: is this a non-standard feature which might not be compatible some devices. I am planning to connect my HTPC to an AV receiver using HDMI port and wish to carry both audio and video with an HDMI cable.
Thanks in advance.
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the nvidia 630i chipset supports HDMI audio, but the Zotac 630i itx motherboard does not. Best you can get from it is DVI video and 2-ch analog audio.
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I also suspected so. I guess I will just forget about itx. Thx for reply.
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I wouldn't stray away from the Zotac motherboard quite that fast. I own two of these and find them to be quite a "nifty" little board. Depending on which revision you get, they do come with an spdif header which could be used for digital audio over toslink or coax. I know you were looking for hdmi, but two cables isn't that bad. I believe the newer ones with wifi do not have the header. Check it out, they are fairly cheap for an itx. Cheers!
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I have this board. BIOS settings have an option for "HDMI Audio: Enable/Disable"
I guess your guys may have not heard, but just because a mobo has DVI (and comes with an HDMI adapter) doesnt mean that it can't do HDMI audio. Actually a lot of the DVI ports are ready for "HDMI audio out" when using the included DVI->HDMI adapter.
Page 36 and 37 of the Zotac nForce 630i-ITX motherboard manual
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I have this board and am trying to do audio over the DVI->HDMI.
I did my initial testing in my home office plugged into my DVI monitor. I assumed when I moved it out to my living room with HDMI flat screen that if audio over HDMI failed, I could just run line out into my TV. Was I wrong.
I've got the problem where video plays very fast. I don't get why. Anyone else have this problem? Know how to fix?
I played with turning on/off audio over DVI in the bios...changed the digital/analog settings in XBMC. Tried providing HDMI as the output device in XBMC...no luck.
Thanks
Scott
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I wanted to wait for that but just too anxious. I plan on building a few more machines as I save some $. I built this for my son's playroom (32" flat panel)...so we can access videos/music on my NAS.
Also...was a little worried about driver availability on a brand new board....especially with "Live". Worst I'm out is $60 or so for this board and a little time to switch out for a new one.
Scott
