It has been quite a while since I last went under the hood of my current Home Theater PC (HTPC), but judging by the gradual degrading performance that I was beginning to see when watching the latest movies, it was pretty clear that an upgrade was in order.
While 720p HD video content plays back relatively well, action-packed and even regular scenes in 1080p HD content struggle quite a lot - the GIGABYTE H971 Home Theater PC, which we reviewed back almost exactly two years ago (here), still impresses us ‘till this day with completely rock solid stability. But when it comes to current day video and audio, it is now sadly dated. Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly fine for DVD playback and DVD quality audio, but now with Blu-ray HD audio from Dolby and DTS tracks out and in truck loads on Blu-ray discs, this HTPC has seen its day when it comes to high-end HTPC features.
Introduction
Hardware Selected For The Job (1)
Hardware Selected For The Job (2)
Test System Setup And Blu-Ray CPU Usage
Benchmarks - PCMark Vantage 64-bit
Benchmarks - 3DMark Vantage
Benchmarks - CINEBENCH R10 64-bit
Power Consumption Testing
Total Cost And Final Thoughts
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