HTPC cards? HDMI in?

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3/24/09 at 5:49pm

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Is there an HTPC card that has several HDMI and componant inputs? The theory is that I could ditch my reciever and use my htpc for all the processing. Is this possible?
Could it upscale the HDMI in to 1080p?

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3/24/09 at 5:53pm

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I've never heard of a PC component that can take HDMI/component in and act as a receiver. A HTPC is more like a player and not a receiver.

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3/24/09 at 5:57pm

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I never heard of it either, that is why I was checking. It has been almost two years since I fully read up on HTPCs, I was hoping something changed for the better. This is a product I would pay for.

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3/24/09 at 7:08pm

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Isn't MSI making a board that has an audio amplifier inside to essentially get rid of the receiver?

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3/24/09 at 7:16pm

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Originally Posted by mike_311

Isn't MSI making a board that has an audio amplifier inside to essentially get rid of the receiver?

It's already out and there's a thread on it. However, I believe it can only take 1 optical input and that's about it.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1003579

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3/25/09 at 11:56am

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Yeah, w/o HDMI switching even with the amplifier built into the MSI Media Live DIVA HTPC I couldn't get rid of my amp because I need to amp for the other sources (like the Cable STB). Too bad, it was very compelling.

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