I am going to build a new HTPC but thought I would see how my 2010 PC system would work. It has an HDMI out. From the motherboard I ran an HDMI cable to the my AVS to test picture and sound. Compared to my $ 89 Blue Ray/DVD player the picture was much worse and I could not get any surround. I was using a 5.1 DVD concert in both the PC and Blue Ray.
I updated Intel drivers btw.
I have a 2010 Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale Dual-Core 3.06GHz LGA 1156 73W BX80616I3540 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics and a ASUS P7H55-M PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard.
I was under the impression that the CPU sent the DVD signal to the AVR and that did the decoding. Is the older Intel HD graphics the problem? How about sound?
Can I expect a newer CPU and motherboard to work better?
I updated Intel drivers btw.
I have a 2010 Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale Dual-Core 3.06GHz LGA 1156 73W BX80616I3540 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics and a ASUS P7H55-M PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard.
I was under the impression that the CPU sent the DVD signal to the AVR and that did the decoding. Is the older Intel HD graphics the problem? How about sound?
Can I expect a newer CPU and motherboard to work better?