The VB8004 Mini-ITX board couples the VIA VX900 media system processor with a 1.2- or 1.6-GHz VIA Nano processor and targets advanced digital signage and gaming systems. The board supports dual displays and can be easily upgraded to support four displays using an S3 5400E graphics module.
The board features a HDMI port, a DVI port, a single-channel 24-bit LVDS, a GbE port, six USB 2.0 ports, and support for two SATA hard drives and up to 4 Gbytes of DDR3 memory. It also has the high-performance VIA ChromotionHD 2.0 video processor with advanced filtering and ability to perform ultrasmooth decoding of MPEG-4/AVC, H.264, MPEG-2, WMV-HD, and AVS video for Blu-ray content. The card performs smooth HD playback at resolutions of up to 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. ($285 available now.)
By Jim Harrison
VIA Technologies , Fremont , CA
OEM Sales 510-683-3300
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