[mythtv-users] Zotac Z68ITX-B-E (integrated gt430) anyone?

[Tim Draper]

On 4 December 2011 18:39, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
> On 12/4/2011 13:21, Matt Garman wrote:
>> Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the Zotac
>> Z68ITX-B-E motherboard?  It's an Intel Z68 Mini-ITX board; it's fairly
>> unique in that it includes an integrated nVidia GT430.  Seems like it
>> would be nearly ideal for a frontend machine.
>
> The only problem I can think of off hand is that the GT430 does has a
> pair of DVI ports, so there is likely not going to be HDMI audio
> support.  The HDMI and DisplayPort are tied into Intel graphics, which
> in turn connect to the nVidia card through a Lucid Virtu ASIC.  Lucid
> does not support Linux at this time, so the nVidia graphics cannot be
> routed through those ports.

i seem to remember a similar thread here recently regarding the same
issue. not sure if it was this specific Zotac board, but it certain
had a similar hardware config with a VDPAU compatible nvidia card on
it.
it'd be worth looking into that first.
in terms of connectivity, i dont forsee a big issue, as the board also
has optical out so you could use DVI & Optical. a bit messier than
HDMI though. Although a quick search sugests that certain DVI devices
might not be HDCP compliant, so that could pose an issue for the
future.