I’m so surprised this hasn’t been posted yet, seems the G45 is still suffering from some of the same issues that plagued the G965/G33/G35.
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Brezenski also talked a bit about review ExtremeTech did of an Intel DG45ID motherboard, which also found that Blu-ray acceleration didn’t work. Even after an update to the review, the Intel system was still only able to score 30 out a possible 100 on the HD HQV test performed.
Brezenski says that his sources — presumably within Intel — have told him that the low HD HQV test scores were the result of a software player issue. Brezenski says that properly configured advanced de-interlacing would raise scores 20 points higher, and while he admits those scores are still not perfect, he says they are workable. Brezenski hopes driver tweaks will help improve performance even more in the future.[/quote]
[quote]That’s not the least of G45 problems. Perhaps the biggest issue of all — especially considering G45 was expected to be an excellent HTPC chipset — is that G45 is still unable to send 7.1 surround sound through a receiver. Considering the vast majority of home theater enthusiasts — possibly the most likely to use the G45 chipset — will have AV receivers in their home theaters, this one issue will be a deal killer for the majority of home theater enthusiasts.[/quote]
So, yeah. Intel has been saying “hope for a driver update” since the G965 to improve performance but I’m not going to bite until that update is finally out. It sounds like it’s *possible* to fix the audio issue by changing the protocol used though.
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