Most HTPC motherboards rely on the features in the chipset to deliver a video signal over VGA, DVI and HDMI while the audio comes through the usual mini jacks plus optical or coaxial S/PDIF...The point is that most HTPC motherboards bear a striking resemblance to the motherboard you'll find inside almost any integrated PC but the MSIMediaLive Diva is a completely different...
"sound is amazingly good and warm, extremely effieceint, low power requirements..."
"This is my first HTPC build; I've had this board for 5 months and it's been working great! D2Audio Amp puts out great sound, IGP is good enough you won't need a dedicated Video Card if you're not into gaming..."
Many of us dream of the day when our PC needs are met by a discreet stylish device, tucked away beneath our televisions, but the media-centre revolution hasn't taken off quite yet...It can't hurt to have AMD joining Intel in the fray, and the Eclipse DMS MediaLive A56VSTA is an MSIMediaLive case that's been created very much with AMD Live...
Now just pop your USB drive in one of the available ports on your MSIMediaLive, power up, and run the flash.bat file included in AMIBIOS folder on your flash drive and follow the on-screen directions...The MediaLive is designed to operate with just two quiet fans, keeping the overall level of noise down...
MSI designs and creates Mainboard, AIO, Graphics card, Notebook, Consumer ... MSI is enabling AVR-class audio and amplification in MediaLive's with audio ...
At the heart of the MSIMediaLive Diva platform is our own AMD RS780M chipset. ... The MSIMediaLive Diva on the other hand, has a much more AV centric design. ...