VIA Technologies ha annunciato la disponibilità commerciale in tutto il mondo della motherboard VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX, una soluzione che, in accordo alla denominazione commerciale, implementa un form factor mini-ITX ed è indirizzata agli utenti "fai da te" (in gergo "DIY" Do It Yourself, ndr) che puntano all'assemblaggio di sistemi di tipo home theater PC e media center PC HD Ready e dal costo contenuto.

La nuova scheda madre di VIA integra il chipset VIA VX900, che il produttore definisce cone "unified all-in-one media system processor" (MSP), ovvero una sorta di processore che si occupa della gestione di tutte le funzionalità multimediali, ed include anche una cpu dual-core di classe VIA Nano X2.

La VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX può gestire fino a 8GB di RAM DDR3; inoltre il VIA VX900 include il motore ChromotionHD 2.0, che è in grado di accelerare in hardware i formati VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 e WMV9, senza sovraccaricare la cpu, e di riprodurre i video con risoluzioni variabili fino a 1080p.

Inoltre, il codec audio VIA VT1708S HD rende possibile il playback audio in Sourround a 24-bit.

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VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX Mainboard, immediately available worldwide at incredibly competitive pricing. The VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX provides the ideal platform for DIY enthusiasts to custom build stylish home desktop and media center PCs.

Featuring a high-performance 1.4GHz VIA Nano X2 dual core processor and the VIA VX900 unified all-in-one media system processor, the VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX Mainboard delivers a highly optimized platform that boasts stunning HD video performance of the most demanding video formats at resolutions of up to 1080p. The VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX also supports high fidelity surround sound through the VIA VT1708S HD audio codec which delivers amazing stereo 24-bit resolution and up to 192kHz sample rates and adds HDMI support in a compact, power-efficient package.


"November 6th marked the 10 year anniversary of the Mini-ITX form factor which spurred a revolution in the modding community," said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "The VIA VE-900 delivers an affordable, high performance Mini-ITX mainboard that will spur a new wave of inspiration and innovation in the next generation of enthusiasts."

VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX desktop board
The VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX Mainboard, measuring 17cm, x 17cm, pairs a 1.4 GHz VIA Nano X2 CPU with the VIA VX900 MSP. In addition to enabling support for up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory, the VIA VX900 MSP features the latest ChromotionHD 2.0 video engine, boasting comprehensive hardware acceleration for the latest VC1, H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV9 HD formats at screen resolutions of up to 1080p without incurring a heavy CPU load. Display connectivity support includes onboard HDMI and VGA.

Rear panel I/O includes a Gigabit LAN port, HDMI port, VGA port, four USB 2.0 ports, one PS/2 K/B and M/S port, one serial port and three audio jacks for line-out/in/Mic-in. An onboard PCI slot is accompanied with 2 SATA pin headers, four USB 2.0 ports and LPT support.

Pricing and availability
The VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX Mainboard is currently available, for pricing and ordering information please contact your local VIA representative or us at mkt@via.com.tw.

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