HDMI v1.4 is not needed unless you want full 3D capabilities, ARC or Ethernet mode. Serious A/V users with a good receiver stick with HDMI v1.3c, which supports 7.1 24/192 PCM, DTS-HD/TrueHD, DSD (SACD) audio, YCbCr/YPbPr, PC-RGB (standard DVI), 0-255/16-235/16-245 RGB video. It might be better connecting the receiver to the video card HDMI port, with selectable color space and correct 23.976p playback capability (Intel HD Graphics has trouble outputting a 23.976p video signal, while it works with the Euro-friendly 24p).
2002dunx: my Marantz CD17-2 from 2000, a Denon DVD-2930 from 2005 and a DVD-3800BD from 2009 all sound better than my Onkyo internal DAC stage, I have all of them connected both analog and digital/HDMI (the 3800BD separated 2ch and 7.1ch analog)
| CPU | CPU | Motherboard | Graphics |
|---|
| Intel Xeon E5520 | Intel Xeon E5520 | Tyan S7025AGM2NR | Nvidia Quadro 4000 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
|---|
| Corsair CM72DD2G1333 | WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 | WDC WD5003ABYX-01WERA0 | WDC WD10EACS-00D6B0 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
|---|
| WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B1 | WDC WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0 | WDC WD5000BPVT-22HXZT3 | OCZ VERTEX2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive |
|---|
| Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 | HL-DT-ST BD-ROM GGC-H20L | HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L | HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 |
| Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive |
|---|
| Optiarc BD-RW BD-5730S | Optiarc BD-RW BD-5740H | MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW-9576S AY0J | TSSTCorp BDDVDW SE-506AB |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
|---|
| Noctua NH-D14-SE2011 | Noctua NF-P12-PWM | Thermalright TY-140 | Scythe SY1212SL12SL |
| Cooling | OS | OS | Monitor |
|---|
| Noctua NF-P12-STD | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 | HP LP2475W |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
|---|
| Eizo Flexscan S2243W-H | Onkyo TX-NR906 | Logitech MK520 | Enermax EPM1000AWT Platimax 1000 |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | Audio |
|---|
| Xigmatek Windowed Elysium Black | Logitech M570 wireless laser trackball | Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro (WDM) | Realtek ALC262 |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
|---|
| VLI VL800 quad-port USB3.0 card | Belkin F5U602 combo USB2.0+FW800 card | OCZ RevoDriveX2 100GB | Promise Technology Supertrak EX16650 SAS Contro... |
| Other |
|---|
| Promise Technology Supertrak EX8650 SAS Controller |
| View all |
| CPU | CPU | Motherboard | Graphics |
|---|
| Intel Xeon E5520 | Intel Xeon E5520 | Tyan S7025AGM2NR | Nvidia Quadro 4000 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
|---|
| Corsair CM72DD2G1333 | WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 | WDC WD5003ABYX-01WERA0 | WDC WD10EACS-00D6B0 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
|---|
| WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B1 | WDC WD5000BEVT-00A0RT0 | WDC WD5000BPVT-22HXZT3 | OCZ VERTEX2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive |
|---|
| Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 | HL-DT-ST BD-ROM GGC-H20L | HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L | HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 |
| Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive | Optical Drive |
|---|
| Optiarc BD-RW BD-5730S | Optiarc BD-RW BD-5740H | MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW-9576S AY0J | TSSTCorp BDDVDW SE-506AB |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
|---|
| Noctua NH-D14-SE2011 | Noctua NF-P12-PWM | Thermalright TY-140 | Scythe SY1212SL12SL |
| Cooling | OS | OS | Monitor |
|---|
| Noctua NF-P12-STD | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 | Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 | HP LP2475W |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
|---|
| Eizo Flexscan S2243W-H | Onkyo TX-NR906 | Logitech MK520 | Enermax EPM1000AWT Platimax 1000 |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | Audio |
|---|
| Xigmatek Windowed Elysium Black | Logitech M570 wireless laser trackball | Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro (WDM) | Realtek ALC262 |
| Other | Other | Other | Other |
|---|
| VLI VL800 quad-port USB3.0 card | Belkin F5U602 combo USB2.0+FW800 card | OCZ RevoDriveX2 100GB | Promise Technology Supertrak EX16650 SAS Contro... |
| Other |
|---|
| Promise Technology Supertrak EX8650 SAS Controller |
| View all |
