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VIA Announces New VB8004 Mini-ITX Mainboard

VIA Technologies announced the low power VB8004 Mini-ITX board. Coupling the VIA VX900 media system processor with a choice of 1.2GHz and 1.6GHz VIA Nano Processors, the VIA VB8004 is intended for digital signage and gaming systems.



In addition to providing native support for dual-displays, the VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX mainboard can also be upgraded to support four displays using an additional VIA S3 5400E graphics module, providing a wide variety of multi-display configurations, including HDMI, LVDS, and DVI technologies.

In addition to supporting up to 4GB DDR3, VIA VB8004 features an HDMI port, one DVI port, a single-channel 24-bit LVDS, one GigaLAN port, and six USB 2.0 ports.



The VIA S3 5400E dedicated graphics module is a daughter card designed to provide multimedia capabilities for embedded applications. With support of DX10.1, Shader Model 4.1, OpenGL 3.1, and OpenCL 1.0, the 5400E GPU provides a cost-effective graphics processing solution.

Featuring the ChromotionHD 2.1 video engine, a programmable video architecture supporting the latest HD standards including Blu-ray, H.264, VC-1, WMV-9, and MPEG-2/4, the S3 5400E module offers smooth HD playback at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels.



Specifications:

  • Integrated VIA Chrome9 HC DX9 3D/2D graphics with VC1, MPEG-2, WMV9 and H.264 decoding acceleration
  • Supports high-bandwidth DDR3 memory, up to 4GB
  • Supports two SATA hard drives
  • Supports one Gigabit Ethernet
  • Supports six USB 2.0 ports
  • Supports two COM ports
  • Accepts DC power input
  • Expansion I/O connector for one 4-lane PCIe, one 1-lane PCIe and one USB
  • Supports one DVI-I port, one HDMI port and one single channel 24-bit LVDS panel connector

Source: VIA Technologies


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