Albatron Technology has unveiled three new Nvidia GeForce 8-series graphics cards that use the practically outdated PCI slot. While the appeal of the PCI8600GT-256X, the PCI8500GT-256X and the PCI8400GS-256 may not be obvious for anyone who has a PCI Express or even AGP slot on their motherboard, there are still quite a few systems (particularly small form factor or HTPC ones) where expansion options are limited, creating an niche market for these cards.The graphics cards are all low profile designs allowing them to fit in smaller cases such as HTPC design that try to match the form factor of tradition consumer electronics devices.
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Well, that depends on what version of HDMI it is.
A dual-link DVI connector (that's the standard connector you'll find on the back of every DVI-equipped video card) operates at 7.92 Gb/s with a native resolution of 2560 × 1600) @ 60 Hz.
HDMI, on the other hand, operates at 3.96 Gb/s with a native resolution of only 1920×1200 @ 60hz with the 1.0 through 1.2a specifications. However, the HDMI 1.3 specification bumps that up to 8.16 GB/s with a native resolution of 2560×1600 @ 75Hz.
So, if these cards are built conforming to the HDMI 1.3 (or newer) specification, then they would be perfect for a home theatre system. If not, then there's not much reason to care.
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