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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: simonw on June 15, 2009, 02:31:51 am

Title: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: simonw on June 15, 2009, 02:31:51 am: Does Gigabyte intend to produce any mini-ITX boards in the future that support either Intel or AMD desktop cpus?
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: RuiPereira on June 15, 2009, 01:05:51 pm: Currently we only have 1 solution, the GC330, it uses the Intel ATOM Dual-Core processor
BTW, we have added UD3 with 2oz copper

More details can be found here:
http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3082

We are thinking about AMD and other Intel solutions, but for now, only one.
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: FluX on June 17, 2009, 10:19:31 am: Quote from: RuiPereira on June 15, 2009, 01:05:51 pm
We are thinking about AMD and other Intel solutions, but for now, only one.

While you are thinking of other solutions, how about the Atom dual-core on the nVidia 'ION' platform?
2 other manufacturers have got them out, I won't mention names but one is £200+ and the other is around £80, both similar specs.
While your on, how about including an onboard LVDS port and inverter connection? :D
That would be very handy for us, and would work well with your MIB T5142 case pottypete was talking about :)
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: RuiPereira on June 29, 2009, 12:58:21 pm: LOL... yes I know who these manufactures are.
As far as I know, GIGABYTE doesn’t have any plans for the nVidia ‘ION’ platform.
Well, at least for now or maybe we working on a super secret project which I can not talk about :o

I don’t know much about LVDS ports! ???
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: simonw on June 29, 2009, 02:11:18 pm: We definitely need more competition in the mini-ITX market. While there are a reasonable number of choices for an Atom board, not so much for LGA775 or AM2+/AM3 platforms.
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: Pottypete on June 30, 2009, 09:35:24 am: LGA775 all the way for the moment, hopefully cos I got a spare cpu ;D
Title: Re: any plans for future mini-ITX boards?
Post by: FluX on July 14, 2009, 10:12:06 am: Quote from: RuiPereira on June 29, 2009, 12:58:21 pm
LOL... yes I know who these manufactures are.
As far as I know, GIGABYTE doesn’t have any plans for the nVidia ‘ION’ platform.
Well, at least for now or maybe we working on a super secret project which I can not talk about :o

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I don’t know much about LVDS ports! ???

LVDS is Low Voltage Differential Signalling.
Basically, its serial data transmission (but seriously high speed) of the pixel data for direct connection to LVDS LCD Panels.
Its normally a 20 pin, or more commonly a 40 pin Hirose connector which you connect via suitable cable to your LCD Panel.

Benefits:
Primarily for manufacturers of all-in-one Panel PC's, (such as HMI's) car-pc's and of course, laptops/notebooks/netbooks
This means no additional electronics are required to convert the VGA or DVI signal into something the LCD Panel can understand

(http://www.ukb-kvcd.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) ;D