If Home Theater is important to you, there is only one motherboard that is HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 compliant. ASUS has confirmed that their Z170-DELUXE is compliant.
Good to know! Thanks.
So just the two MBs, the G1 and the 7 (and maybe the GT) use the MegaChip to get the HDMI 2.0 and some version of HDCP.
it seems odd they didn't bother to take advantage of AR's capability to provide HDMI 2.0 for all the boards.
The specs indicate it does have Alpine and one Intel NIC. Not much information out on that MB. Has HDMI 2.0.
No mention of DHCP. And evidently not HDMI 2.0a.
Good to know. Like the article says, I was one of those people: "you don't care much about its Ethernet ports, so long as it has them"
So far the 7 is the MB I want. I just need to confirm its DHCP version is 2.2.
WOW! That's amazing. You are first owner of a z170 I have heard from. That sounds truly encouraging.
I would like for the ASUS to have HDMI 2.0 & HDCP 2.2 for HTPC.
Yes. I plan to use IGP. I believe only two of Gigabyte's boards use Alpine Ridge One is the G1 and the other is Gaming 7. But I haven't gotten Gigabyte to confirm those MBs comply with HDCP 2.2. They are rated for HDMI 2.0.
The only other way to get HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 is with a GTX-960...
I'm looking for HDMI 2.0 & HDCP 2.2 to future proof as much as possible. The board you cite has neither. Gigabyte only has two MB's with HDMI 2.0 and some version of HDCP.
You stated Alpine Ridge. I didn't see that mentioned in the specs you referenced.
Per ASUS:
" I am very sorry to inform you that Z170 Deluxe and ASUS motherboards don't support HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 by default."
I suppose it is true that both HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 are not supported, but ASUS specs state it is HDMI 2.0 compliant. Odd they would use a controller on the MB to...
I found this database. It is in German but can be translated. Not exactly what you are looking for, but it is a database of 50 z170 MBs.
Might have some value to you. I filtered on HDMI 2.0 and it lists 2 of the 50 that qualify...
If anyone is interested, here are the MB's I've found that could potentially provide HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2.
Two Gigabyte MB's state 'HDMI 2.0' and 'compatible with HDCP' (no version stated for HDCP). However, Since both of those MB's utilize the Megachip LSPCON (high-speed level-shifter and...
The Asmedia ASM1142K controller chip seems to offer only HDMI 1.4. So perhaps the MegaChip is the only one that can be used to convert DP to HDMI 2.0 w/ HDCP 2.2.
It seems the Asmedia chip is used to do some other 'non-HDMI' features for Skylake.
Yes. And that explanation is the only one I have found. I would like to know a little more about it since it applies to one of the very few MB's that support or will support HDMI 2.0 & HDCP 2.2.
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