Outlander_04 :
tootall424 :
I have a homebuild HTPC with an ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo and HD video playback is pretty poor. Would purchasing video card instead of using the integrated graphics help?
Maybe , but probably not
That processor should play back 1080p video just fine .
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_brazos_platform_tested_the_e350_apu_review,6.html
What operating system are you using ? What software are you using to play back the video? What is the full hardware spec of this computer ?
APEX MJ-16 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case ATX12V SFX 250W Power Supply
ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
Booting off of Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Media stored on Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Running Windows 7 Professional. Most content is 720p MKV files played with VLC.