The 4850 could be a great card for HTPC's who also like to game on the same rig as it looks like we'll finally get decent hdmi picture & sound from the 1 cable straight to our receivers alongside 9800gtx levels of fps in games.
Here's the new 4850/4870's hdmi spec:
HDMI 1.3, UVD2, AC3, DTS, 7.1PCM, xyYCC color.
The 4850 still uses a single slot cooler & should be fairly quiet, although as the pcb is so similar to the 3850's i'd be surprised if passive coolers like the AC S1 rev2 aren't usable as well.
Still from a purely HTPC standpoint I guess it might be better to wait the 2 months until the 4450 & 4650 come out...
Here's the new 4850/4870's hdmi spec:
HDMI 1.3, UVD2, AC3, DTS, 7.1PCM, xyYCC color.
The 4850 still uses a single slot cooler & should be fairly quiet, although as the pcb is so similar to the 3850's i'd be surprised if passive coolers like the AC S1 rev2 aren't usable as well.
Still from a purely HTPC standpoint I guess it might be better to wait the 2 months until the 4450 & 4650 come out...