Yet to come Arrandale / Clarkdale can back HD audio – x55 and x57 chipset

Yet to launch and desktop Core i3 and Core i5 processors is believed to support more fancy audio standards. The new CPU would be having both x55 and x57 chipsets and will be supporting Dolby True HD and DTS HD master audio. They will process Dolby True HD and DTS HD master audio content protection protocols.

It also backs dual stream HDMI & DP Audio.

Intel Atom CE4100 unveiled – this thing is a beast!

At IDF 2009, Intel announced a new Atom processor, Atom CE4100 media chip. This chip is designed to run on set-top boxes and Blue-ray players. It is the most powerful Atom chip ever made by Intel.

When we say that it is powerful, we really mean it. It has the ability to take two 1080p video streams simultaneously, 3D rendering and much more.

It even supports capturing uncompressed 1080p video including support for almost all the high-end audio codecs. However, Intel has no plans to bring to netbooks or nettops. Gratifying, but looks like, we have no choice, but to settle with ION chipsets from Nvidia