It's a shame that reviews like this concentrate on gaming when nobody will use it for that.

It's a common misconception that you need a powerful graphics card for a media centre/HTPC - the current generation of IGPs like the nVidia 6150 can handle 1080i with no problems and with a low CPU load because they have hardware acceleration built in. You don't need shaders etc. for this - it's not a 3D application.

Asus's tag for this board is 'Enjoy Full HD 1080p Multimedia Home-Theater Entertainment' with no mention of CPU because I assume the G35 chipset does all the work. It would be nice to have that confirmed in a review (you can download 1080p samples - you don't need a Blu-ray drive for that).

I have one of these on order but I have no plans ATM for Blu-ray etc. The HDCP is good for future proofing.