Review: Asus Bravo 9500

Nvidia's 9500 chip in the Bravo is certainly not bad for the home cinema enthusiast. You won't be playing high-end games on it (although it will handle them), but it plays video very well and includes HDMI and DVI-out for connections to a digital television. The light sensor is good, but not great ? you can't beat a properly-calibrated monitor. The remote serves its purpose, but more specialised media centre remotes are far better at the job. Asus has included some software, which needs to be installed to access the Splendid light calibration function. The media centre software is appalling ? Windows Media Center performs a lot better. If you're building a budget media centre PC from scratch, we would recommend the Bravo. If you've already got a set-up, the only thing to really recommend is the Splendid light sensor, which we're sure we'll be seeing included with upcoming Asus graphics cards anyway.Related LinksTechRadar's Reviews GuaranteeRead more graphics card reviewsRelated StoriesReview: Sapphire HD 4890Review: Gigabyte 9800GTReview: Asus EN9600GTReview: Zotac GTS 250 AMP!Review: BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC

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