[insomniac125]

I'm using a 4205 running Win 10 and have been pretty happy with it at 1080p resolution. I have a 4k TV, but no 4k content, so I set the HTPC resolution at 1080 and let the TV upscale. I'm using the optical audio to a Yamaha receiver and have surround sound working pretty well for most TV shows/movies. It's an older receiver and may not even support all current Dolby stuff, but it works well enough for me. With Kodi, I did have to adjust the audio sync to -.10 seconds for the audio to be in sync with video, but aside from that I'm pretty happy with it. With other apps, like BBC iPlayer or VLC or MPC, the audio seems to be in sync on it's own - it just Kodi where I had to make an adjustment. I do want to try the DVI to HDMI option for audio, but need to pick up a cable first. I don't use Netflix so I can't comment on that, but a 4205 should work for most everything else.

@bigljd - Thank you for your input. This is exactly what I was hoping to hear.

However, I must be missing something here when everyone talks about running two HDMI cables for HD Audio(one from the HDMI out and another from the DVI out via a DVI to HDMI converter). Doesn't the HDMI out carry full HD Audio like it should? It would seem to me that you would simply run the HDMI port to your AVR's HDMI input and then from the AVR's HDMI output to the TV. Therefore I don't understand the need for the second DVI->HDMI cable for audio.