Any advantage to using a GPU for Streaming Video to TV?

[klrman]

Is there any advantage using a GPU to stream video to a TV? Reason I ask is, that I am streaming now with my i3 with 8GB or RAM on my motherboard and there are no glitches or delays at all. My cpu never heats up hours on end, so I am curious as to what, if anything, a GPU can do better in this setup?

 

[gillhooley]

Depends on you I3 and GPu and if you need HDMI 2.0 and 4k 60PFS output. for standard 1080p you should be fine without a gpu for waching videos on tv

 

[klrman]

Thanks, that is what I thought. I imagine the GPU would be a must if gaming or 4k, otherwise I should be ok. My TV only does 720p as well.