My HTPC

gdl · 2008-05-02, 15:01

I currently building my first HTPC based on the following hardware:

CPU: MD Athlon BE 2400
MEMORY: Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 PC6400 CL5
COOLER: Scythe Ninja Mini
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
GRAPHICS: Club3D Radeon 3450 256MB PCIe
HARDDISK: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750 GB
CASING: Antec Fusion 430 Silver/Black
DVD: NEC
DIGITAL TV: FloppyDTV-C, incl. CAM Module

The system will be running Microsoft Vista with Media Portal.

You can follow my progress on my blog: htpc.pandagor.com.

meierk · 2008-05-02, 20:24

Great blog though it took me a few minutes to realize that the newest info is always at the top. It appears that you are set up for HD, and have installed Windows Vista. Curious if you are planning on recording any HD channels and what your experience is. I too am considering Vista, but only because I want an Omaura case and the OLED is not compatible with Windows XP. However, I am concerned about experiencing DRM recording issues since Vista is plagued with DRM. To be honest Vista and the potential DRM issues is what is keeping me from committing to an HTPC project at this time.

I hope you keep the blog going and possibly expand to include specific configuration (plugins, etc) experiences as well. It is nice to see such detail.

Regards,
Kevin

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gdl Portal User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sittard Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	My HTPC I currently building my first HTPC based on the following hardware: CPU: MD Athlon BE 2400 MEMORY: Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 PC6400 CL5 COOLER: Scythe Ninja Mini MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H GRAPHICS: Club3D Radeon 3450 256MB PCIe HARDDISK: Samsung Spinpoint F1 750 GB CASING: Antec Fusion 430 Silver/Black DVD: NEC DIGITAL TV: FloppyDTV-C, incl. CAM Module The system will be running Microsoft Vista with Media Portal. You can follow my progress on my blog: htpc.pandagor.com.

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2008-05-02, 20:24	#2 (permalink)
meierk Portal Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Great blog though it took me a few minutes to realize that the newest info is always at the top. It appears that you are set up for HD, and have installed Windows Vista. Curious if you are planning on recording any HD channels and what your experience is. I too am considering Vista, but only because I want an Omaura case and the OLED is not compatible with Windows XP. However, I am concerned about experiencing DRM recording issues since Vista is plagued with DRM. To be honest Vista and the potential DRM issues is what is keeping me from committing to an HTPC project at this time. I hope you keep the blog going and possibly expand to include specific configuration (plugins, etc) experiences as well. It is nice to see such detail. Regards, Kevin