so which computer are we talking about? if its the sempron desktop it is thousands of times more probable that the cooler isnt mounted properly than a thermal issue due to the cool nature of the cpu. it also more probable that it is a software problem. i also hoped for a description of the software you are using instead of "i tried...
so which computer are we talking about? if its the sempron desktop it is thousands of times more probable that the cooler isnt...
Hi, I have a HTPC but it doesnt play HD very well keeps freezing.
My question is what system specs should I be looking for when...
I have ordered a dual DVB-T card to go with my 3200H. I am hoping that I will be able to use the analogue from the hybrid Leadtek and the DVB-T from the new card. I'll let you know how I go.
I have ordered a dual DVB-T card to go with my 3200H. I am hoping that I will be able to use the analogue from the hybrid Leadtek...
I have space in my HTPC for another TV tuner to match my Leadtek PVR3200H. I would like the new card to meet the following specs...
I think that should be fine - see my specs (click on the link under my name) and you will see I have a similar setup - and it all works perfectly. The Graphics Card will hardware accelerate the HD and you will get a great picture.
I think that should be fine - see my specs (click on the link under my name) and you will see I have a similar setup - and it all...
Hi
I've been running mediaportal for a while now and have just bought a WinTV Nova-S2 HD/PCI Satellite High Definition Tuner, I...
kirkanos, I ended up keeping the www.underfunded.info | The "go-to" place for HTPC information on the net. address since I already had it and it is unique. Site is up and running. come on over!
kirkanos, I ended up keeping the www.underfunded.info | The "go-to" place for HTPC information on the net. address since I already...
Hi,
I am planning a new HTPC focused website for users of all HTPC software and hardware. A community to share knowledge...
I found that to be a good case. Unfortunately I am going to switch it, because it is to wide.
Looks really good.
I found that to be a good case. Unfortunately I am going to switch it, because it is to wide.
Looks really good.
Hi,
I am looking for a good HTPC case which is no deeper then somewhere between 290mm and 310mm
Prefered width around 400mm...
Hello,
Just wondering if the time for a SSD drive has come. With SATA-II compliant drives boasting very high write/read speeds and very low "seek times" I could well put one in my HTPC. Recordings go elsewhere, don't worry.
Would you recommend using an SSD drive instead of a conventional 2,5" HDD for the whole system (OS, MP...
Hello,
Just wondering if the time for a SSD drive has come. With SATA-II compliant drives boasting very high write/read speeds...
Hello,
Just wondering if the time for a SSD drive has come. With SATA-II compliant drives boasting very high write/read speeds...
Hello,
I have bumped into a problem that took me a while to sort out. I built a low-cost HTPC for a friend using an ATI Radeon HD2600PRO, but he is going to use a CRT TV for now.
I connected the card to the TV using the S-video out, S-video cable, SCART adapter, but the image was black and white (brightness signal, but no...
Hello,
I have bumped into a problem that took me a while to sort out. I built a low-cost HTPC for a friend using an ATI Radeon...
Hello,
I have bumped into a problem that took me a while to sort out. I built a low-cost HTPC for a friend using an ATI Radeon...
Thats a good post. Had a lot of good info in it. The one I am trying to find. He had a bunch of pics that went along with his post. He started to show how to build a HTPC then showed hot to build the server. It was the whole deal.
Thats a good post. Had a lot of good info in it. The one I am trying to find. He had a bunch of pics that went along with his post...
I like to read a lot of what people have to say on here and just love all of it. There is so many different ways to build ones...
They recommend a 4200+ X2. I actually recommend an AMD 4850 as a minimum. I have a X2 4600+ in and it's slow in all but WinDVD for HD-DVD playback.
They recommend a 4200+ X2. I actually recommend an AMD 4850 as a minimum. I have a X2 4600+ in and it's slow in all but WinDVD for...
hi guys,
just found great news: hxxp://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02/01/amd_s_new_rs780_igp_and_sb700/1
the 780g mainboards are...
I believe my current setup it’s a bit outdated and I would like to upgrade so that I can take advantage of my new TV that's 1080i capable. My current board uses an AGP slot but it seems most people have moved to PCI express. I’ve done some research and most of the MB’s mentioned here are micro ATX. Can anyone recommend a good...
I believe my current setup it’s a bit outdated and I would like to upgrade so that I can take advantage of my new TV that's 1080i...
I believe my current setup it’s a bit outdated and I would like to upgrade so that I can take advantage of my new TV that's 1080i...
is it?
thanks guys
is it?
thanks guys
is it?
thanks guys
RMClock is good (for all systems?). Also SpeedFan is, IMO, an invaluable application when it comes to keeping a HTPC C'nQ
RMClock is good (for all systems?). Also SpeedFan is, IMO, an invaluable application when it comes to keeping a HTPC C'nQ
Hi,
As you all know, system can get really hot.
Fortunately Both Intel and AMD uses ways to decrease heat when no processor...
I'm looking for a good quality dual tuner that supports analog and digital cable and also allows for simultaneous use. HD support and a single cable input would make it grand.
I currently have a hauppauge hvr1600 and kworld mce-200, the quality is just OK. I'm looking for much better quality. The Dvico FusionHDTV7 appears to be...
I'm looking for a good quality dual tuner that supports analog and digital cable and also allows for simultaneous use. HD support...
I'm looking for a good quality dual tuner that supports analog and digital cable and also allows for simultaneous use. HD support...
My setup is as follows
Server in garage has TV Server Installed ONLY with 2 DVB-T cards and Big_Kevs WEB Guide - This is on 24x7 as it does other stuff as well (email and other web stuff). TV Server can use power scheduler to turn on when recordings are required, but if a client needs to watch TV using its cards and it is turned off...
My setup is as follows
Server in garage has TV Server Installed ONLY with 2 DVB-T cards and Big_Kevs WEB Guide - This is on 24x7...
ok guys,
The situation I would think is not all that uncommon. I have a LCD in my living room which currently has a mediaportal...
Hi,
I am looking for a 'ready-to-use' HTPC platform and found 2 solutions from acer:
Acer Aspire L5100 (Acer Aspire L5100 I AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+/2048MB/250GB)
Acer Aspire X3200 (Acer Aspire X3200 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+/2048MB/320GB)
They fit the mediaPortal requirements and my TV-solution is a FireDTV-Card, so I do not...
Hi,
I am looking for a 'ready-to-use' HTPC platform and found 2 solutions from acer:
Acer Aspire L5100 (Acer Aspire L5100 I...
Hi,
I am looking for a 'ready-to-use' HTPC platform and found 2 solutions from acer:
Acer Aspire L5100 (Acer Aspire L5100 I...
Thanks for your reply. I would really like to know something about the power consumption. Can someone test this maybe?
I am sure other people would like to know too. :)
As everyone knows - IT is getting "green".
I just read the link and it is the perfect answer.
I would say that this small piece of text is so interesting...
Thanks for your reply. I would really like to know something about the power consumption. Can someone test this maybe?
I am sure...
Can someone of the owners of the DigitalEverywhere FireDTV tell me how much energy this device consumes during playback/recording...
Hi!
Is it possible to connect my stand alone digital box(dvb-c) to a cheap analog tv-card (via s-video) and get it to work with Mediaportal(to show up in "my tv")? I know i'll have to change channels via the digital box, but I was thinking I could change channels with my mce remote + ir splitters.(?)
I'm asking this because the...
Hi!
Is it possible to connect my stand alone digital box(dvb-c) to a cheap analog tv-card (via s-video) and get it to work with...
Hi!
Is it possible to connect my stand alone digital box(dvb-c) to a cheap analog tv-card (via s-video) and get it to work with...
I probably could. But you miss the point. In vista to get H.A. i needed EVR, but EVR kept crashing.
In XP you can get H.A. with VRM9.
I probably could. But you miss the point. In vista to get H.A. i needed EVR, but EVR kept crashing.
In XP you can get H.A. with...
im leaning towards putting winxp pro on my new htpc, but i was thinking about vista for evr. is evr really better? (i dont care...
K, I'm now downloading some HD trailers :)
Guess what? I can play it all just fine:S
K, I'm now downloading some HD trailers :)
Guess what? I can play it all just fine:S
Specs:
Mediaportal 0.2.3
Gigabyte K8NSC-939
AMD Athlon 3000+ (something overclocked to 2 GHz)
MSI NX6200(256MB, HDTV ready)
2...
Thanks for the reply. Its a bit of a pity, because I jost got the brand new card a week ago. It said on MediaPortal that the card is compatible, and I thought I'd go for it rather than the FireDTV/FloppDTV because of the price.
I'll definitely have a look - but thanks again...
Thanks for the reply. Its a bit of a pity, because I jost got the brand new card a week ago. It said on MediaPortal that the card...
Hey All,
I have a twinhan 1034 (using Mantis chipset I think)
I always get the problem where the scrambled channels arent...
I was really surprised what kind of performance you can get with the new ATI/NVidia chipsets and a rather unexpensive System (you can check my system or my thread for more info) with multimedia applications (including but not limited to HD content).
If you don't need mobility, I'd sell the laptop as long as it still has a decent...
I was really surprised what kind of performance you can get with the new ATI/NVidia chipsets and a rather unexpensive System (you...
Hello, I would greatly appreciate some advice. A year ago I purchased a 2.8 ghz laptop, intending to use it as an htpc computer...
You actually going to try it? I would be very interested if you would share you exp. I'm using presently an old P4 2.0 Ghz with nVidia 6200 and it does a great job for everything I'm doing, mainly Fotos, MP3, DVD and Video reproduction including up to HD 720p and eventually an older game. I have no Idea about consumption but I think...
You actually going to try it? I would be very interested if you would share you exp. I'm using presently an old P4 2.0 Ghz with...
Is the any there have tryed to make a HTPC with this board: Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF (atom processer)
I only need til play...
So much for manufacturer recommendations. :(
Does your soundcard have a 'karaoke' setting?
Mine can filter either the 'center' track from 5.1 or the part of stereo that matches on both channels (usually the voice) .. deactivated it by accident once .. took forever to figure out.
So much for manufacturer recommendations. :(
Does your soundcard have a 'karaoke' setting?
Mine can filter either the 'center'...
I just finished my htpc last weekend, equipment list below. I bought the new Stargate Continuum Blue-ray and tried to play it last...
lol It says what your using for a browser and your ip not mine, thanks though
lol It says what your using for a browser and your ip not mine, thanks though
Some nice cases here but man are they expensive
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Looks like the DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 is the go
Looks like the DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 DigitalNow
Is the go
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/recommended-tv-cards-35961/
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/pci-e-tuners-35483/
Looks like the DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 is the go
Looks like the DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 DigitalNow
Is the go...
Hi Guys,
I had an old HTPC with several DVICO tuner cards in it.
I have started upgrading and have found all the new...
HI all
I am plannig to buy a new DVB-S card because I am fed up with my Skystar 2 and the problem it gives me with my motor and since I have an NFORCE chipset and it seems that skystar have problems with this chipset.
I am planning to either buy the Twinhan AD-SD4000 or else the Floppy DTV2.
Before I buy one of these items I...
HI all
I am plannig to buy a new DVB-S card because I am fed up with my Skystar 2 and the problem it gives me with my motor and...
HI all
I am plannig to buy a new DVB-S card because I am fed up with my Skystar 2 and the problem it gives me with my motor and...
Hi all,
I've been trying to get an answer to a graphics question, but haven't had any luck sofar. On my GA-MA69GM based media centre (using the onboard graphics) running MP, credits at the end of a show are blurry, like the screen isn't updating fast enough. It is especially noticable on fast scrolling credits, or credits that scroll...
Hi all,
I've been trying to get an answer to a graphics question, but haven't had any luck sofar. On my GA-MA69GM based media...
Hi
I am in the process of building my HTPC and I'm using my "old" computer for this. It's a 3ghz P4 with 1Mb of cache and 800mhz...
I've been searching around the forum for a bit, looking for hardware and software recommendations for the ultimate (well, at least fairly good) combined storage and TVServer setup. I want one server that acts as a NAS and also runs the TVServer backend with a pool of DVB-C cards. I read that some are using WHS for this, but that it is...
I've been searching around the forum for a bit, looking for hardware and software recommendations for the ultimate (well, at least...
I've been searching around the forum for a bit, looking for hardware and software recommendations for the ultimate (well, at least...
It would be possible to run it from a usb-stick. They cost nothing these days. But they are slower, and don't have infinite read/writes.
If it has to be small, use a sata notebook hdd...
It would be possible to run it from a usb-stick. They cost nothing these days. But they are slower, and don't have infinite...
Hi guys (and maybe some women?)!
Atm I´m having a singleseat htpc, running mediaportal rc1 on windows xp. The hardware is a...
Well I got the Pinnacle 3010iX in the end (its dual analog + dual dvb-t) - so far so good.
I get much better signal quality & strength than before, and so far no break up on any of the channels, unlike with my hauppage nova-t 500 on the same aerial. May get another one for server once I've tested it some more, definatley a bargin at...
Well I got the Pinnacle 3010iX in the end (its dual analog + dual dvb-t) - so far so good.
I get much better signal quality &...
I've recently posted about my system giving me BSOD, i've taken my KWorld DVB-T 300 card out and it now works fine. So i'm guessing...
