Instead of allowing the bios to automatically configure its settings, try setting up the drive paramaters manually in the bios.
Instead of allowing the bios to automatically configure its settings, try setting up the drive paramaters manually in the bios.
I currently have a ASUS A8N-VM CSM and I like it for the most part.....except I'm trying use a laptop HD and even with newest BIOS...
The reason this card wont work with MediaPortal is because its a software encoding card. All of the recording and compressing is done by your CPU and the computer software compared to a hardware encoding cards like the PVR series from Hauppauge which do all the encoding in hardware directly on the card itself.
I used to use an ASUS...
The reason this card wont work with MediaPortal is because its a software encoding card. All of the recording and compressing is...
http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CRD10186
I am not looking for high-quality picture or sound...
Ok.. I think I have a full list of stuff to get started with now..
It comes in a little over budget at the moment, but i've not really shopped around for prices.
Any obvious flaws/gaps with this selection?
Ok.. I think I have a full list of stuff to get started with now..
It comes in a little over budget at the moment, but i've not...
Hi,
I'm eager to get started and build my 1st HTPC, but my knowledge on PC hardware is about 5 years out of date!
I've...
I have this problem: i have a lcd display 320x240 from APHEX mod. Rg322421Bnhcwb, it don't have a 8 bit data bus with ctrl onboard, but it have a only4 it bus, i can't find info about connect that display to parallel port to use it on my MP HTPC. Is possible?
Someone can help me ?
Thank :)
I have this problem: i have a lcd display 320x240 from APHEX mod. Rg322421Bnhcwb, it don't have a 8 bit data bus with ctrl onboard...
I have this problem: i have a lcd display 320x240 from APHEX mod. Rg322421Bnhcwb, it don't have a 8 bit data bus with ctrl onboard...
I'd pay a little bit more for a 6150 rather than the 6100. The 6150 has dedicated hardware for playing Mpegs such as DVD's. The 6100 doesn't.
I'd pay a little bit more for a 6150 rather than the 6100. The 6150 has dedicated hardware for playing Mpegs such as DVD's. The...
I'm thinking one MPserver/workstation upstairs (near the DVB-T antenna) and
one HTPC only MP client by the TV/projector...
You're in North America, so a hardware encoding analog card is your only option for standard definition TV - I use the Hauppauge PVR150 MCE.
Prefered remote is whatever you want. Thats like telling you what the best place to eat at is - everyone has a different opinion. The standard PVR150 comes with a hauppauge remote that is...
You're in North America, so a hardware encoding analog card is your only option for standard definition TV - I use the Hauppauge...
I want to make my aging pc into an entry-level htpc so I am looking for a pci tv tuner that encodes on the card and will display...
Think if you go low buget you should think of the nVidia 6150 ship set got integrate video card that suports pure video and can always later be upgraded by a faster video card
Hardisk looks a littel small vor your tv recording but if you are networked and have a fileserver its ok
sugestions
1 look for one of the low volt dualcore...
Think if you go low buget you should think of the nVidia 6150 ship set got integrate video card that suports pure video and can...
Hello,
Firs of all I want to know if this is a good system.
- Antec MINUET 300
- AMD Sempron 64 2800+ boxed
- PC-Chips...
I have my PC hooked up to a 55" Projection TV. Its not HD. When watching Video from it its not so bad. But if you were to have a windows desktop or game playing, it doesnt look good at all. Any suggestions on how to improve quality?
I am using a Happauge 150 for recording TV
I use Svideo out from my 6600GT videocard
I have my PC hooked up to a 55" Projection TV. Its not HD. When watching Video from it its not so bad. But if you were to have a...
I have my PC hooked up to a 55" Projection TV. Its not HD. When watching Video from it its not so bad. But if you were to have a...
Because the FX5200 is a DX9-card, and the 4XXMX-series (or 4XXX-series, for that mather) is not (along with all Radeon 7/8-series pluss 9000/9100/9200/9250).
Because the FX5200 is a DX9-card, and the 4XXMX-series (or 4XXX-series, for that mather) is not (along with all Radeon 7/8-series...
im soing a small upgrade on my htpc this week and i want to know if this will be good enough for the foreseeable future.
at...
Yeh anydvd is cool.
Yeh anydvd is cool.
I have built a very quiet media box:D , no more noise than my PS2. The only problem is the Pioneer DVR-111DSV 16x it is so...
I use one of these: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/desktop/bach/vb8000_index.asp
And Zalman cpu cooler and gfx cooler. I intended to netboot mythtv initially but I found that it wasnt really what I wanted so I bought a 2.5" hdd and installed MP instead.
This setup is virtually silent from a few meters away.
I use one of these: http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/desktop/bach/vb8000_index.asp
And Zalman cpu cooler and gfx...
A couple of years ago my company needed to build a very quiet PC for a sound. We came across quietpcus.com, a company that makes...
Digital card with s-video input?
Thank you and sorry for the late reply.
I finally got to build the HTPC, but the last component is missing which are the capture/tuner cards. What I need now is two s-video inputs and one digital TV tuner. Is there a digital card which has s-video input as well? The website of Hauppauge is...
Digital card with s-video input?
Thank you and sorry for the late reply.
I finally got to build the HTPC, but the last...
Hi to all,
I'm new to MP and would like some assistance in designing something I couldn't find in the forum. I need to build a...
Sweet litle PC, probably way to expencive for me :(
R / tk
Sweet litle PC, probably way to expencive for me :(
R / tk
Hi,
With the MP architecture changing, what about this little fellow for a MP frontend...
I think the problem isn't HDTV so much as VMR9. On board video may work fine for HDTV with software that doesn't use VMR9.
I really wish VMR9 wasn't a requirement for Media Portal but I guess that's not up to me.
I think the problem isn't HDTV so much as VMR9. On board video may work fine for HDTV with software that doesn't use VMR9.
I...
Thinking about using onboard video for my htpc build. Which chipset would you recommend (not very familiar in all these things)...
- Poll
Thanks to all
Thank you all for your opinions and tips:thx: . I decided to go with the majority and got a Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE Kit. The remote looks really cool and the learn feature for the TV button is a welcome extra to switch off my LCD TV. Tomorrow I'll receive my new HTPC and then there will be a new Media Portal user. I'm...
Thanks to all
Thank you all for your opinions and tips:thx: . I decided to go with the majority and got a Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE...
I started to build my first HTPC (Windows XP Pro based) and intend to use MP after trying it on another computer - without a TV...
I was using MPA/MPV codecs. I searched in the forums for "DxVA" and came across this post, installed Nvidia PureVideo and the cpu usage went down to less than 30% when watching tv. Thanks! I know now what my next step is - more ram! Thanks guys for clearing this up for me.
I was using MPA/MPV codecs. I searched in the forums for "DxVA" and came across this post, installed Nvidia PureVideo and the cpu...
I'm trying to learn about what hardware affects what before I go out and purchase upgrades for my htpc. I've noticed that some...
I must say that in the past I've only brought Samsung HDs, but I looking to get a new one and I was also considering a WD.
See here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article29-page2.html
The WD has 16MB cache, to the 8MB on the Samsung. The 250GB models cost the same, a WD 320 = a Samsung 300. The 400GB Samsung is cheaper then the...
I must say that in the past I've only brought Samsung HDs, but I looking to get a new one and I was also considering a WD.
See...
Hello all. Im in the process of getting a HTPC setup here is a list of the hardware i am considering, will it all be ok?
Zalman...
Built same for a friend - exept using a 3200+ and the Seagate .10 (Samsung was out of stock).
If you bought the optical bracket: Did you get the S/PDIF to work?
Built same for a friend - exept using a 3200+ and the Seagate .10 (Samsung was out of stock).
If you bought the optical bracket...
There's a new article on Tom's Hardware about htpc selection...
Ive been looking for a usb tv tuner for my laptop. I really like this form factor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815100142
Are there any tv-tuners like that that support Media Portal.
Also, many of the usb tv-turners supported by MediaPortal are dvb. Since I am in the usa, am I not able to to dvb things (I...
Ive been looking for a usb tv tuner for my laptop. I really like this form factor...
Ive been looking for a usb tv tuner for my laptop. I really like this form factor...
CnQ is not the same as Q-Fan. Q-Fan is the Quiet fan controller on Asus motherboards. It will lower the fan speed according to the temperature. The difference it makes enabling it is quite impressive.
CnQ is not the same as Q-Fan. Q-Fan is the Quiet fan controller on Asus motherboards. It will lower the fan speed according to the...
Hi
After looking for a new CPU cooler (currently using the AMD cooler that came with the CPU), I now turn to this forum.
Does...
Well... I'd rather go for the 430/6150 mobo - but it is more expensive....
Good luck!
Well... I'd rather go for the 430/6150 mobo - but it is more expensive....
Good luck!
After running Media Portal on my normal PC for a year I decided to make a HTCP.
I already bought a black Silverstone case the LC11...
Sometime soon.
Have a look at the various TVEngine 3 threads all over these forums.
Sometime soon.
Have a look at the various TVEngine 3 threads all over these forums.
Will it be possible for example to have Danish subs with his card, and will it work well with MediaPortal?
Hi everyone! It's my first post here and I hope you can help me building an HTPC.:)
I still don't know what to buy, that's actually where I need help. Since I live in Portugal, I can only buy components avaible here on in the EU.
Let's start with the case... I've seen Silvercrest Lc18(black) and I instantly fell in love with...
Hi everyone! It's my first post here and I hope you can help me building an HTPC.:)
I still don't know what to buy, that's...
Hi everyone! It's my first post here and I hope you can help me building an HTPC.:)
I still don't know what to buy, that's...
I currently have a Dvico Dual 1, and can't get the internal header to work so have to have external cables :(
Anyhow I was thinking of getting another dual card and was considering the Nova-t 500.
Anyone got any thoughts on what Dvico's "HDTV" label actually means, and if the Nova-t is just as capable? I ask because whilst I...
I currently have a Dvico Dual 1, and can't get the internal header to work so have to have external cables :(
Anyhow I was...
Hi all,
just in the process of working out all my components for my first HTPC but can't decide on what the best duel DVB-T card...
i have one... it works with the latest SVN.
i have one... it works with the latest SVN.
Hi, im gonna buy the following
http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/products/data_novat500.html
does MediaPortal have support for...
Im actually quite please with S4, it resume within seconds and the power usage is low enough for 24/7 operation. What would be neat would be hardware supported resume from hibernation if that is possible, ie skipping or speeding up the boot sequence and go straight to resuming the memory from disk.
Still, Away Mode could be...
Im actually quite please with S4, it resume within seconds and the power usage is low enough for 24/7 operation. What would be neat...
I'm trying to figure out what kind of a motherboard I'm going to have in my HTPC project.
Intel has released its Viiv...
Have no clue, but looking at the core duo and a 7300GS I would hope so!
Not a big fan of huge widescreen Flatscreen tvs myself, they're just too darned expensive at the moment. I must make do with my nasty 32" CRT
Have no clue, but looking at the core duo and a 7300GS I would hope so!
Not a big fan of huge widescreen Flatscreen tvs myself...
Anyone have any suggestions for a complete system that I could purchase on Tiger direct or other vendors that would be a dedicated...
UPDATE:
- Adding some config lines to the XML file makes MP recognise my card (==> see hardware section of this board)
- The TT media center app is able to show the HDTV channels like PRO7-HD, SAT1-HD, ANIXE HD and ASTRA Demo Channel HD quite well.
- CPU load is about 40-50% while watching HDTV channels with TT media center app...
UPDATE:
- Adding some config lines to the XML file makes MP recognise my card (==> see hardware section of this board)
- The TT...
Hi,
I'm not sure whether to take an AMD X2 4000+ or an AMD 64 4200+ (single core is cheaper).
I have ordered the new...
looks like the Nova-T 500 uses the Via chipset
someone mentioned that
not sure if this is true though
looks like the Nova-T 500 uses the Via chipset
someone mentioned that
not sure if this is true though
anyone using one of these with MP?
Hauppauge WinTV NovaT 500
anything good or bad to say about them ?
i have this board - see my system specs.
it does the job for me.
i have this board - see my system specs.
it does the job for me.
Thinking of building another dedicated HTPC.. no games only music and TV.
The AOpen i915GMm-HFS looks pretty good. Japan model...