I think some people also use laptop motherboards when space is tight, but if easy to connect is a priority than that might not fit
I think some people also use laptop motherboards when space is tight, but if easy to connect is a priority than that might not fit
I need your ideas and suggestions:
What would you do if you had to install a MP client in each bedroom of a house...
for those that have this running great with little to no problems, what are your setups? I want to build my own htpc, but am trying to decide on video, sound cards, remotes, tv tuners, etc. one thing i am getting is 2 400gb hdd, that should be good for now.
for those that have this running great with little to no problems, what are your setups? I want to build my own htpc, but am trying...
for those that have this running great with little to no problems, what are your setups? I want to build my own htpc, but am trying...
kaliatech, thank you for the reply. My temps aren't that bad, even running BOINC/Seti in the background 100% of the time. I credit the two 120mm fans in my case (plus one more in the PSU) for that. :)
Interesting to hear about the S/PDIF, that could be a pain!
Thinking about it more today, I think I'll go ahead and build it out...
kaliatech, thank you for the reply. My temps aren't that bad, even running BOINC/Seti in the background 100% of the time. I credit...
This is my current HTPC:
P4 2.8E on a MSI 865PE Neo2,
1.5GB GeIL DDR400,
3x 80GB WD SATA,
Dvico Fusion5Lite & Hauppauge...
Well if your motherboard has an IrDA connector you can purchase an IrDA reciever that fits in the 3.5" drive bay. It recieves infrared remote commands and they come in beige or black. Only thing is that they are not compatible with girder or other programs that use Parallel, Serial, or USB connections.
Well if your motherboard has an IrDA connector you can purchase an IrDA reciever that fits in the 3.5" drive bay. It recieves...
Since my HTPC is almost complete I'm now starting to wonder what to put into the front panal 3.5" bay. I would consider a memory...
I am tired of my old HTPC and going to get a new one. I have decided on probably the Antec Fusion case and I have a NOVA-S card for DVB. But besides that I am flexible on everything. The NOVA will be grabbing HD streams and I will be playing 1080p mkv files alot with CoreAVC codec. I will need HDMI and optical spidif. Can you please...
I am tired of my old HTPC and going to get a new one. I have decided on probably the Antec Fusion case and I have a NOVA-S card for...
I am tired of my old HTPC and going to get a new one. I have decided on probably the Antec Fusion case and I have a NOVA-S card for...
Hello guys.
I want to do a upgrade to my HTPC, and i want to buy a SSD only for SO(win 7 64bits) + Media Portal.
What SSD do you recommend? And about the space required, 40GB is enough?
I have about 2TB of movies, and my problem is the space that this movies and a lot more occupies because of the fanart, backdrops, trailers...
Hello guys.
I want to do a upgrade to my HTPC, and i want to buy a SSD only for SO(win 7 64bits) + Media Portal.
What SSD do...
Hello guys.
I want to do a upgrade to my HTPC, and i want to buy a SSD only for SO(win 7 64bits) + Media Portal.
What SSD do...
The specs of your PC are fine - you don't need anymore RAM (have a look at my specs and I run 2 x DVB-T cards easily). Have you applied the "Multi DVB Tuners Patch" ? Make sure that you read the whole thread before you start to apply the patch.
Also, take a look at the "Tips & Tricks" section - there are some useful patches and...
The specs of your PC are fine - you don't need anymore RAM (have a look at my specs and I run 2 x DVB-T cards easily). Have you...
Hi,
Im wondering if there is any guidance on how much RAM and CPU is needed to run a HTPC related to the numbers of tuners in...
Two remarks:
1. Dinovo mini is a keyboard - not a remote
2. This thread has not been posted in for almost 3 years :S
Two remarks:
1. Dinovo mini is a keyboard - not a remote
2. This thread has not been posted in for almost 3 years :S
Hi,
I'm in the process of designing a HTPC and I've been looking at options for cases and DVB TV cards.
There are models of...
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...
lol haven't got all buttons defined yet, but the crucial buttons for navigation works so that satisfies me for now.
This is my first experience with blu-ray technology and I'm pretty pissed to find that I'll probably have to upgrade to powerDVD 10 so that I won't have any problems playing blu-ray movies. The drive came with powerDVD...
lol haven't got all buttons defined yet, but the crucial buttons for navigation works so that satisfies me for now.
This is my...
Hey guys,
I've just completed my htpc build specs below:
- CASE+accessories: Antec Fusion Remote Black (soundgraph lcd...
The TV I am interested in is the Panasonic TH-46PZ85
Panasonic - ideas for life - Specification
Would this one be ok?
The TV I am interested in is the Panasonic TH-46PZ85
Panasonic - ideas for life - Specification
Would this one be ok?
I'm looking for a new TV, i currently have a 42 inch plasma (see this thread...
Also look at:
HDPlex
A-Tech Fabrication
J.
Also look at:
HDPlex
A-Tech Fabrication
J.
Hi Folks,
As my current Mac mini is now serving as htpc running MP since at least 6 years, it is now time to go for an upgrade...
when you copy back the old directory, make sure you run the Start.bat from the old version.
Another approach that Smirnoff (I think) suggested was to have the proper MP directory and a testing MP directory. they can both run together (not at the same time of course). Just start whichever one you want. Production or test. they...
when you copy back the old directory, make sure you run the Start.bat from the old version.
Another approach that Smirnoff (I...
Hi there.
I have a HTPC with MP running on it, but now i´m thinking of building a dedicated HTPC, that have nothing else to do...
Read that a 3GHz CPU was recommended for best use of FFDShow (clock cycles important)...
Read that a 3GHz CPU was recommended for best use of FFDShow (clock cycles important)...
i was wondering if i get windows media 2005, what do you need to run it?
is it just fast hardware or specific?
wouldn't doubt if...
I wanna try ota since I cancelled my cable a few weeks ago.
So I'm running a non pci express mb.
So I need an antenna and a tv tuner card correct?
What's recommended for both of these?
I've read that the HD Homerun is a good option...does this require an antenna also?
Also is there a way to find out what OTA channels...
I wanna try ota since I cancelled my cable a few weeks ago.
So I'm running a non pci express mb.
So I need an antenna and a...
I wanna try ota since I cancelled my cable a few weeks ago.
So I'm running a non pci express mb.
So I need an antenna and a...
what about ATI remotes?
what about ATI remotes?
I am planning on buying one soon, but was wondering which one is other people's favorites since I really haven't started looking at...
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...
Right, I got that mixed up for some reason. Ya I guess my 2.2 should be good than. I want to capture HD from B*V so I thought it would need a good amount of power. Do you think it could handle recording a HD program on B*V through a NOVA-S-PLUS while I watch a HD mkv 1080p in My Videos? Is that even possible to do?
Right, I got that mixed up for some reason. Ya I guess my 2.2 should be good than. I want to capture HD from B*V so I thought it...
I am planning on using these parts and will be capturing HDTV streams through a NOVA-S. I will also be watching alot of 720p-1080p...
For most of us there are next to no true HD resources available. I know that the US people have some OTA HD, but here in europe you are limited to a handful of wmv-hd DVD movies, a sat. trial channel and a few other options. Things are getting there, however, we know very little about the distribution.
It could well be that...
For most of us there are next to no true HD resources available. I know that the US people have some OTA HD, but here in europe you...
Well for the first time I should build a HTPC to my Epson EMP-TW600.
What AGP card do I need to look at HDTV.
I dont want to...
Hi Guys,
I'm a bit out of touch with hardware so I'm looking for a bit of advice on what I want to achieve, and what to do with some existing kit I have. :rolleyes:
I currently run two Zotac ZBox clients from the HTPC in the living room. The set up runs well and is very stable. (The spec for this is on my sig' )
I am shortly...
Hi Guys,
I'm a bit out of touch with hardware so I'm looking for a bit of advice on what I want to achieve, and what to do with...
Hi Guys,
I'm a bit out of touch with hardware so I'm looking for a bit of advice on what I want to achieve, and what to do with...
Come on ppl - have a go!
WePC.com - Home
I did (needs some more work:D) -> WePC.com - Dream - Notebook MediaCenter (NMC) by SPKNO
Would make a nice MP client, don't you think?
So - give your comments/votes - or even better: have a go yourself!
Come on ppl - have a go!
WePC.com - Home
I did (needs some more work:D) -> WePC.com - Dream - Notebook MediaCenter (NMC) by...
Come on ppl - have a go!
WePC.com - Home
I did (needs some more work:D) -> WePC.com - Dream - Notebook MediaCenter (NMC) by...
Here is a link to the review by SilentPCReview in which they give the WD5000KS the title of "Low noise Champ".
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article617-page1.html
It beats out even the samsung models. If you're in the US it sells for $150 at newegg.com right now.
Seagate does have a longer warranty if that is a factor and their...
Here is a link to the review by SilentPCReview in which they give the WD5000KS the title of "Low noise Champ"...
It's time to put another HD in my HTPC. Are there any benefits to either the Western Digital WD5000k or the Seagate ST3500630AS...
Interesting piece of software that does much more than just change the AAM. It actually reads SMART information, CPU and HD temperatures, can set power management, and, and, and ...
The good news is that NHC can change the AAM of my WD 5000AACS - the bad news is that the change is lost upon reboot and AAM is set back to fastest...
Interesting piece of software that does much more than just change the AAM. It actually reads SMART information, CPU and HD...
Hello guys,
I just bought a WD 500 GB SATA harddisk to exchange a Samsung disk that was heavily vibrating. Compared to the...
Hi guys,
I am looking at the possibilities to have multiroom music with mepo because:
- I use aMPdroid which makes it possible to control mepo from anywhere in the house
- with the Auto DJ Mode function it is the best music player for me
I know that it's not possible/easy to play different audio streams simultaneously in different...
Hi guys,
I am looking at the possibilities to have multiroom music with mepo because:
- I use aMPdroid which makes it possible to...
Hi guys,
I am looking at the possibilities to have multiroom music with mepo because:
- I use aMPdroid which makes it possible to...
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...
Seriously damn cool PC sticks. Thanks for sharing
Seriously damn cool PC sticks. Thanks for sharing
Looking to get analog TV and recording to a kitchen TV on the wall without any signal available to the TV (not me, my mother in...
*whisper* 4gb is slightly overkill for a htpc ...
*whisper* 4gb is slightly overkill for a htpc ...
Hey there,
I recently got a new HTPC and installed Vista x64 on it to use the full 4 GM RAM in the PC. Vista came with drivers...
Hi.
If you want the CPU soldered to the board, so no luck... All better (more powerful) CPU are in a socket. But there are lots of Mini-ITX Boards for Sandy Bridge - Ivy Bridge or AMD CPU available so you can choose one of them and use integrated GPU of those...
Hi.
If you want the CPU soldered to the board, so no luck... All better (more powerful) CPU are in a socket. But there are lots of...
Hi all,
Just after some help on how to upgrade my HTPC. I find navigating through the menu in meadia portal to be slow, loading...
Do they pay you? :mrgreen:
Do they pay you? :mrgreen:
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/94486
I use on of these with the Yakumo BDA drivers and it works great. It's also free...
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...
