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yes, but i really dont want to spend a lot of money,
the new board cost me £30.
and i had to buy a s-video adaptor of ebay which was £5.
£35 = Everything i need now.
yes, but i really dont want to spend a lot of money,
the new board cost me £30.
and i had to buy a s-video adaptor of ebay which...
I want to use an old dell and geforce 2 with s-video out to connect to my tv.
then use software like media portal as the frontend...
hello
those questions has probably been asked before but here it goes :
i have a digital cable setup at home it is not HDTV .. i have a pc that i could use as a HTPC/PVR
what hardware do i need to buy to use the pvr functionnality of media portal with digital cable ? and how is it all connected ?
thank you in advance
hello
those questions has probably been asked before but here it goes :
i have a digital cable setup at home it is not HDTV...
hello
those questions has probably been asked before but here it goes :
i have a digital cable setup at home it is not HDTV...
I am in the same boat as you, i.e. want to capture HD (in MN). Did you ever figure out what card to use?
I am in the same boat as you, i.e. want to capture HD (in MN). Did you ever figure out what card to use?
Hey Everyone! I'm looking to build a media center and I have all of my other hardware picked out besides an HDTV receiver card...
As you also have a Mega PC: Can you tell me what Radeon 9600 card you exactly own? I'm unsure which cards fit in the case.
And: Anybody uses successful an All in one card?
As you also have a Mega PC: Can you tell me what Radeon 9600 card you exactly own? I'm unsure which cards fit in the case.
And...
Hi all!
I own a MSI Mega 651.
I want to upgrade with an all in one card which has a good and by Mediaportal fully supported...
I have my htpc plugged into my telly in the uk and it works ok my scart socket has two modes though and in the first it comes up b&w in the second it comes up color, Im at work at the moment so can't check what the difference is but will check later for you and get back ok.
One thought that does occur to me is that is there a...
I have my htpc plugged into my telly in the uk and it works ok my scart socket has two modes though and in the first it comes up...
Hello. So I've eventually got round to trying to upgrade my computer to become a media centre. Sorry if this has been answered...
I have an original asus pundit and mine is pretty silent. However if I were building one from scratch now I would go for a bigger case cos my pundit is really tightly packed. Also I don't know if on board graphics are upto the job if your running Media portal my box only works well in overlay mode and also mine is limited too 32000...
I have an original asus pundit and mine is pretty silent. However if I were building one from scratch now I would go for a bigger...
Hi,
I am planning to throw away all the DVD-Recorder, Player, 2* DVB-S Tuner and replace it with one HTPC. My requirements are...
When I researched, I read a bit from www.htpcnews.com, esp. the proven hardware list. It's a bit out of date now, but still, some great info.
When I researched, I read a bit from www.htpcnews.com, esp. the proven hardware list. It's a bit out of date now, but still, some...
Hi - I'm wondering what a good spec would be for a HTPC - something that is going to get a resonable amount of longevity without...
A boot drive and a recordings drive would more more of a luxary but more than that is overkill. At one stage the devs had a pc recording 7 shows at once without having anything that drastic.
I can watch a recorded show and record another at the same time (dvb) without any problems. Considering harddrives are good for 30mb/sec and...
A boot drive and a recordings drive would more more of a luxary but more than that is overkill. At one stage the devs had a pc...
Yep....more questions.
I read here somewhere a comment that said one should have a separate HD to record to. Would it pay to...
Yes, I am in the US.
I have an HP Celeron 2.8 on order. It has 40GB, 256MB
I will add another HD, probably for storage of video and more RAM.
After doing a little research, I see I would probably want to add 2 TV cards. Would it be recomended to get a PVR-150MCE and a PVR-150? With this could i then get the capibilities of...
Yes, I am in the US.
I have an HP Celeron 2.8 on order. It has 40GB, 256MB
I will add another HD, probably for storage of...
I am setting up my first box here. I need some help.
What exactly all do i need?
I am buying a new PC, but what do i need...
Hi,
Have any of you been thinking of buying a AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II for your Media Portal?
I realy like the new AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II (small and quiet), but:
- I can't see if there is enough space for my hauppauge MCE-150 tuner card in the PCI slot?
- what is the max size for a AGP graphicscard? (I don't think the...
Hi,
Have any of you been thinking of buying a AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II for your Media Portal?
I realy like the new AOpen XC...
Hi,
Have any of you been thinking of buying a AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II for your Media Portal?
I realy like the new AOpen XC...
the rank of outputs go like this :
DVI (digital signal - 1 connector - many wires)
VGA (analogue signal - 1 connector - many wires)
Component (analogue signal - 3 connectors - 3 separate wires)
S-Video (analogue signal - 1 connector - 2 wires inside)
Composite (analogue signal - 1 connector - 1 wire inside)
Obviously DVI is...
the rank of outputs go like this :
DVI (digital signal - 1 connector - many wires)
VGA (analogue signal - 1 connector - many...
What would the best output option be? I have a 60" TV with component in, it is not HD.
I have just started the research process...
Hi,
You can select it in following way:
Please start the NVIDIA tool, select "Bildschirmauflösungen und Bildwiederholfrequenzen" (sorry I have only the german version).
Press the Hnzf button and the "Benutzerdef. Aufl." Dialog will pop up.
Select the line "Bildwiederholfrequenz" and type in into the field the value of 50...
Hi,
You can select it in following way:
Please start the NVIDIA tool, select "Bildschirmauflösungen und...
This looks like it might be a nice graphics card for those in need of TV out facilities. I havent used one, but noticed it when...
I've had problems with Dual DVB too. I'm running a Novat-t (old one) and a Visionplus. The difference with mine is that I had some unpredictable behaviour with the Visionplus on it's own, so I don't know for sure if it was Dual DVB or VisionPlus or a combination of both.
I've just found some more recent Twinhan BDA drivers for...
I've had problems with Dual DVB too. I'm running a Novat-t (old one) and a Visionplus. The difference with mine is that I had...
Hello all,
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it.
I'm planning to build an HTPC as soon as I can work out what would be...
My TV Broken with AverMedia A180 in 0.1.3.0 Final
MP Version: 0.1.3.0 Final release
Skin: MCE
Windows Version: WinXP Pro Service Pack 2
CPU Type: Intel P4 2.6Ghz
Memory: 1024MB DDR
Motherboard: ASUS P4P800 Deluxe
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9600SE
TV Card: Hauppauge 150 MCE
HDTV Card: Avermedia A180
I installed 0.1.3.0 pre...
My TV Broken with AverMedia A180 in 0.1.3.0 Final
MP Version: 0.1.3.0 Final release
Skin: MCE
Windows Version: WinXP Pro...
Geez, I can pick this up for $85 delivered from newegg. I have no desire to watch TV on my computer screen. But what would happen...
Hi!
I bought it on CHL (www.chl.it)
Byez!
Hi!
I bought it on CHL (www.chl.it)
Byez!
Hi all,
can someone point me to some ONLINE Italian webshops where i can buy an MCE 2005 Remote?
Thanks in advance
Erisan500
You wont be able to. You'll probably want to try using something like Girder.
You wont be able to. You'll probably want to try using something like Girder.
I'm designing an htpc. I have two satellite receivers. I can get 2 tuners and get input from each recievers. The question is, how...
Oh yes that would be nice - i'd buy two straight away ;)
DMAN
Oh yes that would be nice - i'd buy two straight away ;)
DMAN
Hi,
did anyone tested this card yet ? It seems a good money for value relation as you get analog tv and dvb-t
A problem could...
Since my plugin uses LCDSmartie you can get it to display anything Smartie can display, which includes Fan speed, Temperatures, etc.
You can also display anything in the ProperyManager with my plugin. Look on wiki for more configuration details.
I've been working on navigation, but it's a bit tricky (MediaPortal isn't really...
Since my plugin uses LCDSmartie you can get it to display anything Smartie can display, which includes Fan speed, Temperatures...
Hi
I'm a little confused - there are two LCD plugins (JoeDaltons and AllenConquest's). I haven't bought any LCD yet, because I...
I'm trying to decide on a capture card to use with media portal. I've narrowed it down to either the Hauppauge PVR 150 of PVR 250. The 150 is slightly cheaper, but if the 250 is better I'd go for that. Any opinions on which of the 2 is the better choise, or if there's a similar priced and better card from a different manufacturer...
I'm trying to decide on a capture card to use with media portal. I've narrowed it down to either the Hauppauge PVR 150 of PVR 250...
I'm trying to decide on a capture card to use with media portal. I've narrowed it down to either the Hauppauge PVR 150 of PVR 250...
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...
PCI-e riser card can be bought at:-
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=1284&cat=0&page=1
They also sell the case as well and its only £2 more expensive than Scan so probably better buying at Specialtech.
Monkey.
PCI-e riser card can be bought at:-
http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=1284&cat=0&page=1
They...
I am going to buy a new case. There are lots of reviews in the www, but most of them do not say anything about noise. So I thought...
cpu is key to encoding, not ram.
a 1,7 ghz p4 is rather slow by today's standards, but it all depends on what you call acceptable speed and which settings you use to encode.
I personally (although I do it manually) downscale all my files to 512x384 (3/4 PAL) which significantly speeds up encoding for me and also allows me to...
cpu is key to encoding, not ram.
a 1,7 ghz p4 is rather slow by today's standards, but it all depends on what you call...
System: Asus Pundit-R (ATI9100 chipset)
CPU : PIV 1,7 GHz
Memory : 256 MB (-64MB for shared Mem)
HDD: 160GB Spinpoint 5400rpm...
thanks
Guys, thanks...this helps a lot demistify the video card. I went to Compusa/Good guys (video/computer reseller in the USA), and was suprise to find out that the majority of new consumer flat panels, Tvs only provie s-video and component analog output ! I thought we were in a digital world. INtersting how in some areas the...
thanks
Guys, thanks...this helps a lot demistify the video card. I went to Compusa/Good guys (video/computer reseller in the USA)...
Hi, after some readings I decided to post this message....I did not read all postings one by one but prepared myself as much as I...
Cool.
Thanks!
Cool.
Thanks!
I have Comcast TV service.
It is wired to all the rooms.
I just got the attic rebuilt and it is now the game room.
There is...
thanks smirnof,
so the updated list is as follows:
* AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8GHz Socket 754,256KB, BOXED m/vifte
* Corsair Value S PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MBUnbuffered, Non-parity, 64Megx64, CL2.5
* Asus K8N4-E Deluxe,nForce4-4x,Socket-754ATX, SATA, GbLAN, Firewire, DDR,PCI-Ex16
* NEC DVD recorder ND-3540A IDE Black...
thanks smirnof,
so the updated list is as follows:
* AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8GHz Socket 754,256KB, BOXED m/vifte
* Corsair...
Hi everyone,
I was planning to put together a media box to use with Media Portal, and i was hoping to get some help from you guys...
Has anyone any experience of the kat5 products? I want my computer in the cellar where it is cold and less vulnerable to theft. I found kat5 which has products for sending audio and video over cat5. They even transmits IR signals.
I have no hands-on experience so I wonder if some of you have seen this or anything similar...
Has anyone any experience of the kat5 products? I want my computer in the cellar where it is cold and less vulnerable to theft. I...
Has anyone any experience of the kat5 products? I want my computer in the cellar where it is cold and less vulnerable to theft. I...
Well i received my Digimatrix and installed everything.. so here are my first impressions:
It looks awesome :) it was even smaller then i expected...
Sound is good, its very quiet (only short noise when starting up, after that quiet, except for the HD loading).
VGA, couldn't set 1280x768.. had to use a registry change to...
Well i received my Digimatrix and installed everything.. so here are my first impressions:
It looks awesome :) it was even...
How good is this piece of kit with media portal? i'm in a right pickle as to what to buy, do i get the Shuttle ST62K or the Asus...
I just need to rant!
After weeks getting MediaPortal to work (it turned out to be dodgy drivers) I finally achieve that today./ Went to plug in the remote so I could set that up and found Pinnacle had put the socket so close to the edge of the card that plugging it in levered of the chassis of my PC and ripped the socket from the...
I just need to rant!
After weeks getting MediaPortal to work (it turned out to be dodgy drivers) I finally achieve that today./...
I just need to rant!
After weeks getting MediaPortal to work (it turned out to be dodgy drivers) I finally achieve that today./...
If possible, go for a DVB-card. They give you the best quality.
If possible, go for a DVB-card. They give you the best quality.
I am looking to purchase a pvr and was wondering which direction to head in. I have read that hauppauge cards have ok quality but...
