In the process of building your own HTPC or did you complete one? Show them to other MediaPortal users!
Good Morning All,
I have just finished my first HTPC.
I bought a Panasonic 34" Tau Screen HDTV (CRT), got a great deal on it, for my, hopefully, Main Display.
I hooked up the HTPC to it and I have Overscan, not a huge suprise. The suprise has been compensating for the overscan. I have been trying on and off for about 3 weeks...
Good Morning All,
I have just finished my first HTPC.
I bought a Panasonic 34" Tau Screen HDTV (CRT), got a great deal on it...
Good Morning All,
I have just finished my first HTPC.
I bought a Panasonic 34" Tau Screen HDTV (CRT), got a great deal on it...
I have a spire falconrock II cooler and updated the fan with a pabst 12 dB fan. Cools very well and is sillent. Remeber to use a very thin layer of good quality thermal grease and not the stock thermal sticker.
I have a spire falconrock II cooler and updated the fan with a pabst 12 dB fan. Cools very well and is sillent. Remeber to use a...
I'm running a PIII 1Ghz Coppermine on my HTPC, and I have replaced the stock heatsink fan with all copper heatsink. That said, the...
Interesting. Since dvi-i is digital i thought it would not affect to guality of picture. Just having max lenght. Quality of cable i can understand, it is same allways when trying to get near to theoretical max performance.
Resolution would be 1366x768 or 1366x1008 (not sure this one).
Interesting. Since dvi-i is digital i thought it would not affect to guality of picture. Just having max lenght. Quality of cable i...
Hi,
Things are progressing once again. I'm currently making routes for cables on the roof and inside the livingroom walls.
One...
yeah i was expecting something a little more creative !
yeah i was expecting something a little more creative !
ok these are the specs of my ongoing HTPC project
p.s. i got a surprise for you at the end :lol:
CPU: P3 1.1GHz @ 1.48...
Got a Leadtek PVR2000 with a radio tuner, works like a charm for me!
Got a Leadtek PVR2000 with a radio tuner, works like a charm for me!
Hi,
I've been browsing this site and the net and my choice is pretty clear, I want the Harmony 880 remote and the Hauppauge 150...
OK, after some problems getting the TV card to work with the VA-10, I have flogged it to my dad :)
Ive now gone down the following route....as have lots of others here...so I guess its pretty safe.
MSI RS480M2-IL board Novatech 62.57
Athlon 64 3000 Retail Novatech 104.23
512 RAM Crucial 44.64...
OK, after some problems getting the TV card to work with the VA-10, I have flogged it to my dad :)
Ive now gone down the...
Just ordered up the first bits for my system.....
Silverstone LC11m case around £170
Cos it looks dam hot...even...
Hello,
I'm using Mediaportal for six month now. I started with a desktop tower with an AMD Athlon XP 1700+, 512 MB memory and bought an FX5200, PVR150MCE and MCE2005 remote.
Now that I'm a experienced mediaportal user I want to get a new system. I'm planing on buying the Thermaltake Tenor case in black, using my existing...
Hello,
I'm using Mediaportal for six month now. I started with a desktop tower with an AMD Athlon XP 1700+, 512 MB memory and...
Hello,
I'm using Mediaportal for six month now. I started with a desktop tower with an AMD Athlon XP 1700+, 512 MB memory and...
Guys,
thanks for your help, all is well after installing all of the software and checking connections.
Guys,
thanks for your help, all is well after installing all of the software and checking connections.
Hi,
im connecting the case and the mobo together. I have connected all of the basics like HDD and power switches, fans etc...
It isnt Finished yet, But here it is
It isnt Finished yet, But here it is
It isnt Finished yet, But here it is
I thought it needed to use the CPU to decode the TS stream to extract the individual MPEG stream. Some of this also depends on the card, and I only have the mx4000 to try it with. My server originally had an older TNT2 card in it.
I thought it needed to use the CPU to decode the TS stream to extract the individual MPEG stream. Some of this also depends on the...
After picking up a few spare HP desktops from a client, I set about making myself a HTPC. No loner would I be limited to having to...
I have an Accent 100 case with similar dimensions to the LC03V.
I am using CPU heatsink fan only ( a Zalman CNPS7000 @ 5V). PSU is antec fanless. With an Intel P4 1.8, max temp is about 42C. Almost zero noise!
I have an Accent 100 case with similar dimensions to the LC03V.
I am using CPU heatsink fan only ( a Zalman CNPS7000 @ 5V). PSU...
Hi all,
I've built my HTPC using a LC03V but the two fans on the back are too loud. The only fans other than the case fans are...
Yesterday I got the last pieces of hardware for my HTPC.
A new graphics card: Asus 9550GE, a PVR150 and a MCE Remote (eu version)
So my total system consists of:
thunderbird 800
512 MB ram
60 GB 7200RPM Maxtor
Asus 9550GE
PVR150
MCE Remote
Onboard sound :?
At firts the thunderbird was struggeling to get the job done...
Yesterday I got the last pieces of hardware for my HTPC.
A new graphics card: Asus 9550GE, a PVR150 and a MCE Remote (eu version)...
Yesterday I got the last pieces of hardware for my HTPC.
A new graphics card: Asus 9550GE, a PVR150 and a MCE Remote (eu version)...
Hi,
I'm running MP on a Pundit-R and just started experimenting with PVR Scheduler (not with Fred's Plugin) yesterday.
In the first trials, my Pundit-R woke up, did the trial recording, and went back into standby without any problems.
The only thing which disturbs me is that on manually waking up the machine from standby...
Hi,
I'm running MP on a Pundit-R and just started experimenting with PVR Scheduler (not with Fred's Plugin) yesterday.
In the...
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I am new here ;-)
I am about to build a HTPC from scratch. I want to know if any of you guys are using the ASUS Pundit-R and...
Take a look at "iRAM" from Gigabyte. It´s a PCI card, plugged via S-ATA and PCI with up to 4-8GB of RAM. You can boot Windows in a few seconds, including MP. Gigabyte will sell it this month for ca. 60,-€ + RAM.
I saw pictures with PCMark04. The iRAM system had 56560 ponts there!
Here are some pics:
Take a look at "iRAM" from Gigabyte. It´s a PCI card, plugged via S-ATA and PCI with up to 4-8GB of RAM. You can boot Windows in a...
Here's what I ordered:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, Venice, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 - Retail
DVICO FusionHDTV5 Gold Plus, HDTV Tuner...
Champion, that fills the knowledge gap.
So that'll mean I'll only have 80% to play with using MP. Things I should have researched before getting this mobo!
If MPG4 plays ok, then that'll do... I haven't been tempted to MCE yet (although I did acquire the remote), and I'd need to be super-keen to go down the linux path, although...
Champion, that fills the knowledge gap.
So that'll mean I'll only have 80% to play with using MP. Things I should have...
...and a Dvico FusionHDTV DVB-T Plus.
Just viewing SDTV at the moment in a window :
FusionHDTV (and codec) that comes with...
lol! thanks for the advice about the match :-)
I have tried only 1 card in the htpc and that doesn't make any difference. When i had two cards in together they both had the same problem (i.e. put the aerial in card 1 - try tuning and no joy, put aerial in card two - try tuning and no joy) so I'm assuming that they both work - I...
lol! thanks for the advice about the match :-)
I have tried only 1 card in the htpc and that doesn't make any difference. When i...
apologies if this is in the wrong place - its only partly to do with media portal and partly to do with my htpc computer so in...
I'm not going to get too wordy, but this is an evolving project I've been working on for the past 2 weeks. Here's how it started.
With this case:
# Dimensions: 10.24"(D) x 5.31"(W) x 11.75"(H)
The Hardware
+ Pentium 4 2.4c
+ Commell LV-670LVDS (onboard TV-Out)
+ 512mb PC2700 DDR RAM
+ 40gb main Hard drive
+ 250gb...
I'm not going to get too wordy, but this is an evolving project I've been working on for the past 2 weeks. Here's how it started...
I'm not going to get too wordy, but this is an evolving project I've been working on for the past 2 weeks. Here's how it started...
Well after stress testing the Shuttle box over the weekend, I've deceided it's not going to work. Not so much the box more like it doesn't really like the video card and being on all the time. So made a deal with the Wife. Going to swap her computer for the Shuttle (after I remove all the really good stuff, she won't miss it). Then...
Well after stress testing the Shuttle box over the weekend, I've deceided it's not going to work. Not so much the box more like it...
Goals:
1. Replace current entertainment center & stereo. Less space, added functionality.
2. Convince my wife that this is a good...
Do not mix things.
If limited to hardware solution:
Cards designed to receive digital data only need a decoder.
The encoder is only needed if the card has to encode analog to digital.
The PVR can not receive a DVB-T signal so iif you want to switch to DVB-T
in the very near future, then swap the card.
Nova-T:
Hauppauge...
Do not mix things.
If limited to hardware solution:
Cards designed to receive digital data only need a decoder.
The encoder is...
I ordered a PVR150 (non MCE with its remote), but since the vendor is taking too long to send it to me, I was wondering if, being...
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Anyway, the bios remembers everything now...(let's hope it stays this way!)
What the problem was, I can't tell, but I flashed the bios 2 times and replaced the battery a few times.
It all seems to be ok for now, so I can start fine-tuning the system. (eg bios settings, faster boot tweaks,....) Buy the way, can I find stuff...
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Anyway, the bios remembers everything now...(let's hope it stays this way!)
What the problem was, I can't tell, but I...
Hello all,
First of all: I'm a newbie from Belgium! :-)
I'm using MP for 2 weeks now, and decided to buy a Pundit-R. But I have...
Today I got my Hardware except for the case. So I ripped off my old case and built it temporarely into this one. And It runs just perfect. No stocking or something. Now I only have to get my Hauppauge Nova-T working with 0.1.0.7 again. It worked already on my old PC.
And I bought a new 200 GB Maxtor Harddisk, which holds all my...
Today I got my Hardware except for the case. So I ripped off my old case and built it temporarely into this one. And It runs just...
I really looked out for the ideal case for my HTPC a long time. And I think I found the perfect one. It was love at the first...
yeah, i think thats a bug, alot of people have been having that problem, hopefully frodo realizes it, and will fix it ASAP. :)
yeah, i think thats a bug, alot of people have been having that problem, hopefully frodo realizes it, and will fix it ASAP. :)
Well, I'm making good progress getting MP up and running. I installed MP Version 0.1.0.3 and I have almost all the hardware...
As soon as I can get an HDTV file to test with I'll check it out on the 9100IGP which should be slower than any version of the 9200. If it works on that it's just a question of what the minimum CPU it will require and whether or not there will be problems with a tv tuner... which I doubt unless the CPU can't keep up.
As soon as I can get an HDTV file to test with I'll check it out on the 9100IGP which should be slower than any version of the...
I've been attempting to build an HTPC for a little while now. At first, due to hardware limitations, I had to make do with a very...
Just to let you know!
I downloaded (and intalled,....ofcoarse) the latest NVidia drivers and now the plaback of my movies is normal.
Sometimes it can be so simple. :wink:
Cheers
Just to let you know!
I downloaded (and intalled,....ofcoarse) the latest NVidia drivers and now the plaback of my movies is...
hi all,
last weekend i finally could test my HTPC (which is still not finished) connected to a homemade power amplifier (8x50...
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Im new to all this HTPC stuff but I have done a fair amount of research and now I thought that I would release the...
Well, it was only a little bit, but the second time this year. I think I have to calm down with this shitty alcohol. :?
Well, it was only a little bit, but the second time this year. I think I have to calm down with this shitty alcohol. :?
Ok, as I´m not very happy with my solution at the moment, I´m planing a new "case" for my htpc. At the moment it´s in a midi tower...
Use Speedfan.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
Greetings
Gismo
Use Speedfan.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
Greetings
Gismo
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I have the feeling that the cpu in my htpc gets too hot. Can anyone provide my a tool that shows the temperature of the cpu...