In the process of building your own HTPC or did you complete one? Show them to other MediaPortal users!
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I think I will go for a SSD, also to speed-up system tweaking with all the rebooting and drive-imaging :)
A new HDD for storage will also be included.
The CPU and GPU change will be postponed, what I have i working and I don't want to risk problems right now.
Now, time to decide on a TV card for...
Thanks for all answers!
I think I will go for a SSD, also to speed-up system tweaking with all the rebooting and drive-imaging...
I´m planning to upgrade my HTPC and would like to have feedback on my thoughts.
Current system
Case: Chieftec HM-03, incl. iMON...
the age of the PSU may or may not have an affect. i've had some PSU's go for years and years, and others die fairly quickly.
The way I see it, you've got 4 pretty likely possibilities in no particular order. PSU, RAM, heat, or one of the new components is bad.
To see if its heat related, can you check the temps somehow? At a...
the age of the PSU may or may not have an affect. i've had some PSU's go for years and years, and others die fairly quickly.
The...
Hi
I've recently upgraded my machine by adding a 7600GS card (previously using on board gfx), a second SATA hard disk and a...
Thanx for the reply guys,
I have nearly made my mind up on this, looks like if I go for the antec fusion, I am going to have to change my mbd to an Intel d965OT. Still abit dubious about going to a smaller case but we will see.
Thanx for the reply guys,
I have nearly made my mind up on this, looks like if I go for the antec fusion, I am going to have to...
Hi Guys,
need some advice if u dont mind before I take the plunge, my current setup is as follows:
Case: Chenbro Mozart
Mbd...
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...
When using Newegg, its always best to select Fedex for shipping, UPS pretty much sucks.
Anyway the bits are all together, see sig, after some probs with the onboard sound which i remedied by disabling it and using a soundblaster audigy, I must say I am quite impressed with the result. Menus are snappier, less waiting around for...
When using Newegg, its always best to select Fedex for shipping, UPS pretty much sucks.
Anyway the bits are all together, see...
Arriving in a couple of days
2x SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
1x BIOSTAR K8M80-M7A + AMD...
Hallo Patrik-See,
Windows can handle different resulutions on the Screens, Of course the Setup is in "extended Mode" so the small Touchscreen is the Main screen and the TV is the extended Screen.
Typically I use the the HTPC to listen to Music or Radio, therefore i use the "old" Winamp. The winamp can be easily started and...
Hallo Patrik-See,
Windows can handle different resulutions on the Screens, Of course the Setup is in "extended Mode" so the small...
Hello folks,
I just want to show you my HTPC upgrade. During the last weeks I've had some spare time and decided to update to...
Hello all,
Just something I wanted to share.
Yesterday I have finished the single seat installation of MP-1.1.0. It took me a couple of ours but I am very pleased with the result. Since a long time I can use WebEPG again! This was the only shortcoming I encountered with the previous version I was running (1.0 RC4). Now I could spare...
Hello all,
Just something I wanted to share.
Yesterday I have finished the single seat installation of MP-1.1.0. It took me a...
Hello all,
Just something I wanted to share.
Yesterday I have finished the single seat installation of MP-1.1.0. It took me a...
Fantastic, congratulations for your HTPC one more time!!
Fantastic, congratulations for your HTPC one more time!!
underpools Machine
Introduction
I started to build a HTPC recently and now it is finally finished (beside I still have a few...
I know that Australia is on the other side of the globe from me, and when it's summer here, it's winther there, but do you also have christmas in the summer? ;)
Just kidding, nice build, I wouldn't have thought that 1080p was possible with these specs. I think 1080i is gonna be a problem though...
I know that Australia is on the other side of the globe from me, and when it's summer here, it's winther there, but do you also...
Background
I decided to build an HTPC as a gift for my Father In Law, to run on his Rear Projection TV (4:3).
Objective was to...
If you are still looking for a good mobo consider gigabyte p35-ds4, i'm using this board with a q6600 htpc. very stable board with all the functions you need. the onboard audio chip is brilliant (at least untill the next hdmi 1.3 audiocards will come to the market). If you have the choice use a ati 2600xt videocard with the hardware...
If you are still looking for a good mobo consider gigabyte p35-ds4, i'm using this board with a q6600 htpc. very stable board with...
Hi,
After about 22.000 hours of running Mediaportal on my old HTPC, time has come for me to step up and build myself ultimate...
sorry cant say I know anything about it... would be very coo thow
sorry cant say I know anything about it... would be very coo thow
Hello,
I was just browsing the website of my digital television provider when I noticed two new decoders for digital cable...
Hi all,
I just wanted to report that I got a new freeview (dvb-t) aerial fitted with digital grade cable and now everything is spot on :)
Seems although I have a good strong signal from the transmitter, the old aerial wasnt very good at splitting the digital signal from the analogue signal which resulted in low signal quality.
Now...
Hi all,
I just wanted to report that I got a new freeview (dvb-t) aerial fitted with digital grade cable and now everything is...
Hi guys,
First of all my system is:
AMD Athlon 1300+
1 Gig Mem
300 gig HD
Geforce Ti4600
Running Windows XP Pro
I bought myself...
Thin client
Im looking for the same kind of solution. And started to look at something like the PopCorn Hour to stream TV-signal to with UPnP.
But it doesn't seem to be working with MP1, you just have to wait for MP2 to implement TV-Server and UPnP.
/Magnus
Thin client
Im looking for the same kind of solution. And started to look at something like the PopCorn Hour to stream TV-signal...
Hi,
I've got the TV streaming over my LAN, and very nice it is too. I can have TV on my main computer as well as the HTPC, but...
It basicly depends on the quality of the ad converters of the vga port.
I have 26" LCD tv and I didn't see any difference in picture quality.
There is only one thing I'm considering, as I live in 50Hz europe, the vga input can be switched to 75Hz which is a multiple of 50Hz. Which should give better sync between picture and sound...
It basicly depends on the quality of the ad converters of the vga port.
I have 26" LCD tv and I didn't see any difference in...
I am buying a new lcd tv for my HTPC. I have two in mind (both toshibas), but one has not got HDMI inputs. It still has an RGB PC...
I currently have my server setup for mediaportal with 2 tuner cards Hauppauge HVR 3000 and HVR 4000 currently media portal says "your tuner card does not support radio" is this a software problem? i have windows xp installed (pro) with latest updates and drivers for the card are upto date to
Also im getting this error and have...
I currently have my server setup for mediaportal with 2 tuner cards Hauppauge HVR 3000 and HVR 4000 currently media portal says...
I currently have my server setup for mediaportal with 2 tuner cards Hauppauge HVR 3000 and HVR 4000 currently media portal says...
I will give my spec later when I'm at home. I know what you mean graemef, but I was hoping the TV card would work without having to be the exclusive use for the PC.
It is a very recent installation, and I do keep my installed programs minimised. Just the one game I am playing at the moment, office, one video editing software...
I will give my spec later when I'm at home. I know what you mean graemef, but I was hoping the TV card would work without having to...
I suppose my expectations were a little high, but I am finding the whole TV card in PC solution a little disappointing.
I bought...
Hi all,
Olá pessoal,
I need tio buy a TV Card, with dual tunner (cable TV) and with hardware compression?
Any sugestions?
thanks in advance.
Hi all,
Olá pessoal,
I need tio buy a TV Card, with dual tunner (cable TV) and with hardware compression?
Any sugestions...
Hi all,
Olá pessoal,
I need tio buy a TV Card, with dual tunner (cable TV) and with hardware compression?
Any sugestions...
Be myself I use the PVR Scheduler with its External Control Plugin II. After activating the "turn on TV" in the MP settings and in the External Control Plugin the video out seems to be ok after Stand By.
But I think that the video out of my PC sometimes won't react as normal if the PC is resumed from Stand By and the TV is not...
Be myself I use the PVR Scheduler with its External Control Plugin II. After activating the "turn on TV" in the MP settings and in...
All,
Currently i am running a VGA-->DVI converter to my TV (Fujitsu-Siemens Myrica PQ42-1) and i cannot get the Auto Power On...
A starting point would be here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/search/1732924/?q=colossus+and+directv&o=relevance
A starting point would be here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/search/1732924/?q=colossus+and+directv&o=relevance
I have just finished building my HTPC. I have downloaded the latest version of Mediaportal and have successfully hooked up my music...
very nice. I was wondering about the case though - Its hard to tell from the pictures, but the drive trays seem to have 3 light pipes for the drive status (power, activity, and failure I supose)
does the backplane have 3 LEDS to support this? From your pictures it looks like there is only 1 blue one.
I am wondering if I added a...
very nice. I was wondering about the case though - Its hard to tell from the pictures, but the drive trays seem to have 3 light...
Hello everyone this is my first post :):D
Let's start straight away :D
Project codename "MegaPVR"
Config:
Intel D945GCLF2...
you can easily get RF modulators from many electronics shops. They only cost about $10 each but you do need to wire them up. Even if you're a novice with a soldering iron it's pretty easy.
Just make sure to get a UHF modulator, so you can just feed it in with the rest of the signals.
I've posted a few times about this before in...
you can easily get RF modulators from many electronics shops. They only cost about $10 each but you do need to wire them up. Even...
Hi,
I've pretty much completed my HTPC build and love what it can do...my only desire now is to somehow transmit the output round...
My setup its normal with clone screen, its can handel 1280x800 so its okay for the LCD TV.
I have spend much time on it, the touchpanel cost about 220$ in china, and the cabinet is made in Denmark i have designet it, and a laser cutting firma have cut it. The total cost is about 400 euro, 3000kr. without freigt and tax.
In the next...
My setup its normal with clone screen, its can handel 1280x800 so its okay for the LCD TV.
I have spend much time on it, the...
Hi i really dont thing there are some nice touch screen to find, so i build one off my own :) And connect it to my TV, look at the...
That's sick I use to do high end systems and you know the couch that has the armrest in the middle that opens for storage thay wood cut a screen then wire the house controles in it .the controls were huge an take up the hole bin but it was cool. You might want to look in to rack mount desks for control rooms thay have monitor mounts...
That's sick I use to do high end systems and you know the couch that has the armrest in the middle that opens for storage thay wood...
I Am about to start new project, yes touch screen table in living room to control my media portal.
As it is now I have WHS in a...
Sorry never saw this reply
If you still wanted to know all the parts were bought separately, I would never get a kit just because it would never be how I wanted it.
The case was built from scratch with 3/4 pine
Overall price for the cabinet or everything?
The cabinet was about $150 counting all the hardware like hinges, handles...
Sorry never saw this reply
If you still wanted to know all the parts were bought separately, I would never get a kit just because...
Ok well I decided to redo my main server awhile back and its finally totally complete
New server consists of
NORCO RPC-2208 2U...
Good point! I actually hadn't thought of that when I installed them, it just seemed logical by the color code. I checked it out, however, and it's recommended to use slot A1 and B1 for dual channel mode. Thanks for the heads up! :)
Good point! I actually hadn't thought of that when I installed them, it just seemed logical by the color code. I checked it out...
Here's my mediacenter worklog. It's up and running, but not finished. Some soundproofing and improved cooling is still needed...
Use Speedfan.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
Greetings
Gismo
Use Speedfan.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
Greetings
Gismo
:?
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...
Ah I bought it when it was my desktop... well then it turned into my htpc.. so thats the reason, no reason to downgrade now... everything seems to be fine though
Ah I bought it when it was my desktop... well then it turned into my htpc.. so thats the reason, no reason to downgrade now...
http://picasaweb.google.com/tonyscha/MediaCenter Thumbnail view...
This is specifically referring to Dolby True HD and DTS-HD, these are the audio formats used by Blue-Ray and HD-DVD. The Dolby Digital and DTS formats used by 'normal' DVDs can be transfered via S/PDIF and will not be downmixed.
Regards,
Jan
This is specifically referring to Dolby True HD and DTS-HD, these are the audio formats used by Blue-Ray and HD-DVD. The Dolby...
I plan to use a pc as my htpc. I can easily connect pc to lcdtv using a long hdmi cable. I will also have to use a 5.1 speaker to...
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...
I'm just tired of my SA 8300HD from Cox. So, maybe I can build something better.
I just picked up a sweet MB the GA-MA78GM-S2HP. I tossed in an older AMD 64 FX-62 Dual Core. I also tossed in 1GB of older 800 DDR2 ram. It then got 500GB of SATA 3.0 disk and 2 128GB Raptor drives which are in a RAID. Yes, its overkill...but in a good...
I'm just tired of my SA 8300HD from Cox. So, maybe I can build something better.
I just picked up a sweet MB the GA-MA78GM-S2HP...
I'm just tired of my SA 8300HD from Cox. So, maybe I can build something better.
I just picked up a sweet MB the GA-MA78GM-S2HP...