In the process of building your own HTPC or did you complete one? Show them to other MediaPortal users!
ok, Layer 8 Problem... It's been a time, since I assembled a PC, so I did not know, that I have to connect a 2nd power cable to the Mainboard... Now it is running, but I am still waiting for my TV card. I'll upgrade as soon as it arrived and I managed to make it work.
ok, Layer 8 Problem... It's been a time, since I assembled a PC, so I did not know, that I have to connect a 2nd power cable to the...
Hi Folks,
currently my Media Setup consists of a Samsung 37" LCD Full HD TV, a LG BD360 Blu-Ray Player, a Xbox360, a Humax HD...
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 :)
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...
I used the Zalman Reservator 2 tower about 4 years ago. There wasn't much in the way of heatpipes around and it did a good job of cooling cpu, graphics and fanless powersupply. Water was about my only option then.
For the graphics card I am using the onboard card, works fine for video and TV (HDTV as well).
I used the Zalman Reservator 2 tower about 4 years ago. There wasn't much in the way of heatpipes around and it did a good job of...
I have been running MP now for about 7 years now on several different HTPCs. My last fanless, water cooled box sprung a leak so I...
Hi folks,
since I just bought a new TV. The Lg 32LD350, for it's great price and because of the builtin DVB-T Tuner.
Also took a Newstar FPMA-W935 with it for wall mountig.
This would be the perfect moment to replace my current HTPC which is placed in a ugly case and has old hardware(like a AMD XP 3000+). Current one can barely...
Hi folks,
since I just bought a new TV. The Lg 32LD350, for it's great price and because of the builtin DVB-T Tuner.
Also took a...
Hi folks,
since I just bought a new TV. The Lg 32LD350, for it's great price and because of the builtin DVB-T Tuner.
Also took a...
I'm using an HD4250 integrated and it's fine for SD content (like you I have very little HD to put through the TV at the moment). Assuming the integrated graphics is of a similar power I think you'll be fine. I'd certainly say try it and add a discrete card later if you find the integrated graphics are not up to scratch.
I'm using an HD4250 integrated and it's fine for SD content (like you I have very little HD to put through the TV at the moment)...
Ok, so I just got a new build. Here are the specs.
It is a slim case.
i3-550
4gb ram
1tb hard drive
Graphics has a...
Hi
I have the same Case,It came without the power adaptor
Can you help.
How did you rewire the LDC Display.
John
Hi
I have the same Case,It came without the power adaptor
Can you help.
How did you rewire the LDC Display.
John
My HTPC Build Experience Log
When i started the original topic about one year ago i didn't anticipate the fact that the...
Hi there,
I can not comment on the NAS software/OS - A lot will depend on any extra "services" you may wish it to do (backups, printing, DNS, DHCP, etc)
As for RAID, it comes down to your RAID controller. Normally, when you create an array (RAID1,5,6 most common types - unless you class RAID0 as a RAID) the disk size is governed...
Hi there,
I can not comment on the NAS software/OS - A lot will depend on any extra "services" you may wish it to do (backups...
Hi,
Just thought I'd let you all in on my new setup.
Took the plunge a year ago and went Multi Seat. I say Multi seat. TV...
Hi there,
I thought I would post here as a place holder for a little project that I have started. :)
Like most people over time you tweak your setup.
I started off running the following:
Antec Fusion case
Earthworks 380W PSU
Antect Tricool case fan
2 x Hauppage Nova S2 Tuners
AMD 705e CPU
Scythe Mini Ninja (passive)...
Hi there,
I thought I would post here as a place holder for a little project that I have started. :)
Like most people over...
Hi there,
I thought I would post here as a place holder for a little project that I have started. :)
Like most people over...
I know its a tad priceir but I'm liking the InfiniTV. Need to contact both cox cable and directv to see if they offer multi-stream tuner cards.
Thanks for the info, will keep you posted
just an update
Got off the phone with cox cable. Multi-stream Cable card is $2.00/Month + $6 digital gateway fee/month
Not sure if DirecTV...
I know its a tad priceir but I'm liking the InfiniTV. Need to contact both cox cable and directv to see if they offer multi-stream...
Hey All,
I've been running my MP Single seat setup for about a year or so now and i absolutely love it. My current setup...
Isn't the PSU fan sucking air? This is a different story compared to a tower case.
By having multiple fans at the same level of height, on different locations trying to pull air out of a case, is not an ideal solution I guess. You will have better results (airflow) by clearly pulling air on one side and pushing on the other.
Just my...
Isn't the PSU fan sucking air? This is a different story compared to a tower case.
By having multiple fans at the same level of...
Hi all,
I've had SKY Tv since the analogue days, and a SKY subscription just about all that time. Some may say "what a waste of...
Re: AW: MediaPortal TVService on virtualized Windows XP
Thanks so much for the quick repy!
I think I'm going to try to start playing around with amahi this weekend. I realized the community was small, and agree that I was a little skeptical because of that. It seems that it is working pretty well for most people. If Amahi works...
Re: AW: MediaPortal TVService on virtualized Windows XP
Thanks so much for the quick repy!
I think I'm going to try to start...
I am planning to build a very special TVE3 server. Hardware is a ASUS A8N-VM CSM with an Athlon 64 CPU, plenty of memory and...
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...
Hi Nikos
I'm intending to purchase the Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H motherboard, in fact two of them, so I'm wondering how you got on. Did you get either of these and if so which one?
I expect the 880g to be the slightly better of the two. My biggest concern is the ability to place smooth h.264 at 1080i with dxva enabled. Have you...
Hi Nikos
I'm intending to purchase the Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H motherboard, in fact two of them, so I'm wondering how you got on...
hi
i am planing to built a new htpc,
and i am between these 2 mobos and i would like your help guys.
Gigabyte...
Same problem with a macro - the PC only has a power toggle available - so that you cannot send a power off only command
Same problem with a macro - the PC only has a power toggle available - so that you cannot send a power off only command
Just completed a project I've been working on for a while. Because it was a learning curve I've kept it cheap with a few "hrm"...
absolutely awesome. well done
absolutely awesome. well done
Hallo All,
I finished my HTPC after 2 years of building. Main idea behind it was to make one which isn't recognized as such...
Hi,
Recently I made the following changes to my system:
- Added 750 Gb Drive to my NAS (Synology, DS409), total capacity is now (2.75 Tb
- OS upgrade from Windows XP SP3 to Windows 7 Ultimate
- Media software upgrade From Mediaportal to XBMC
Hi,
Recently I made the following changes to my system:
- Added 750 Gb Drive to my NAS (Synology, DS409), total capacity is now...
Finally I managed to get my Home Cinema Finished today (25APR09)
I will Let the Picture's speak for itself.
Details on the used...
Upgraded my system with new CPU as HTPC is now in a closed TV Cabinet and it was getting too hot.
CPU temp is now 30C idle and 38C stressed
CPU fan running @ 30% and case fans @ low only sound I hear is a bit of resonance coming from the HDD
through the cabinet.
Case : Antec FUSION V2 silver
Power Supply : Antec 450 Watt...
Upgraded my system with new CPU as HTPC is now in a closed TV Cabinet and it was getting too hot.
CPU temp is now 30C idle and...
Finished my HTPC about 3 months ago, after a lot of reading, tweaking, cursing and realizing Mediaportal was the way to go my...
Re: AW: Re: Project "Add a new room to your configuration"
You're talking about resolutions, I'm talking about the media the broadcaster publish.
1080i media requires deinterlacing, that is more GPU power. To deinterlace 1080i the GPU must take each frame of 720 lines (odd and even) and combine them together in two consecutive...
Re: AW: Re: Project "Add a new room to your configuration"
You're talking about resolutions, I'm talking about the media the...
My current setup is 1 old self configured HTPC "Server".
This HTPC is connected directly via HDMI to my SONY 52 Zoll TV.
So far...
Yeah that is what i thought, took me a while to get it to the stage it is at now as i had to ask so many questions, i documented it for people in the future :D
Glad you like it
Yeah that is what i thought, took me a while to get it to the stage it is at now as i had to ask so many questions, i documented it...
Hello,
I finally got round to building a media center, i have made a log about what i did and some pictures on my blog hope it...
Some current Mini-ITX MoBos have Mini PCIe slot and it isn't compatible with Mini-PCI. I don't know about modern MoBo (with powerfull GPU like ION) with old Mini-PCI interface.
My Zotax ION-A has one Mini-PCIe slot with Wifi and I tried Wifi card take out and used Mini-PCIe 3G modem - without any problem.
Mini-ITX motherboard...
Some current Mini-ITX MoBos have Mini PCIe slot and it isn't compatible with Mini-PCI. I don't know about modern MoBo (with...
Well, I've been using MP for few years now and had couple of HTPCs before - my first one was a regular Mini-Tower from Antec and...
Good for you that you have decided and have fun with it putting it together and seeing your first real HTPC coming to life!
Good for you that you have decided and have fun with it putting it together and seeing your first real HTPC coming to life!
Dear all,
As you al know it is great to have al you media available in you living room. So last year I started playing with...
Wow that was a hell of a bump lol... probably the largest I've seen in all my forum browsing history! :o :o :o :thx::thx:
edit: Can't tell if this is a bot or not lol.
Wow that was a hell of a bump lol... probably the largest I've seen in all my forum browsing history! :o :o :o :thx::thx:
edit...
I started with a lowly pIII system timeshiftingand archiving video via a ATI All in Wonder 8500 dv back in 1995 or so
How things...
Welcome to the world of imon... :growl:
Welcome to the world of imon... :growl:
Hi all,
Just getting started to build my htpc.
My specs are :
Case : Antec Fusion Black MAX ( with vfd...
looking forward to following this. goodluck.:D
looking forward to following this. goodluck.:D
aim: to replace an aging thompson 6300 freview box UK, first though add some features to our home entertainment catalog
(my memory...
Update..
I decided to place the Asrock atom in the bedroom en go for something powerfull in the livingroom. Since I have a smaller HD ready TV in the bedroom, I view no HD TV content there. The signals of my sat receivers (digital everywhere, canal digitaal) are even on non HD channels much better than the TV cable signal. The atom...
Update..
I decided to place the Asrock atom in the bedroom en go for something powerfull in the livingroom. Since I have a...
Hello, fellow MP-ers,
I want to change my setup for the future. Now I have a single seat setup, but want to upgrade to a...
Nice Nmediapc made some new case's:
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Nice Nmediapc made some new case's:
NMEDIAPC.com - the leading Home Theater PC componenets manufactory who provide one stop shop...
So I finally got my HTPC setup and after days of tweaking of it, here it is:
Specs:
Case: nMEDIAPC Black...
Hi all
I'm planning on building my first HTPC system.
cause i`m new i`m asking about the possibility of building such a system
i want to take this hardware in the center of my System
Mainboard Gigabyte (GA-) H55N-USB3 ITX + i3 core
Graphics Nvidia geforce 250 low profile
Cooler...
Hi all
I'm planning on building my first HTPC system.
cause i`m new i`m asking about the possibility of building such a...
Hi all
I'm planning on building my first HTPC system.
cause i`m new i`m asking about the possibility of building such a...
AW: Re: AW: Single seat HTPC migrated to server-client setup
Thanks!
AW: Re: AW: Single seat HTPC migrated to server-client setup
Thanks!
Hi,
since about 9 months I have been running MediaPortal on a single seat machine. Specs:
- ASUS M2A-VM
- Athlon X2 3800+
-...
hi john,
thanks for your response.
i am indeed looking for a similar setup however i am now considering a move from mediaportal to xbmc.
xbmc runs on linux and can be booted from a usb stick. which saves a lot of energy.
xbmc looks nice but i hate certain design aspects where mediaportal really shines a lot. however, i still need to...
hi john,
thanks for your response.
i am indeed looking for a similar setup however i am now considering a move from mediaportal to...
hi guys,
i currently have a NAS system, which I am using for streaming media to my HTPC.
The media i am using is comprised of...
First of all i want to say,Thanks to Media Portal team for making this great software!
And the MP community for helping me out.
I realy like my first HTPC, I used it for all my media files,Playing emulators and MSN chating.
I was fun to make my first HTPC and later on custum/tweak it to my taste.
After 2 years playing around with my...
First of all i want to say,Thanks to Media Portal team for making this great software!
And the MP community for helping me out.
I...
First of all i want to say,Thanks to Media Portal team for making this great software!
And the MP community for helping me out.
I...