Depends on what processor you;re using and what you want to play. There's not a lot of discussion around about the 785G and MP because its so new, but there was a lot of talk about the 780g and its need for a fairly hefty processor in order to play 1080i. If you're not playing 1080i then maybe no need for the HD4550, however I dont...
Depends on what processor you;re using and what you want to play. There's not a lot of discussion around about the 785G and MP...
Well after 6 months of using my MediaPortal HTPC. My old Dell died. It was a Dell Optiplex GX280
The machine started getting a...
Hi All,
At the moment I am running mediaportal TV-SERVER on a dedicated Windows Home Server (MS Server 2003).
My dedicated TV-SERVER configuration:
AMD64 SEMPRON 2800+
ASUS K8N nforce3
2x Technotrend CI-1501 DVB-C
No video card installed
Watching SD channels on my Mediaportal CLIENT works fine (TV-SERVER processor is...
Hi All,
At the moment I am running mediaportal TV-SERVER on a dedicated Windows Home Server (MS Server 2003).
My dedicated...
Hi All,
At the moment I am running mediaportal TV-SERVER on a dedicated Windows Home Server (MS Server 2003).
My dedicated...
An update on this, I just bought a new power supply and replaced the already new one that came in my htpc case. Glad to say that it fixed my blinking light on my motherboard. Hopefully this can help someone else in the future.
An update on this, I just bought a new power supply and replaced the already new one that came in my htpc case. Glad to say that it...
Hello,
So I just got the final pieces for my htpc, after all the planning and pre-configuring, after all the painstaking hours...
i have the same board.. the intel g45 chipset sucks for video.. no overscan support, i ended up getting an ATi card and slapping it in there. also the board put out less than 5v so you wont be able to power usb powered devices like a HD.
i have the same board.. the intel g45 chipset sucks for video.. no overscan support, i ended up getting an ATi card and slapping it...
I have recently rebuilt my HTPC with an Intel DG45ID but have been disappointed with a number of issues (constant unwanted WOL...
My HD 4670 is dual slot which is why it's silent but you wanted a single slot card to avoid wasting a PCI. I don't need PCI slots at this point so it was a good sacrifice.
My HD 4670 is dual slot which is why it's silent but you wanted a single slot card to avoid wasting a PCI. I don't need PCI slots...
Hello,
I want to upgrade my system with this objectives
faster boot / rewake from hibernate
no problems with HD TV (BluRay...
I'm running the Asus P5N7A-VM with integrated 9300 and a very low end Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz. I usually don't play 1080 content since my display is only 720, but I occasionally stream from 1080 sources. I haven't watched closely, but I think the GPU is handling most of the video. I can run HD streams while transcoding XVid and...
I'm running the Asus P5N7A-VM with integrated 9300 and a very low end Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz. I usually don't play 1080 content since...
Hallo,
I need help, hints to choose the right onboard graphic chip to connect my HTPC via HDMI to my Sony Bravia KDL 40D3500.
I...
This is no comparission becuase you're comparing a non overclocked Q96xx to a overclocked Q6600. The 96xx can also be overclocked.... which then surpasses your overclocked q6600
Besides that the q6600 is 65nm based, the Q9xxx series is 45nm based, for the last one compared to the first, this means more overclocking headroom, less heat...
This is no comparission becuase you're comparing a non overclocked Q96xx to a overclocked Q6600. The 96xx can also be...
I am having a hard time choosing amongst these two processors.:bitch:
The reasons the E8500 is compelling are Cost, Power (65w)...
Hi
Anybody succesfully have dvi to hdmi on this mainboard? The only thing I get is a black screen with no signal. Tried the cable+tv on my girlfriends 7900 GT where it worked like a charm.
Best regards
Martin
Hi
Anybody succesfully have dvi to hdmi on this mainboard? The only thing I get is a black screen with no signal. Tried the...
Hi
Anybody succesfully have dvi to hdmi on this mainboard? The only thing I get is a black screen with no signal. Tried the...
Have a read of this
High-Definition PC Experience: Graphics Cards vs. High-Definition Video Playback - X-bit labs
Seems to imply an HD4xxx series graphics card or equivalent Nvidia card is needed for best quality HD playback with all of the advanced de-interlacing modes.
Kev
Have a read of this
High-Definition PC Experience: Graphics Cards vs. High-Definition Video Playback - X-bit labs
Seems to...
Hallo,
I am looking for a AM2+ mainboard for a Athlon X2 4850e CPU. One of my favorites is the following:
- Gigabyte...
Hi,
Ive read about this on the forum of Digital everywhere;
FireDTV / FloppyDTV user's forum • View topic - FloppyDTV S2 - Red LED Blinking by TurnOn/Standby awakening
Good luck, I guess this is the solution.
Regards,
Wijnand
Hi,
Ive read about this on the forum of Digital everywhere;
FireDTV / FloppyDTV user's forum • View topic - FloppyDTV S2...
I now have an Asus m2a-vm-hdmi motherboard but I have problems with the firewire controller (needed for the FloppyDTV tuners) and...
I realize this is an old message your sever may be ready by now ;)
I'm just finalizing the build of my new TV- & Media- server. I'm using an MSI P45 Neo3 - FR motherboard. It has 8 SATA ports, 4 PCI ports and gigabit ethernet. It also has on board RAID. I'm very happy with it.
VdR
I realize this is an old message your sever may be ready by now ;)
I'm just finalizing the build of my new TV- & Media- server...
Hi guys,
Looking for a little advice,
I am looking to build a Server to distribute my media around my house aswell as being a...
Yeah, that should be fine IMO. To be honest, the only thing I regret about mine is that I went for the PRO instead of the EM. The PRO is a full-ATX board and won't fit a lot of HTPC cases. There's a much wider selection of MATX enclosures.
Yeah, that should be fine IMO. To be honest, the only thing I regret about mine is that I went for the PRO instead of the EM. The...
Hey
I found this mobo when looking for the cheapest way to build a full HD htpc.
ASRock Motherboard - Product -...
Hi
You should read the manual ... On my GA-MA78GM-DS2H it works fine. But you have to switch the output-device. HDMI ORE Optical. Both on the same time is not possible.
The other points, I don't know.
Hi
You should read the manual ... On my GA-MA78GM-DS2H it works fine. But you have to switch the output-device. HDMI ORE Optical...
Hi, i want to put my ati video card and my usb/firewire card otside of my htpc.
i the same procedure i replace the main system...
Hi,
I hope someone could help me about this Topic. I want to replace the CPU in my Intel Mac mini
with a CPU which is capable of decoding h.264 for HDTV in 1080p without the Support of a Graphics Card,
since the mini has an 950 Onboard Intel.
If someone could help me abou that it would be great, thanks.
Oh, I almost forgot...
Hi,
I hope someone could help me about this Topic. I want to replace the CPU in my Intel Mac mini
with a CPU which is capable...
Hi,
I hope someone could help me about this Topic. I want to replace the CPU in my Intel Mac mini
with a CPU which is capable...
You don't need to buy such gaming hardware. I am using an Athlon64 X2 4200+ with 2GB and an ATI 2400Pro and It plays 1080p over HDMI with CPU usage the most time at 35%. You don't need faster hardware, but you should use a codec with hardware capability. The bigger GPUs do the same acceleration in the same speed, don't they? They...
You don't need to buy such gaming hardware. I am using an Athlon64 X2 4200+ with 2GB and an ATI 2400Pro and It plays 1080p over...
Hi.
Yesterday i upgraded my TV card and got a nice Floppy DVB-S2. I works fine but as i suspected i got some problems with my...
Well Ive just put in an order for
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI GeForce 8300 with an 4850e
Its ATX (though most of the adds wrongly mark it matx) and has the 3PCI slots that I might need.
At a pinch I could have got away with the 2 PCI slots, but this gives me more choices for the future, and in anycase I have moved to an Antec 300 midi tower...
Well Ive just put in an order for
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI GeForce 8300 with an 4850e
Its ATX (though most of the adds wrongly mark it...
I have been working with MP for about a year now, with a 1.8G Athlon and NVidia 7600GS card with Vista and would like to upgrade my...
Hi All
Have been running Vista for a year now and have always been unhappy with the transfer speed between hard disks (have 4) compared to xp on same pc (dualboot), anyway was doing a bit of research into graphics card temperatures and downloaded the nvidia system tools package, this gives you a updater for all nvidia based products...
Hi All
Have been running Vista for a year now and have always been unhappy with the transfer speed between hard disks (have 4)...
Hi All
Have been running Vista for a year now and have always been unhappy with the transfer speed between hard disks (have 4)...
For H264 and GPU decoding use PDVD8. FFDShow doesn't use GPU.
For MPEG2 it's not very important, mpeg2 generally doesn't use much CPU power. However if you want to use GPU then you should choose CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD8) from that list
780G might be a bit slow for 1080i HDTV, users with vista seem to report less...
For H264 and GPU decoding use PDVD8. FFDShow doesn't use GPU.
For MPEG2 it's not very important, mpeg2 generally doesn't use...
I didn't do my research, I read some reviews and got some feedback that 780g based mobo was the best thing for a htpc solution...
Just a suggestion but for $0 you could overclock your E4300 & get a big performance improvement. I have an E4300 clocked to 3.4ghz with just a little tweaking & had it as 3.1ghz with no voltage adjustments at all. Your mileage may vary but this may be a good path to follow before you lay out the $$$ for the other cpu's you mentioned...
Just a suggestion but for $0 you could overclock your E4300 & get a big performance improvement. I have an E4300 clocked to 3.4ghz...
right now i am using e4300 . i want to upgrade the cpu . e8xxx or q6600?
motherboard: abit ip35-e
memory: Gskill 2 GB right now...