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<blockquote data-quote="deamon_knight" data-source="post: 1128277" data-attributes="member: 150503"><p>So, I'm currently running a Windows XP MediaCenter, and I've been wanting to build an upgraded system that supported HD broadcasts for some time. I've been stuck on a number of technical problems and couldn't make a lot of progress. I've been collecting parts for some time and finally decided to commit some time to figuring this out. Made a lot of progress and settled on MediaPortal, which I've been running on a test system for about a month.</p><p></p><p>So now I'm ready to put a system together to replace my old Media Center System.</p><p></p><p>Here is my Hardware:</p><p>Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Motherboard</p><p>Intel Pentium D 930 3.0 GHz</p><p>8GB RAM</p><p>Nvidia Geforce 210</p><p>100GB OCZ SSD</p><p>120GB Fujitsu HDD</p><p>2TB Western Digital HDD</p><p></p><p>Tuners</p><p>Hauppauge</p><p>HVR-1600 (Early model, ATSC Only)</p><p>HVR-1600</p><p>HVR-1800</p><p>HVR-2250</p><p></p><p>I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 and Media Portal 1.10.0</p><p></p><p>I'm in Columbus, Ohio and I have Time Warner cable service, and a Winegard FL5500A FlatWave Antenna, and I'm using Schedules Direct to pull my program listings</p><p></p><p>My goals for this project are to watch and Record Broadcast HDTV, TimeWarners Digital unencrypted cable HDTV, and Analog Cable TV and Radio. Also, I want to access Video on Demand services Like Netflix and Hulu, and Youtube. I would also like to get some basic video games running on this system, but that isn't a priority.</p><p></p><p>If my OTA Broadcast TV works well, and Video service work well, I may drop my cable service entirely too.</p><p></p><p>Ideally I want to run everything with a single Windows MCE, but I have a BlueTooth keyboard and mouse connected to this system for controlling applications if needed.</p><p></p><p>Right now I have the ATSC HVBR-1600 connected and I'm testing Broadcast TV. I'm also testing the HVR-2250 with TWC Cable service, I've had some crashes (Bluescreen of Death) when stress testing this card, I'm looking into different driver versions to solve that problem.</p><p></p><p>One question would be, where can I get EPG info for radio. MediaPortal seems to support it, but I don't know how to get it and Schedules Direct doesn't seem to supply it.</p><p></p><p>I'm using the video setup guide in <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/guide-perfect-playback-display-calibration.119610/" target="_blank">this thread</a> to setup video performance. </p><p></p><p>Any thoughts on this setup?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deamon_knight, post: 1128277, member: 150503"] So, I'm currently running a Windows XP MediaCenter, and I've been wanting to build an upgraded system that supported HD broadcasts for some time. I've been stuck on a number of technical problems and couldn't make a lot of progress. I've been collecting parts for some time and finally decided to commit some time to figuring this out. Made a lot of progress and settled on MediaPortal, which I've been running on a test system for about a month. So now I'm ready to put a system together to replace my old Media Center System. Here is my Hardware: Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR Motherboard Intel Pentium D 930 3.0 GHz 8GB RAM Nvidia Geforce 210 100GB OCZ SSD 120GB Fujitsu HDD 2TB Western Digital HDD Tuners Hauppauge HVR-1600 (Early model, ATSC Only) HVR-1600 HVR-1800 HVR-2250 I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 and Media Portal 1.10.0 I'm in Columbus, Ohio and I have Time Warner cable service, and a[SIZE=6][B] [/B][/SIZE]Winegard FL5500A FlatWave Antenna, and I'm using Schedules Direct to pull my program listings My goals for this project are to watch and Record Broadcast HDTV, TimeWarners Digital unencrypted cable HDTV, and Analog Cable TV and Radio. Also, I want to access Video on Demand services Like Netflix and Hulu, and Youtube. I would also like to get some basic video games running on this system, but that isn't a priority. If my OTA Broadcast TV works well, and Video service work well, I may drop my cable service entirely too. Ideally I want to run everything with a single Windows MCE, but I have a BlueTooth keyboard and mouse connected to this system for controlling applications if needed. Right now I have the ATSC HVBR-1600 connected and I'm testing Broadcast TV. I'm also testing the HVR-2250 with TWC Cable service, I've had some crashes (Bluescreen of Death) when stress testing this card, I'm looking into different driver versions to solve that problem. One question would be, where can I get EPG info for radio. MediaPortal seems to support it, but I don't know how to get it and Schedules Direct doesn't seem to supply it. I'm using the video setup guide in [URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/guide-perfect-playback-display-calibration.119610/']this thread[/URL] to setup video performance. Any thoughts on this setup? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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