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<blockquote data-quote="dcwp" data-source="post: 417683" data-attributes="member: 25562">Paddy - taking apart the receiver is a good idea.&nbsp; I've seen people talk about it and considered it, but I haven't committed yet.&nbsp; I'm not particularly good with electronics so I don't want to damage it, plus I've considered getting a different remote and using this one elsewhere or selling it so I want to keep it together.&nbsp; I'll take a look later today though, if it looks like it can be taken apart with screws rather without damaging anything I may do some exploratory surgery.&nbsp; If you go ahead with that project be sure to post it here so we can all see how it works.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Efros - It's always a kick to remember your first 100Gb drive, 1Gb Ram, or whatever that seemed so powerful at the time but now would barely get you through bootup.&nbsp; Sounds like you've got a serious system now.&nbsp; With all that power are you doing a lot of video transcoding or gaming?&nbsp; Quad core seems like a lot more than you would need for MP alone, but if you've got it hidden in the basement then I guess heat and noise aren't big concerns.&nbsp; I've considered putting my rig in the attic, there is room right above the TV and the wall is open in the attic so running cables through it would be a breeze.&nbsp; In the end I decided that having the remote, optical drive, and power switch all in the same room as the TV was best for me.&nbsp; One day I may change my mind, the wife would like to have nothing but the TV visible on the wall.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dcwp, post: 417683, member: 25562"] Paddy - taking apart the receiver is a good idea. I've seen people talk about it and considered it, but I haven't committed yet. I'm not particularly good with electronics so I don't want to damage it, plus I've considered getting a different remote and using this one elsewhere or selling it so I want to keep it together. I'll take a look later today though, if it looks like it can be taken apart with screws rather without damaging anything I may do some exploratory surgery. If you go ahead with that project be sure to post it here so we can all see how it works. ;) Efros - It's always a kick to remember your first 100Gb drive, 1Gb Ram, or whatever that seemed so powerful at the time but now would barely get you through bootup. Sounds like you've got a serious system now. With all that power are you doing a lot of video transcoding or gaming? Quad core seems like a lot more than you would need for MP alone, but if you've got it hidden in the basement then I guess heat and noise aren't big concerns. I've considered putting my rig in the attic, there is room right above the TV and the wall is open in the attic so running cables through it would be a breeze. In the end I decided that having the remote, optical drive, and power switch all in the same room as the TV was best for me. One day I may change my mind, the wife would like to have nothing but the TV visible on the wall. [/QUOTE]

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