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<blockquote data-quote="Towelie_NLD" data-source="post: 401240" data-attributes="member: 90376"><p>Inspired by forums like this I convinced my parents to buy a HTPC with their new full HD television.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Purpose:</strong></span></p><p>- Watch and/or record television (simultaneously)</p><p>- Watch photo's</p><p>- Listen to music collection</p><p>- Watch full HD video in different formats/containers (eg x264)</p><p>- Watch DVD & Blu-Ray</p><p>- Internet / Email / Google Earth</p><p></p><p>They are able to use an Windows based computer, so the HTPC will be based on Windows Vista. </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>HTPC needs to work with:</strong></span></p><p>- Television: Philips 42PFL9803H Full HD</p><p>- Soundsystem: Pioneer XV-DV55 5.1 DTS</p><p>- Remote: Logitech Harmony 525</p><p>- Signal: We both have analog cable signal as well as encrypted DVB-S signal (Caiway in the Netherlands).</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Problems:</strong></span></p><p><strong>Vista WMC</strong></p><p>With DVB-S the quality is better and it has more channels. My first thought was to use Windows Vista Media Center, however as far as i know it has two disadvantages: </p><p>- Poor WMC codec support: they will quite frequently watch downloaded video files </p><p>- No official WMC DVB-S support: the only option would be a FloppyDTV&Alphacrypt combination (€250): expansive but a good solution</p><p></p><p>Solution -> MediaPortal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Double tuner</strong></p><p>- Since they want to be able to both record and watch different channels simultaneously it needs a double tuner. The cable company charges €20 for a second smartcard, and a fee of €2/month. This is acceptable. However if I would stick to the WMC + FloppyDTV/Alphacrypt solution that would cost me €500 for just the tuners.</p><p></p><p>Possible solutions</p><p>-> A more affordable combination of a DVB-S tuner with HD & CAM support, which is supported by MediaPortal.</p><p>-> A second analog tuner: eg Hauppauge WinTV HVR1100: I expect it will only occur a few times/year when they want to record and watch two different channels. With those occasions they will have to be satisfied with a lower record quality. </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Possible hardware setup:</strong></span></p><p>There is no strict budget, they trust that I buy what needs to be bought <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><p>- Silent</p><p>- Nice looking</p><p>- Futureproof</p><p></p><p><strong>Setup</strong></p><p><em>Casing</em></p><p>Antec Fusion Remote Black</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Nice looking, enough space, simple display, IR buildin (MediaPortal compatible?). </span></p><p></p><p><em>Basic Hardware</em></p><p>Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Onboard HDMI and optical spdif</span></p><p>Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 boxed</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Fast enough to decode 1080p material, fast enough to record/play video simultaneously.</span></p><p>RAM: Kingston ValueRAM KVR800D2N5K2/4G</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">2x2GB RAM: cheap/normal brand</span></p><p>HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS, 1TB</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Big/fast/got some fancy green label or something</span></p><p>Cardreader: Sweex CR005V2 internal card reader all-in-1 USB 2.0 black</p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Cheap normal multimulti cardreader</span></p><p></p><p><em>HT Equipment</em></p><p>FloppyDTV C/CI</p><p>AlphaCrypt Classic</p><p>Hauppauge WinTV HVR1100</p><p>Sony BDU-X10S BluRay drive</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Questions:</strong></span></p><p><strong>Software</strong></p><p>- MediaPortal looks good, I love the feature specification, but: how bugfree and -more important- parentproof is it?</p><p></p><p><strong>Hardware</strong></p><p>- C2D platform: i've chosen for a Core2Duo setup, however AMD seems to be competitive with their tripple cores..</p><p>- Motherboard: is there a problem with the onboard video, HDMI and spdif support?</p><p>- HDD: is there a more silent and/or energy efficient HDD?</p><p>- Cooling: is the casing high enough and the processor cool enough for, say, a Scythe passive cooler?</p><p>- BluRay drive: is there a better alternative? I'd prefer a BluRay drive which could also burn DVD's.</p><p>- TV Tuners: is their a cheaper solution with Mediaportal?</p><p>- Is the buildin IR receiver compatible with MP?</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Towelie_NLD, post: 401240, member: 90376"] Inspired by forums like this I convinced my parents to buy a HTPC with their new full HD television. [SIZE="3"][B]Purpose:[/B][/SIZE] - Watch and/or record television (simultaneously) - Watch photo's - Listen to music collection - Watch full HD video in different formats/containers (eg x264) - Watch DVD & Blu-Ray - Internet / Email / Google Earth They are able to use an Windows based computer, so the HTPC will be based on Windows Vista. [SIZE="3"][B]HTPC needs to work with:[/B][/SIZE] - Television: Philips 42PFL9803H Full HD - Soundsystem: Pioneer XV-DV55 5.1 DTS - Remote: Logitech Harmony 525 - Signal: We both have analog cable signal as well as encrypted DVB-S signal (Caiway in the Netherlands). [SIZE="3"][B]Problems:[/B][/SIZE] [b]Vista WMC[/b] With DVB-S the quality is better and it has more channels. My first thought was to use Windows Vista Media Center, however as far as i know it has two disadvantages: - Poor WMC codec support: they will quite frequently watch downloaded video files - No official WMC DVB-S support: the only option would be a FloppyDTV&Alphacrypt combination (€250): expansive but a good solution Solution -> MediaPortal :D [b]Double tuner[/b] - Since they want to be able to both record and watch different channels simultaneously it needs a double tuner. The cable company charges €20 for a second smartcard, and a fee of €2/month. This is acceptable. However if I would stick to the WMC + FloppyDTV/Alphacrypt solution that would cost me €500 for just the tuners. Possible solutions -> A more affordable combination of a DVB-S tuner with HD & CAM support, which is supported by MediaPortal. -> A second analog tuner: eg Hauppauge WinTV HVR1100: I expect it will only occur a few times/year when they want to record and watch two different channels. With those occasions they will have to be satisfied with a lower record quality. [SIZE="3"][B]Possible hardware setup:[/B][/SIZE] There is no strict budget, they trust that I buy what needs to be bought :D [B]Requirements:[/B] - Silent - Nice looking - Futureproof [B]Setup[/B] [I]Casing[/I] Antec Fusion Remote Black [SIZE="1"]Nice looking, enough space, simple display, IR buildin (MediaPortal compatible?). [/SIZE] [I]Basic Hardware[/I] Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H [SIZE="1"]Onboard HDMI and optical spdif[/SIZE] Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 boxed [SIZE="1"]Fast enough to decode 1080p material, fast enough to record/play video simultaneously.[/SIZE] RAM: Kingston ValueRAM KVR800D2N5K2/4G [SIZE="1"]2x2GB RAM: cheap/normal brand[/SIZE] HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS, 1TB [SIZE="1"]Big/fast/got some fancy green label or something[/SIZE] Cardreader: Sweex CR005V2 internal card reader all-in-1 USB 2.0 black [SIZE="1"]Cheap normal multimulti cardreader[/SIZE] [I]HT Equipment[/I] FloppyDTV C/CI AlphaCrypt Classic Hauppauge WinTV HVR1100 Sony BDU-X10S BluRay drive [SIZE="3"][B]Questions:[/B][/SIZE] [B]Software[/B] - MediaPortal looks good, I love the feature specification, but: how bugfree and -more important- parentproof is it? [b]Hardware[/b] - C2D platform: i've chosen for a Core2Duo setup, however AMD seems to be competitive with their tripple cores.. - Motherboard: is there a problem with the onboard video, HDMI and spdif support? - HDD: is there a more silent and/or energy efficient HDD? - Cooling: is the casing high enough and the processor cool enough for, say, a Scythe passive cooler? - BluRay drive: is there a better alternative? I'd prefer a BluRay drive which could also burn DVD's. - TV Tuners: is their a cheaper solution with Mediaportal? - Is the buildin IR receiver compatible with MP? :thx: [/QUOTE]
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