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<blockquote data-quote="bhengeveld" data-source="post: 775940" data-attributes="member: 100291"><p>I've been a bit of a busy man since my <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/completed-htpc-projects-61/almost-completed-but-never-finished-my-mediacenter-80423/" target="_blank">last post in this thread</a>.</p><p></p><p>The idea is still to build a mediacenter that is as much 'not there' as possible. I generally hate looking at cables and equipment that has no direct function (i.e displaying image or making noize), so they have to go. If I could I'd build 'em right into the wall, but that's not an option for me (now).</p><p></p><p>The kit I displayed in the thread mentoined above has gone through a series of changes: </p><p></p><p><img src="http://geriatricare.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/htpc11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>First, the TV and the PC are updated. The TV is a Sony Bravia 40" screen, the PC is a Core2Duo system a good friend of mine was willing to give (hurray for good friends). Mediaportal 1.2b is installed and the awesome Mustayaluca skin is showing all the goods. I needed the new PC because of a switch to HDTV via DVBIP which my old system couldn't handle. I use an nvidia 9600GT graphics board and for a bit of silencing I bought a second hand SDD.</p><p></p><p>The home made casing you see on the picture still houses a H/K AVR100 receiver hooked up to an M-Audio 24/96 soundcard, driving Eltax linear response speakers. For cooling I fitted a pair of very silent 500RPM 12cm fans in the amp, which are powerd by the PC. Also attached is a turntable and a few layers of new - white - paint. I control it with a Logitech Harmony remote (the cheap one, a 300 I believe)</p><p></p><p>Secondly I installed a embedded Mini ITX server system, hidden away in my 'electricitycloset' (don't know proper english word), which houses al of my media, a usenet- and bittorrent client and an ampache server. It's an atom dualcore system, 1GB, Ubuntu, 5TB of diskspace connected over 1Gb network. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://geriatricare.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/server11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Pro's: Good WAF, complete setup, 1080p without problem, good capacity.</p><p>(sort of) Cons: a friggin load of work and thinking to make it all fit and work <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>getting there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bhengeveld, post: 775940, member: 100291"] I've been a bit of a busy man since my [URL="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/completed-htpc-projects-61/almost-completed-but-never-finished-my-mediacenter-80423/"]last post in this thread[/URL]. The idea is still to build a mediacenter that is as much 'not there' as possible. I generally hate looking at cables and equipment that has no direct function (i.e displaying image or making noize), so they have to go. If I could I'd build 'em right into the wall, but that's not an option for me (now). The kit I displayed in the thread mentoined above has gone through a series of changes: [IMG]http://geriatricare.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/htpc11.jpg[/IMG] First, the TV and the PC are updated. The TV is a Sony Bravia 40" screen, the PC is a Core2Duo system a good friend of mine was willing to give (hurray for good friends). Mediaportal 1.2b is installed and the awesome Mustayaluca skin is showing all the goods. I needed the new PC because of a switch to HDTV via DVBIP which my old system couldn't handle. I use an nvidia 9600GT graphics board and for a bit of silencing I bought a second hand SDD. The home made casing you see on the picture still houses a H/K AVR100 receiver hooked up to an M-Audio 24/96 soundcard, driving Eltax linear response speakers. For cooling I fitted a pair of very silent 500RPM 12cm fans in the amp, which are powerd by the PC. Also attached is a turntable and a few layers of new - white - paint. I control it with a Logitech Harmony remote (the cheap one, a 300 I believe) Secondly I installed a embedded Mini ITX server system, hidden away in my 'electricitycloset' (don't know proper english word), which houses al of my media, a usenet- and bittorrent client and an ampache server. It's an atom dualcore system, 1GB, Ubuntu, 5TB of diskspace connected over 1Gb network. [IMG]http://geriatricare.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/server11.jpg[/IMG] Pro's: Good WAF, complete setup, 1080p without problem, good capacity. (sort of) Cons: a friggin load of work and thinking to make it all fit and work :D getting there! [/QUOTE]
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