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<blockquote data-quote="Shurik" data-source="post: 506578" data-attributes="member: 27729"><p>Well, I've been using MP for few years now and had couple of HTPCs before - my first one was a regular Mini-Tower from Antec and then I got a SilverStone case, but I always hated all these big and ugly cases. It actually boggles my mind when I look through all the cases that are "HTPC oriented" - ugly, huge with lots of useless stuff (who came up with a few inch touchscreen LCD into the case??? ). As if those people who design them have no idea what HTPC is suppose to be. My SilverStone cost me over $200 1.5 years ago and I would love to get rid of it even for $20 now. Anyone? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>For the past 1-1.5 year I have been looking at all little motherboards that were being released waiting until I could get one that would play HD content. Well, with ION and Atom 330 it is possible now, so I decided to invest few hundred dollars into a little box (21x19x6 cm), that sits behind my TV on the VESA mounts away from my eyes and handles 1080p, 7.1 audio, WiFi N, etc. I am amazed and I love it.</p><p></p><p>So, my setup is as follows:</p><p></p><p><strong>TV:</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">32" LCD</li> </ol><p></p><p>Basic TV for these days. Had it for over 3 years, and with me moving a lot around the world this is big enough to have.</p><p></p><p><strong>MP client:</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">ZOTAC IONITX-D-E Motherboard (Atom 330, WiFi N, HDMI, DVI, S/PDIF, 8 USB, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">M350 mini-ITX case</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Samsung SE-S084 External DVD writer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">2GB RAM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">250GB System Drive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">MCE remote</li> </ol><p></p><p>It is noiseless even with stock little fan that I can put onto the heatsink if I need to. Runs 1080p at about 10% CPU by offloading everything onto nVidia GPU.</p><p></p><p>This run me about $400 with shipping and duty for everything. I got mine on eBay @ <a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/MitxPC" target="_blank">MitxPC store</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Server:</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">P4 3Ghz</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">1GB RAM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">HighPoint RocketRaid 2220 RAID Card</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">5x1TB WesternDigital Green HDD (in RAID5) = 4TB volume</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">500GB system drive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">LG DVD writer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500</li> </ol><p></p><p>I need to upgrade my case so I can have more HDD for my RAID, which I use not only for media, but for the rest of my data. But that's about it. Nothing fancy here.</p><p></p><p><strong>Software:</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Windows XP SP3</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">MediaPortal 1.1.0.0 Beta1</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">StreamedMP skin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Haali MediaSplitter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">SAF codec/filter pack</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">DaemonTools Lite</li> </ol><p></p><p><strong>What else?</strong></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Set MediaPortal up better - figure out extra plugins, skin customization</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Enjoy it daily</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Help few friends with their HTPC projects</li> </ol><p></p><p>I think that ION and Atom 330 is the best thing that happened to HTPC universe for a while <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>Cheers</p><p></p><p>P.S. If anyone is interested, I can put some pictures up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shurik, post: 506578, member: 27729"] Well, I've been using MP for few years now and had couple of HTPCs before - my first one was a regular Mini-Tower from Antec and then I got a SilverStone case, but I always hated all these big and ugly cases. It actually boggles my mind when I look through all the cases that are "HTPC oriented" - ugly, huge with lots of useless stuff (who came up with a few inch touchscreen LCD into the case??? ). As if those people who design them have no idea what HTPC is suppose to be. My SilverStone cost me over $200 1.5 years ago and I would love to get rid of it even for $20 now. Anyone? :) For the past 1-1.5 year I have been looking at all little motherboards that were being released waiting until I could get one that would play HD content. Well, with ION and Atom 330 it is possible now, so I decided to invest few hundred dollars into a little box (21x19x6 cm), that sits behind my TV on the VESA mounts away from my eyes and handles 1080p, 7.1 audio, WiFi N, etc. I am amazed and I love it. So, my setup is as follows: [B]TV:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]32" LCD [/LIST] Basic TV for these days. Had it for over 3 years, and with me moving a lot around the world this is big enough to have. [B]MP client:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]ZOTAC IONITX-D-E Motherboard (Atom 330, WiFi N, HDMI, DVI, S/PDIF, 8 USB, eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet) [*]M350 mini-ITX case [*]Samsung SE-S084 External DVD writer [*]2GB RAM [*]250GB System Drive [*]MCE remote [/LIST] It is noiseless even with stock little fan that I can put onto the heatsink if I need to. Runs 1080p at about 10% CPU by offloading everything onto nVidia GPU. This run me about $400 with shipping and duty for everything. I got mine on eBay @ [URL="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/MitxPC"]MitxPC store[/URL]. [B]Server:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]P4 3Ghz [*]1GB RAM [*]HighPoint RocketRaid 2220 RAID Card [*]5x1TB WesternDigital Green HDD (in RAID5) = 4TB volume [*]500GB system drive [*]LG DVD writer [*]Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 [/LIST] I need to upgrade my case so I can have more HDD for my RAID, which I use not only for media, but for the rest of my data. But that's about it. Nothing fancy here. [B]Software:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Windows XP SP3 [*]MediaPortal 1.1.0.0 Beta1 [*]StreamedMP skin [*]Haali MediaSplitter [*]SAF codec/filter pack [*]DaemonTools Lite [/LIST] [B]What else?[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Set MediaPortal up better - figure out extra plugins, skin customization [*]Enjoy it daily [*]Help few friends with their HTPC projects [/LIST] I think that ION and Atom 330 is the best thing that happened to HTPC universe for a while :D Cheers P.S. If anyone is interested, I can put some pictures up. [/QUOTE]
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