Hey to u all i new here.
My name is Nir and i am from Israel, i want to share with you to my Hometheater room project including my (old) HTPC and everything.
HTPC Hardware:
Case: Thermeltake Tsunami
PSU: Thermeltake 460W - Active PFC 2.01
CPU: Intel Pentium D - 3.0Ghz
Cooling: Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory: 2x1GB DDRII 667Mhz - Samsung
Motherboard: Gigabyte Ga-8i955x Royal
Sound Card: 7.1 (onboard)
Video Card: Nvidia 8600GT
HDD: 3x1TB Seagate SATAII 32Mb (Raid 0)
TV, Surround and other Accessories:
LG PG60UR - Plasma 42" (Best Design CES 2008)
Logitech z5500 - 5.1 (THX Certified, Digital Input)
Microsoft MCE Remote + IR Blaster
Acer 19" - for regular use of the computer (bc the burn-in the plasma could have)
Now Some Pictures:
HTPC From The Inside: (old picture before adding more stuff)
My old room:
Plasma first test:
Starting paint job:
Paint job finished:
Speakers and TV are in place:
First movie test (Transformers):
Adding some movies posters:
Adding table for regular use of the computer:
Start and finish laminate flooring:
TOTAL Result:
OS:
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x86
Codecs:
FFDShow Tryouts (sound + xvid)
CoreAVC Professional 1.8 (HD decode)
Halli media splitter
Appz:
MediaPortal 1.0 (not in use for now - still configuring it)
DeamonToolz Lite
Media Player Classic
Cables setup
Video: From the video card DVI --> Plasma HDMI (Monster Cable 800UV)
Sound: From onboad digital fiber output --> z5500 digital input
Thats all, i hope i didn't forgot something.
My name is Nir and i am from Israel, i want to share with you to my Hometheater room project including my (old) HTPC and everything.
HTPC Hardware:
Case: Thermeltake Tsunami
PSU: Thermeltake 460W - Active PFC 2.01
CPU: Intel Pentium D - 3.0Ghz
Cooling: Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory: 2x1GB DDRII 667Mhz - Samsung
Motherboard: Gigabyte Ga-8i955x Royal
Sound Card: 7.1 (onboard)
Video Card: Nvidia 8600GT
HDD: 3x1TB Seagate SATAII 32Mb (Raid 0)
TV, Surround and other Accessories:
LG PG60UR - Plasma 42" (Best Design CES 2008)
Logitech z5500 - 5.1 (THX Certified, Digital Input)
Microsoft MCE Remote + IR Blaster
Acer 19" - for regular use of the computer (bc the burn-in the plasma could have)
Now Some Pictures:
HTPC From The Inside: (old picture before adding more stuff)
![dscf0110resizeka8.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg107.imageshack.us%2Fimg107%2F1563%2Fdscf0110resizeka8.jpg&hash=beb17a32f6ef96775281e9c81677e023)
My old room:
![n72073468010872797359hh2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg297.imageshack.us%2Fimg297%2F25%2Fn72073468010872797359hh2.jpg&hash=2c05b4417451588bce3806c8c6f8c544)
Plasma first test:
![n72073468010872848629uv3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg403.imageshack.us%2Fimg403%2F1729%2Fn72073468010872848629uv3.jpg&hash=d01a4b12065aab70f26358c6e03e915e)
Starting paint job:
![n72073468010872889671ds5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg105.imageshack.us%2Fimg105%2F656%2Fn72073468010872889671ds5.jpg&hash=a9b9ac970fb0d0a29c5276bfc4b2d260)
![n72073468010872899935wp7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg516.imageshack.us%2Fimg516%2F8082%2Fn72073468010872899935wp7.jpg&hash=6111575f2d55f9ecf3a0cea0ed259b87)
Paint job finished:
![n7207346801087291468cp9.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg292.imageshack.us%2Fimg292%2F7286%2Fn7207346801087291468cp9.jpg&hash=58031c1ff1db1267015e41a5a9e0592f)
![n7207346801087292725aw5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg299.imageshack.us%2Fimg299%2F2941%2Fn7207346801087292725aw5.jpg&hash=e5252bf0e9cd90a51b381fc62157f47f)
Speakers and TV are in place:
![n72073468010872982320dq1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg167.imageshack.us%2Fimg167%2F5858%2Fn72073468010872982320dq1.jpg&hash=fa22ea091b41f962e87d901b729cc460)
First movie test (Transformers):
![n72073468010873023470oe1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg296.imageshack.us%2Fimg296%2F8372%2Fn72073468010873023470oe1.jpg&hash=b4c3d8007251e3b4897a8621f4c2ac17)
Adding some movies posters:
![n72073468010873064627ll1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg297.imageshack.us%2Fimg297%2F1382%2Fn72073468010873064627ll1.jpg&hash=d057b58b066beaa416ea1d049badb301)
![n72073468010873085213nj8.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg105.imageshack.us%2Fimg105%2F7340%2Fn72073468010873085213nj8.jpg&hash=3cd02c62c91709db72ec8247ce71f251)
Adding table for regular use of the computer:
![n72073468010873074919qr0.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg403.imageshack.us%2Fimg403%2F9268%2Fn72073468010873074919qr0.jpg&hash=fae75d76e5d9c0c5850a280f06af0137)
Start and finish laminate flooring:
![n72073468012978922889gr0.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg516.imageshack.us%2Fimg516%2F4708%2Fn72073468012978922889gr0.jpg&hash=32ebf33862c87bb352ee04a29f538efc)
![n72073468012978933667th5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg292.imageshack.us%2Fimg292%2F5649%2Fn72073468012978933667th5.jpg&hash=df71827111e1dde5bd498bd04dbc7b23)
TOTAL Result:
![n72073468012978944456go4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg299.imageshack.us%2Fimg299%2F4313%2Fn72073468012978944456go4.jpg&hash=0bd9f667d2063895e94819acc9d492e7)
OS:
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x86
Codecs:
FFDShow Tryouts (sound + xvid)
CoreAVC Professional 1.8 (HD decode)
Halli media splitter
Appz:
MediaPortal 1.0 (not in use for now - still configuring it)
DeamonToolz Lite
Media Player Classic
Cables setup
Video: From the video card DVI --> Plasma HDMI (Monster Cable 800UV)
Sound: From onboad digital fiber output --> z5500 digital input
Thats all, i hope i didn't forgot something.