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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zombiepig" data-source="post: 63211" data-attributes="member: 12049">^^ yeah that!!it's a p3 866, with 256mb ram, a 10 gb hdd and a rage 128 pro video card. the lcd is from a typical computer monitor lcd with all the casing striped off.here's some more updates & pics:first, here's the computer mounted in a little shelf i built under the house. terrible construction effort on my behalf but it does the job  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!    :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> built totally from random pieces of wood i found under the house.<img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/pc_under_house1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />fortunately the power supply and cpu fan are actually really quiet... otherwise people walking round the corner of my house would wonder what the heck was happening under there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /><img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/pc_under_house2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />lots of messy cords i need to tidy up sometime.here's the frame all finished and painted up:<img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/frame_finished.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />and the rear view with the lcd mounted in it. the little circuit board on the bottom right is from the mce remote receiver.<img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/lcd_mounted.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />here's the final finished (yeah, right!! :roll: ) product mounted in our living room<img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/screen_finished1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/screen_finished2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://werewolves.soundslikechicken.com.au/mp/pics/screen_finished3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />^^ with a triffid attacking it.i've always seen people post these 'finished product' photos of screens that are all blurry and thought that they could at least take a decent picture of it... but now i realize that's a lot harder then it looks  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!    :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> (actually mez (wife) took the best photo of it)things still to do:- finish ripping all my cds to my server (probably about 100 still to do)- make a variation on vanessa's awesome mp skin with a red color scheme. blue looks really out of place in the living room- buy a proper amp and speakers, and mount the speakers up on the wall. currently the whole things just coming up of a cheap set of computer speakers i had sitting around!at the moment, however, everythings running and looking great! it's really simple to control from the mce remote, and being able to queue up songs using mpblue from my phone is just another awesome bonus (keep up the fantastic work btw MrSensitive!) <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" /> most importantly... my wife is loving it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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