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<blockquote data-quote="mcjimbob" data-source="post: 213107" data-attributes="member: 26138">Hi folks...I'm now very nearly there with building our house and are planning on moving in at the weekend. My HTPC has been in the planning stages for over a year now and the day is coming where I can deploy it!!!Heres the setup (any comments?)....Display: Toshiba 32WL66 LCD TV (Wall mounted)Sound setup: Samsung 6.1 HTAS710 Surround kit (wall mounted - cables in walls)Games: Nintendo Wii (component to TV - 480p, audio to samsung - prologic 2x!)Now onto the fun bit....Case: Silverstone LC16M - the one with the imon remote and displayCPU: AMD Opteron 165Ram: 2Gb Dual ChannelGraphics: MSI NX8600GT (DVI-HDMI to Samsung)Sound: Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 DTS Connect PCI (Optical to samsung)TV: Compro VideoMate E700Connectivity: bluetooth, wired gigabit lanDrives: Pioneer Blu-ray SATA, 200Gb Seagate SATA2, 500gb Seagate SATA, 2x200Gb Seagate PATAOS: Vista Home PremiumSoftware: Errrr.....Hmmmm... MediaPortal (TVServer 3)I have a choice between another Compro card (PCI) and a wireless card - I only have one spare PCI slot left. The thing is that I have a wMVP that I would like to use in the upstairs bedroom on an ad-hoc network with the HTPC.My gigabit router does wireless-n though so could possibly just use that and have three TV cards.What do people think. If it all works out, I reckon I could be on to an absolute belter of a system!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="mcjimbob, post: 213107, member: 26138"] Hi folks... I'm now very nearly there with building our house and are planning on moving in at the weekend. My HTPC has been in the planning stages for over a year now and the day is coming where I can deploy it!!! Heres the setup (any comments?).... Display: Toshiba 32WL66 LCD TV (Wall mounted) Sound setup: Samsung 6.1 HTAS710 Surround kit (wall mounted - cables in walls) Games: Nintendo Wii (component to TV - 480p, audio to samsung - prologic 2x!) Now onto the fun bit.... Case: Silverstone LC16M - the one with the imon remote and display CPU: AMD Opteron 165 Ram: 2Gb Dual Channel Graphics: MSI NX8600GT (DVI-HDMI to Samsung) Sound: Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 DTS Connect PCI (Optical to samsung) TV: Compro VideoMate E700 Connectivity: bluetooth, wired gigabit lan Drives: Pioneer Blu-ray SATA, 200Gb Seagate SATA2, 500gb Seagate SATA, 2x200Gb Seagate PATA OS: Vista Home Premium Software: Errrr.....Hmmmm... MediaPortal (TVServer 3) I have a choice between another Compro card (PCI) and a wireless card - I only have one spare PCI slot left. The thing is that I have a wMVP that I would like to use in the upstairs bedroom on an ad-hoc network with the HTPC. My gigabit router does wireless-n though so could possibly just use that and have three TV cards. What do people think. If it all works out, I reckon I could be on to an absolute belter of a system!!! :D [/QUOTE]

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