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<blockquote data-quote="Ged" data-source="post: 988389" data-attributes="member: 140009"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">Hi folks.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">Looking at replacing my WDTV box which I stream to from my PC with a dedicated HTPC. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">I'm primarily looking to manage and view my vast collection of blu rays and DVD's and use something like Mediaportal to access. I would also use it as the dedicated box for accessing Netflix which my PS3 is currently pointed at and then streaming that onto the Telly or Projector. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">The issue I may ( or may not have) is everything I currently own is connected using HDMI. All my video and sound are pumped down HDMI into an HDMI switch and then onto different receivers for processing. It's a multi room setup.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">Having read some posts across various forums , I get the feeling audio over HDMI in a HTPC can be dodgy at the best of times and many posts seem to refer to lots of hair pulling and gnashing of teeth etc.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">I'm really looking for a stable setup, running on Windows that is a movie server first and foremost with a great looking interface for the kids and family to use. It wouldn't be used for gaming or much else for that matter ( apart from Netflix ). I'm not looking to insert any TV cards etc at this stage as SKY/Satellite gives me everything I need in that space.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p>With my current setup of PS3, SKY, DVD and WDTV feeding into an 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch I can feed different sources to an LCD in one room and my projector in another. I'm hoping a good HTPC will simply swap out the WDTV without any issues with audio etc and I can slot 2 or 3 HDD's inside and drop some movies onto the box.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">Any tips or advice appreciated prior to me offloading a chunk of cash to run into subsequent problems. Thanks again.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]127098[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ged, post: 988389, member: 140009"] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]Hi folks.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]Looking at replacing my WDTV box which I stream to from my PC with a dedicated HTPC. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]I'm primarily looking to manage and view my vast collection of blu rays and DVD's and use something like Mediaportal to access. I would also use it as the dedicated box for accessing Netflix which my PS3 is currently pointed at and then streaming that onto the Telly or Projector. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]The issue I may ( or may not have) is everything I currently own is connected using HDMI. All my video and sound are pumped down HDMI into an HDMI switch and then onto different receivers for processing. It's a multi room setup.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]Having read some posts across various forums , I get the feeling audio over HDMI in a HTPC can be dodgy at the best of times and many posts seem to refer to lots of hair pulling and gnashing of teeth etc.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]I'm really looking for a stable setup, running on Windows that is a movie server first and foremost with a great looking interface for the kids and family to use. It wouldn't be used for gaming or much else for that matter ( apart from Netflix ). I'm not looking to insert any TV cards etc at this stage as SKY/Satellite gives me everything I need in that space.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] With my current setup of PS3, SKY, DVD and WDTV feeding into an 4x2 HDMI Matrix Switch I can feed different sources to an LCD in one room and my projector in another. I'm hoping a good HTPC will simply swap out the WDTV without any issues with audio etc and I can slot 2 or 3 HDD's inside and drop some movies onto the box. [SIZE=12px][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]Any tips or advice appreciated prior to me offloading a chunk of cash to run into subsequent problems. Thanks again.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]127098[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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