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<blockquote data-quote="Excalibur5" data-source="post: 617706" data-attributes="member: 104428"><p>The video card does actually have HDMI out, which is partly why I chose that model. My preference would actually be to just use the onboard sound card, instead of the HDMI sound, largely because it would allow me to feed sound to my home theater amp without the TV being on (Amp does not have HDMI capability, to use HDMI sound, it first goes to the tv, and then to the amplifier). This is perfect for MP3's or Pandora.</p><p></p><p>I will make sure there is enough space for airflow between the two cards when I put them in.</p><p></p><p>So far, I have downloaded and done a basic install of MP 1.1 RC2 and am in the early stages of configuration. Some of this stuff is definately NOT intuitive. So far, it will play my MP3 collection (although I would prefer to integrate it with Itunes to allow the playlists to be better), view all my onboard video and pictures, and shows me the weather.</p><p></p><p>The Tuner card shows up in about an hour according to fedex, so that will be next, attempting to get it configured and working with all my local channels (rooftop antenna feed). The video card is a couple more days behind, so for a little bit longer, I am stuck with the onboard video, which should at least be good enough to get it set up and tested.</p><p></p><p>I am still trying to figure out how to get the program guide to download the program information for my area (Anchorage, Alaska). With the card in, and the tv channels detected, will it then partially auto configure for downloading program info for my detected stations?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Excalibur5, post: 617706, member: 104428"] The video card does actually have HDMI out, which is partly why I chose that model. My preference would actually be to just use the onboard sound card, instead of the HDMI sound, largely because it would allow me to feed sound to my home theater amp without the TV being on (Amp does not have HDMI capability, to use HDMI sound, it first goes to the tv, and then to the amplifier). This is perfect for MP3's or Pandora. I will make sure there is enough space for airflow between the two cards when I put them in. So far, I have downloaded and done a basic install of MP 1.1 RC2 and am in the early stages of configuration. Some of this stuff is definately NOT intuitive. So far, it will play my MP3 collection (although I would prefer to integrate it with Itunes to allow the playlists to be better), view all my onboard video and pictures, and shows me the weather. The Tuner card shows up in about an hour according to fedex, so that will be next, attempting to get it configured and working with all my local channels (rooftop antenna feed). The video card is a couple more days behind, so for a little bit longer, I am stuck with the onboard video, which should at least be good enough to get it set up and tested. I am still trying to figure out how to get the program guide to download the program information for my area (Anchorage, Alaska). With the card in, and the tv channels detected, will it then partially auto configure for downloading program info for my detected stations? [/QUOTE]
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