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<blockquote data-quote="timwiththebo" data-source="post: 138319" data-attributes="member: 48571"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I've been lurking in this forum for a while but this is my first post.</p><p></p><p>I'm planning on dedicating my current desktop PC to run the MediaPortal TV-Engine 0.3 with the MediaPortal client as well as running an additional client in the bedroom.</p><p></p><p>The specs for my desktop PC are as follows:</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Windows Version:</strong> $million question</p><p><strong>CPU Type:</strong> AMD Opteron 146</p><p><strong>HDD:</strong> Samsung 40GB and Western Digital 250GB</p><p><strong>Memory:</strong> 2x 512Mb OC DDR SDRAM PC3200 Gold Edition GX XTC</p><p><strong>Motherboard:</strong> Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 SLI moederbord</p><p><strong>Motherboard Chipset:</strong> nVidia NForce4</p><p><strong>Motherboard Bios:</strong> ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ACPI BIOS Revision 1005</p><p><strong>Video Card:</strong> (Saphire) ATI Radeon X800 GTO(2)</p><p><strong>Video Card Driver:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sound Card: </strong> On Board</p><p><strong>Sound Card AC3: </strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sound Card Driver: </strong> ?</p><p><strong>1. TV Card:</strong> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1300 (in the post)</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Type:</strong> Hybrid</p><p><strong>1. TV Card Driver:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Video Codec: </strong>?</p><p><strong>MPEG2 Audio Codec: </strong>?</p><p><strong>Satelite/CableTV Provider:</strong> n/a</p><p><strong>HTPC Case: </strong> Cooler Master CM Stacker 810</p><p><strong>Cooling: [/B Thermalright</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Power Supply:</strong> Seasonic SS-500T (500W)</strong></p><p><strong><strong>Remote:</strong> Hauppage</strong></p><p><strong><strong>TV: </strong> Toshiba 42inch Rear Projection</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I'm about to format my windows dedicated hard drive and want to know whether it's worth installing Vista or not? I have both XP Pro and Vista Premium but not sure whether it's worth installing Vista with the potential driver issues. Also I know that some of the plugins etc. do not support Vista yet.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Does anyone have any opinions on this?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Would be much appreciated if you guys could give me some advice in this area.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Cheers,</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Timbo</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timwiththebo, post: 138319, member: 48571"] Hi All, I've been lurking in this forum for a while but this is my first post. I'm planning on dedicating my current desktop PC to run the MediaPortal TV-Engine 0.3 with the MediaPortal client as well as running an additional client in the bedroom. The specs for my desktop PC are as follows: [B] Windows Version:[/B] $million question [B]CPU Type:[/B] AMD Opteron 146 [B]HDD:[/B] Samsung 40GB and Western Digital 250GB [B]Memory:[/B] 2x 512Mb OC DDR SDRAM PC3200 Gold Edition GX XTC [B]Motherboard:[/B] Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 SLI moederbord [B]Motherboard Chipset:[/B] nVidia NForce4 [B]Motherboard Bios:[/B] ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ACPI BIOS Revision 1005 [B]Video Card:[/B] (Saphire) ATI Radeon X800 GTO(2) [B]Video Card Driver:[/B] ? [B]Sound Card: [/B] On Board [B]Sound Card AC3: [/B] ? [B]Sound Card Driver: [/B] ? [B]1. TV Card:[/B] Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1300 (in the post) [B]1. TV Card Type:[/B] Hybrid [B]1. TV Card Driver:[/B] ? [B]MPEG2 Video Codec: [/B]? [B]MPEG2 Audio Codec: [/B]? [B]Satelite/CableTV Provider:[/B] n/a [B]HTPC Case: [/B] Cooler Master CM Stacker 810 [B]Cooling: [/B Thermalright [B]Power Supply:[/B] Seasonic SS-500T (500W) [B]Remote:[/B] Hauppage [B]TV: [/B] Toshiba 42inch Rear Projection I'm about to format my windows dedicated hard drive and want to know whether it's worth installing Vista or not? I have both XP Pro and Vista Premium but not sure whether it's worth installing Vista with the potential driver issues. Also I know that some of the plugins etc. do not support Vista yet. Does anyone have any opinions on this? Would be much appreciated if you guys could give me some advice in this area. Cheers, Timbo[/B] [/QUOTE]
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