home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
HTPC Projects
HTPC Projects
whats under the hood ;)
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6192"><p>Production HTPC in living room:</p><p></p><p>MSI PT8 Neo - cheap and cheerful with S/PDIF output on back panel</p><p>Celeron-D 2.4GHz</p><p>Zalman CPU cooler and power supply </p><p>Zalman Fanmates to run CPU and case fans at slow speed</p><p>512MB Kingston Value RAM</p><p>Radeon 9200SE 128MB</p><p>2x200MB Seagate Barracuda SATA drives in RAID-0</p><p>Pioneer DVD-RW drive</p><p>Belkin 802.11g wireless LAN adapter (Broadcom)</p><p>DVICO FusionHDTV-Plus DVB-T card - not supported yet but has BDA drivers</p><p>Accent HTPC case - gold anodised front with built in IMON remote and VFD</p><p>MS wireless keyboard and mouse at the moment - like to do without altogether if possible</p><p>XP Pro/SP1</p><p></p><p>All driving:</p><p></p><p>Sony KV-HR32 HDTV - readable desktop at 1280x720p via RGBHV inputs</p><p>Marantz SR5200 receiver</p><p>Krix speakers - Lyrix Gold fronts, Centrix centre, Equinox rears, Seismix3-MkII sub</p><p></p><p>Development PC in study:</p><p></p><p>Intel D865GBF - what I'd use in the above if I did things over</p><p>P4 3.2GHz 800FSB (Prescott)</p><p>Zalman CPU cooler and power supply</p><p>1GB Kingston Value RAM</p><p>Radeon 9200SE 128MB</p><p>2x80MB Seagate Barracuda SATA drives in RAID-0</p><p>Pioneer DVD-RW drive</p><p>Netcomm 802.11g wireless LAN adapter (Prism)</p><p>DVICO FusionHDTV-lite DVB-T card </p><p>Shitty case hidden under desk - considering a remote and VFD for testing</p><p>IBM/Sony 21" Trinitron monitor</p><p>XP Pro/SP2 + Visual Studio.NET</p><p></p><p>Other PC's:</p><p>Asus Pundit-R used for email, accounting and boring admin type stuff. It runs a TI chipset 802.11g card. I deliberately mix things up to test compatibility.</p><p>PIII Celeron 700 running Smoothwall Express for firewall/router</p><p>XBox in the kids room with no connectivity as yet</p><p>Enough old motherboards of PIII vintage and bits to make a few more machines to test ideas.</p><p></p><p>Computer room machines are linked by a 100Mbps switch + access point that talks over 802.11g to an access point on the firewall box. I can switch over to wireless only if I want to test streaming video and stuff.</p><p></p><p>All this connected to the 'net by a.... 56K modem! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" /> </p><p></p><p>I've just moved house and didn't check if ADSL was available - duh. So, if you're feeling jealous about all the kit I have to play with you can make fun of me now. :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6192"] Production HTPC in living room: MSI PT8 Neo - cheap and cheerful with S/PDIF output on back panel Celeron-D 2.4GHz Zalman CPU cooler and power supply Zalman Fanmates to run CPU and case fans at slow speed 512MB Kingston Value RAM Radeon 9200SE 128MB 2x200MB Seagate Barracuda SATA drives in RAID-0 Pioneer DVD-RW drive Belkin 802.11g wireless LAN adapter (Broadcom) DVICO FusionHDTV-Plus DVB-T card - not supported yet but has BDA drivers Accent HTPC case - gold anodised front with built in IMON remote and VFD MS wireless keyboard and mouse at the moment - like to do without altogether if possible XP Pro/SP1 All driving: Sony KV-HR32 HDTV - readable desktop at 1280x720p via RGBHV inputs Marantz SR5200 receiver Krix speakers - Lyrix Gold fronts, Centrix centre, Equinox rears, Seismix3-MkII sub Development PC in study: Intel D865GBF - what I'd use in the above if I did things over P4 3.2GHz 800FSB (Prescott) Zalman CPU cooler and power supply 1GB Kingston Value RAM Radeon 9200SE 128MB 2x80MB Seagate Barracuda SATA drives in RAID-0 Pioneer DVD-RW drive Netcomm 802.11g wireless LAN adapter (Prism) DVICO FusionHDTV-lite DVB-T card Shitty case hidden under desk - considering a remote and VFD for testing IBM/Sony 21" Trinitron monitor XP Pro/SP2 + Visual Studio.NET Other PC's: Asus Pundit-R used for email, accounting and boring admin type stuff. It runs a TI chipset 802.11g card. I deliberately mix things up to test compatibility. PIII Celeron 700 running Smoothwall Express for firewall/router XBox in the kids room with no connectivity as yet Enough old motherboards of PIII vintage and bits to make a few more machines to test ideas. Computer room machines are linked by a 100Mbps switch + access point that talks over 802.11g to an access point on the firewall box. I can switch over to wireless only if I want to test streaming video and stuff. All this connected to the 'net by a.... 56K modem! :cry: I've just moved house and didn't check if ADSL was available - duh. So, if you're feeling jealous about all the kit I have to play with you can make fun of me now. :lol: [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
HTPC Projects
HTPC Projects
whats under the hood ;)
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom