guys,

i'm having scaling issues with my old 9600gt card. connecting via dvi to hdmi converter.

seems like the lower portion is over stretched. and i have to set my tv to fit the output nicely. but if i do that certain feature in my tv will be disabled.

any idea?

So in short minimum we need,

1. HTPC (i3 + h33, ram & HDD & etc of coz)
2. decent Display card like ATI 5XXX (with HDMI)
3. Blue Ray drive
4. AVR capable to do TrueHD/DTS-HD
5. Software (MPC-HC and FFdshow with appropriate codec)
6. 5.1 or 7.1 speaker set depends on budget (or re-use existing old spk if got)
7. Full HD TV (or HD ready then 720p only)

Then we will enjoy, lossless sound + FullHD movie? Kindly advice. TQ.

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Added on March 24, 2010, 3:49 pmwith BD buying from Amazon.

This post has been edited by Able.O.S: Mar 24 2010, 03:49 PM

1. should be H55 or H57 instead H33.
2. Depends on your expectation of the graphic capability, actually i3 have integrated graphic processor and it pretty good for the HD movie decoding.

If you are not into game, i3+h55 is enough. No need to buy ATI 5xxx.

Noob question here. Can the codec in the motherboard decode lossless audio and we just play it with the desktop 5.1 or 7.1 speaker?

So just use the onboard HDMI to pass thru the audio & let the AVR do the rest?

HTPC --> AVR --> TV (all, both the vidoe & audio via HDMI) will do?

Another noob Question, the BD ROM for PC all region free? TQ.

Please refer to previous page. You can use software decode to get output from your pc speaker.

Hi! Just need some advice from the sifus of HTPC here.

I just built myself a HTPC with both Sapphire HD5670 and a HDAV 1.3. Seeing that I've read in this thread that the 5670 can bit stream HD Audio out to an AVR (I have the Pioneer LX72 AVR), to let the AVR do the decoding, did I just waste my money in getting the HDAV 1.3 sound card? AIYAAAAAA

Would it be better to have the HDAV in the chain? or no difference - the HD5670 can do the job as well with no degradation in quality.?

Right now it's like this

HD5670 --> HDMI --> HDAV 1.3 --> HDMI --> LX72 --> TV + Sound System.

Thanks and appreciate any help/advice!

u buy both 5670 and HDAV1.3 at the same time?
sell your 5670 cheap cheap to me

This post has been edited by djlah: Mar 26 2010, 02:35 PM

5670->Asus HDAV1.3 is the correct way to go...
pass video and sound to the receiver via a single hdmi cable...

so you're saying he should put the output from the 5670 to the Asus HDAV1.3?

Any video/audio improvement if connect like that ?

if your objective is to pass though and let your avr to handle, totally no improvement if connect this way....

no waste..can play games and bitstream

bitstream could be done using only the 5670. no need HDAV.
could game using the 5670. could bitstream using the 5670.

yes..that is one of the standout features of the HDAV 1.3 able to get video from the gfx card..then output TOGETHER with the sound via hdmi *thumbs up*

I think, HDAV 1.3 most suitable for built in graphic because it also can enhance video and combine video and audio into one single hdmi cable. But if a graphic card already capable of combining both and support hd audio bitstreaming, so it will be redundant.

hi to all sifu..Noob question here

i plan to buit HTPC and NAS for movie storage.. planning stream the movie files from nas to HTPC thru wired and watch from tv.
question:
1)what network cable recomend? cat5e ot cat 6?
2)can i cabling the cat5e/cat 6 with my ceiling lighting point in paraller?or sharing casing? if not? what is the range to seperate them??

thanks

Correct way:
HD5670 --> HDMI --> LX72 --> TV + Sound System.

Thanks guys for all the responses and advice! Appreciate it. I might just go exchange the sound card, top up some $$ and do a 4 HDD Raid 5 config in exchange.

Right now I'm just trying to get the bit streaming to work (wanna see that sweet sweet DTS-MA/TrueHD word on my AVR). I've got TMT3 with 170 patch working. Tried playing a movie file with DTS-MA on it but can only get PCM.

Anyone knows what's wrong? Been pressing every button on the AVR and tried every option/settings in TMT/Win7 but still can't seem to get it right