guys how low specs a htpc can be ? as i will be using it to watch movies on my pc via wifi.

i need a decent processor than can perform well when i watch via network. but im not sure how decent is enough?
i will run it on windows 7 and pair it up with 2gb ram, low end graphic card and small hdd.

i prefer pc than a media player because it is upgradeable and better compatibility.

AMD AthlonII X3 440 3GHZ Tripple Core + Sapphire HD5450
performance more than enuff for HTPC or DLNA and the price for both lower than RM350.00

Can I ask if we were to upgrade the HTPC to 3D capable in future, do we have to up the basic spec of the HTPC itself other than the graphic card?

suggest you get Gigabyte E-350N-USB3 or Asus E35M1-M PRO, bad thing don't have wifi integrated. But can get any USB or PCI Express wifi adapter.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-p...spx?pid=3681#ov

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_CPU_o...ard/E35M1M_PRO/

This post has been edited by chuan1983: Jun 7 2011, 03:01 PM

Anyone know where I can get the ASRock Vision 3D and the price?

hi guys , planning to build my own HTPC.. anyone can recommend a setup for me?

planning to use intel i3 2100 ( is this good enough)?
motherboard Asus P8H67-M PRO
2Gb Ram
1tb hdd
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more than enough...

quick questions sifus

Say if I have HTZ282, a HTPC and a LCD TV. How do you guys get 5.1 surround sound ? I'm asking about how you guys connect stuff..

so cool now my Dell Zino 410 HD is compatible with my LG 3d PLASMA TV... pop in any 3D bluray and it can play 3D happy!!!!

What about surround sound ? Did you get it to work ?

yep.... it works over optical....

So you have all your speaker's optical connected straight to the back panel of your HTPC without passing through any receiver right..

Just wonder the graphic cards is ATI 5 series or ATI 4 Series? I am wondering how to make it play 3d bluray?

mine is series 5...

easy just use PowerDVD 11

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on the optical... side my Zino use optical out and my recever is optical in

im no sifu..now im used hdmi from nvidia 430gt to my avr hdmi to my lcd....

Your speakers do not have optical connectors.

This post has been edited by DannyOP: Jun 18 2011, 01:09 AM

Optical out from my htpc go into optical in on my HTIB yep that's works

http://www.pioneer.co.id/ProductDetail/def...tId=111,117,119

if his model is the HTZ282 as mentioned, then this model does not have optical in feature.

This post has been edited by DannyOP: Jun 18 2011, 10:50 AM

Herm. Then how can we connect to the home theater that doesn't have optical input.

hdmi.