suggest you use DVI for monitor, use hdmi for lg.
don't think u need audio for monitor. therefore dvi video will do.
so your 1 ATI graphic card are enough. 1 dvi 1 hdmi.

ok...thanks bro.once finish my set up,i'll post my pic here.hopefully before world cup this june.hehe...

I found a tutorial page that may benefit most of us that want to tweak our remote controller for XBMC.

XBMC remote controller Configuration tutorials

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And there's this PDF file that show how to make XBMC sensitive to remote control too:
Click here



This post has been edited by peter32: Apr 8 2010, 01:45 PM

Hi guys,

Just a question on XBMC,

is there any site like IMDB.com to scrape info off for Chinese/Korean movies as IMDB.com is only for English Movies

Almost half of my collection is Chinese Korean Japanese Movies/TV Drama/Anime and i cant get it to list into Movies/Tv Shows in XBMC

Now iam only playing them thru Videos section.

Iam using my lappy on Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit to run XBMC.

i want to ask :

i use Sapphre HD4650 HDMI, i installed driver and HDMI audio driver, but why it didnt appear in Sound and Audio Device Properties? only my current soundcard detected, but when i saw in device manager, its already instlled.

Note:
im using windows xp home sp3
ATI driver 10.3

Im confused in choosing between a htpc or a standalone bluray player.
Could anyone give me some comments?

Are there any advantages of a standalone bluray player over a htpc?

If you are not pc savvy, get a blu-ray player. HTPC had an advantage to be a universal player. Any format also can play + you can play PC game on your big screen.

What about picture quality? will there be any difference? lets say the comparison between a pioneer BHD-320 with 48 bit deep colour vs a high end htpc with good media player softwares like powerdvd 10 and classic home cinema with also the latest graphic card like 5770/5850.

I watched on PS3 vs HTPC and feel that HTPC had a slight advantage in PQ.

So you mean HTPC is better than ps3 as in PQ?

Yes. Previously PS3 is outputting 720p to my 720p projector and it's a bit soft compare to HTPC outputing 720p. I think scaling is better with HTPC.

Okay, thank you very much for your clarification.

Did you install the HD Audio driver for the ATI card ? It usually does not comes with the CCC package...

Hi, need more details on yr problems.

Mine have VIA HD Audio & ATI HD Audio in Device Manager..

In Control Panel, I can choose between HD Audio rear output ( analog or digital ) or ATI HD Audio for HDMI sound output together with video to the TV..

installed already.. in device manager it detect as ATI HD Audio, hardware detect run properly, but when come to audio control panel there is no ATI HD audio output

Is yr audio/video on HDMI or normal DVI / VGA ?

I hv my 2nd PC with an ATI card that connect directly to LCD Monitor via DVI, I could not find the ATI HD Audio cos the system did not detect a HDMI connection to HDMI Receiver or TV..

That could be the reason Sound in Control Panel did not allow you to choose ATI HD Audio ( HDMI sound output ONLY )

Upgrade to Win7. WinXP is a b**** to work with on HDMI. Problem with WinXP is it doesn't support PAP. You need Win7.

agree. +1

so, should connect first to AV receiver, then will detect automatically in control panel?



lazy to install/setup everthing again

btw what is PAP?

PAP = Protected Audio Path = Needed for HD Audio.

Is it necessary to have gigabit network to stream 1080p BDMV? Appreciate any inputs.