HTPC V2, Home Theater PC Setup, HOWTO and Guides
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 Mar 16 2011, 05:50 PM
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Hey peeps,
Did some basic reading on HTPC. I'll keep it short. Say, if I have a :- - PC - 5.1 sound system - LCD I have quite a collection of HD/BRrips/.MKV movies. So can I hook them up like below ? speakers <> PC <> TV Will I have a decent/good 5.1 surround sound experience?  |
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Mar 16 2011, 06:34 PM
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5.1, lets say ... HT-SF470 Sony.
PC has DVi. But I can get a HDmi converter. Do I need extra device? Can I not hook all speakers to PC's back panel IO ports? |
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Mar 17 2011, 01:34 AM
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QUOTE(djlah @ Mar 16 2011, 08:37 PM) HT-SF470 have HDMI in, good enough. Ok ill check graphic card spec. If audio transmit is supported then all I need is to hook up hdmi to tv and all audio speaker cables to the back of the tv right ?not all DVI have audio out enabled, please check your video card spec. if ur video card have hdmi out, such as 5 series ATi will be the best. can transmit HD Audio Bitstream to home theater system. why you need to hook all Sony HT-SF470 speaker to PC back panel?   Please excuse my lack of knowledge in this matter  |
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Mar 17 2011, 09:40 AM
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QUOTE(djlah @ Mar 17 2011, 07:24 AM) nope. the best idea in this way: Ok I think I got the picture now. Thanks sifu ! pc hdmi out --- HT-SF470 --- TV from pc can connect any of HT-SF470 3 HDMI-in and 1 HDMI-out to connect to LCD TV.  |
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Mar 27 2011, 06:58 PM
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Hi guys, got unused GeForce 7950GT vs ATI4870 sitting in the box. Got a pc assembled in the living room for HD/BRrip movies session. My current PSU is AcBel E2 510W, giving me inconsistent performance (sometime can on pc sometime cannot with 7950GT plugged in)..
So I know I need to get a new PSU. Problem is I'm not sure which graphic card to use. Will it differs if I used GPU utilizing players like SplashPRO ? So to be short... 7950GT or ATI 4870 ? or there's no difference at all ?  |
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Mar 28 2011, 02:08 PM
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QUOTE(nakata101 @ Mar 28 2011, 12:58 PM) Of cause is ATI 4870, ATI 4xxx series support Video & Audio out through HDMI. Aight, thanks mang  |
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Jun 16 2011, 03:57 PM
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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.. |
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Jun 16 2011, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE(calvin_ng @ Jun 16 2011, 04:50 PM) 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 ?  |
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Jun 16 2011, 05:42 PM
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QUOTE(calvin_ng @ Jun 16 2011, 05:14 PM) 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.. |
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