ooo.. I dig the dual screen, one next to you on the sofa setup... how long is the cable (RGB or DVI?) that you use?
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QUOTE(accs_centre @ Jun 12 2010, 10:10 PM) System become crash when playing blu-ray if clone with dvi and HDMi.. Win 7 right? Patched? Graphic driver problem perhaps? This post has been edited by azxel: Jun 12 2010, 11:06 PM |
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Hmm... got any smaller Touch Screens ah?
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Jun 15 2010, 06:24 PM
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new Mac Mini now with HDMI ports...!!
 just canceled my Dell Zino HD order... dang Dell... my order was on the 1st June, Estimated Delivery was suppose to be 14th June... then on the 14th, they changed it to the 23rd June... taking 23 days to assemble a PC is kinda extreme, eh? Won't see my buying a Dell from now on, that's for sure. |
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QUOTE(kianwee @ Jun 15 2010, 06:52 PM) How muchie? I want to replace my old Mac Mini. RM2399! It looks slimmer as well.. pity no i cores yet... think possibly, next upgrade should be an i core... QUOTE(minimize @ Jun 15 2010, 08:35 PM) Dell always postpone it date. I buy printer also quiet late. Not sure are they assemble that printer also. dang...! seriously? wonder how they do sales... |
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Jun 17 2010, 05:51 PM
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QUOTE(zwanvedder @ Jun 17 2010, 12:50 PM) is it advisable to use Mac Mini as htpc + dinovo keybd why not?I've seen some do it and planning on having a similar setup... which I think would make my Mede8er kinda obsolete unless I get another TV... |
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Jun 30 2010, 10:05 AM
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QUOTE(qwerty79 @ Jun 30 2010, 09:54 AM) Depend on personal preferences. I think, HTPC only need 1-2 only HDD and the rest connected with NAS or another pc for storage. I only have one 320GB HDD (on my newly purchased Mac Mini!).. the rest are Externals connected via USB, Firewire and NAS.Think I wanna look into one of those Routers with USB ports at the back for storage devices then get one of those casing that can store up to 5 HDDs... |
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Jun 30 2010, 03:47 PM
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QUOTE(creed @ Jun 30 2010, 10:39 AM) hi azxel, Hey bro...Would you mind to share ur Mac Mini setup? I've few questions as belows and appreciate if you can enlighten: - The HDMI can't carry lossless, but can it carry the lossy Dolby & DTS? What about LPCM? - What front end you runs? XBMC, Mediaportal? Does the hardware acceleration works properly? - Would it be ok if it's leave running 24/7 as a torrent server as far as the heat concerns? Cheers here's what it looks like at my place.. or rather room.. hehe (attachment below) - HDMI Lossless or DTS or Dolby Digital. I can't test it out yet 'cos I haven't bought my Yamaha AVR yet  a. DTS or Dolby Digital also can't test out via the audio out port because I can't find the cable here in Penang (yet). b. Currently only getting Stereo as the HDMI --> LCD TV --> RCA (red and white) to the current Pioneer HTIB system. c. I share one Optical between the PS3 and Mede8er to the Pioneer HTIB. - Sorta using Plex currently.. have yet to test out the 2 you mentioned and Boxee.. but in reality I actually use VLC  (making my bloody remote kinda useless)a. I'm still kinda using my Mede8er to watch movies because everything is in it. TV series is in a external HDD but I still use the Mede8er. b. Just started fiddling around with Plex and I think it looks ok.. yet to try out the NAS capabilities and performance yet though. c. Hardware acceleration works or not? Not sure what you mean but using Plex and VLC to play SD quality TV series, they look much crispier compared to my Mede8er... weird... 720p (I only got Spartacus so I tested it out) seems more crispier as well. On the Mede8er it looks a bit softer... on the Mac Mini it looks sharper. - So far that's what I've been doing.. but it has only been a few days. a. First few days, I had a fan blow it. OK.. not hot.. b. After that I tried out with the fan blowing the room (more towards my Belkin Wifi Router Modem) instead of the Mac Mini. A bit hot... c. Then I tried out no fan, just leave the windows and door open for ventilation. Temp seems ok (I forgot how much) but the unit doesn't feel hot, just slightly warm. My thoughts for New Mac Mini as a HTPC cum Torrent Server. - Trying out different Torrent apps down to Vuze and uTorrent but will stop Vuze soon because it uses more processing power, compared to uTorrent. (Tried out Transmission but the bar is not moving) - Wanna see how much electricity I save because previously I use my Windows 7 Desktop PC to torrent and it's never turned off and the bill is killing me... - WiFi via Airport seems buggy... Dunno whether is the Belkin or Airport... Internet connection keeps on disconnecting so I went back to using ethernet but will try Airport again next week Added on June 30, 2010, 3:48 pm QUOTE(paskal @ Jun 30 2010, 10:53 AM) then the cost will rapidly rise taking into consideration the price for another pc for storage or another set of NAS for storage. 1 question.. does it suck electricity like mad? NAS/storage server ain't cheap. i'd rather go with one solution that caters for both media and storage. cheaper in the long run. i'm using a silverstone htpc case that fits 6 hdd (8 hdd after a simple mod) and another 3 on the dual 5.25" bay. so a total of 11 hdd could be stacked in there. currently using an extra mini itx board with 4 sata port and a 2 port sata pci card. now in the process of upgrading the mainboard to another model with 10 sata port for a cost of RM250. 2 port pci sata card is only RM25. 4 port pci sata card is only RM85. whereas a 4 hdd external case is RM355. 4 port NAS i think is 2 HDD could only fit in about 150 1080p movies. not enough for someone with a large collection  This post has been edited by azxel: Jun 30 2010, 03:49 PM Attached thumbnail(s) 
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QUOTE(peter32 @ Jun 30 2010, 04:59 PM) Azxel, I am surprise that your htpc consumes lots of electricity ! Are you sure its entirely due to the pc itself ? Hi Pete... Frankly speaking.. I'm not quite certain...Paskal, thanks for sharing. I did not know that Win 7 can turn off any unused hardisk. I do know that some NAS does have the feature to save power cost and to cool it down. PC (not really HTPC) with AMD Athlon with ATi 4850, 2 internal HDDs and 550Watts Power Supply left on 24/7 got my bill up to RM1XX per month..!! Compared to not turned on that for that long (evenings when I'm back home only) is about RM50 per month, sometimes less. This was before I had the aircon...So, I suspect that it's the PC... not sure what else is causing the big jump in electric bill... Currently, with the aircon, it is turned on for about less than 12 hours daily with the temp set at 26degrees... |
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Jul 1 2010, 09:53 AM
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QUOTE(peter32 @ Jun 30 2010, 07:22 PM) No joke. I didn't realise the pc can be that consumptive. waaa.. something not right.. your meter.. erm.. *Ahem* isit? Anyway, that may prompt me to pursue more on NAS with atom chipset with another PC that can do occasional processing. Ps: my office has 2 pc on from 8am to 9.30pm, along with 2 aircon, one 1hp & 1.5hp, set at around 20-22 degree, my bill comes to about RM300+ a month only. Not the mention about 34 fluorescent lights on in the evening !!  QUOTE(paskal @ Jun 30 2010, 10:20 PM) i'd blame it on the aircond, not on the htpc. but it was already spiking to RM100 even before the aircon was installed my bill is only about RM25-26 per month before this. couple of month goes below RM20 and paid by the gov. now it's RM250 after airconditioning. making it a habit from now to turn off every unused plug... |
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QUOTE(lee82gx @ Jul 1 2010, 02:29 PM) I have exactly the setup as you and prior to having air con my bill was about RM80 per month, when I use it about 12-16hrs per day (switch off when nothing downloading on). As you did, with only about 10hrs per day my bill also dropped to RM40++ eh.. If it's 5 sen per hour, then it should be about RM36 per month and this is not inclusive of playing games or torrenting and also not inclusive of the power consumption from the processor, hard disk, etc.I now use atom 330 with 24/7 torrenting and 4-6hrs of air con per night will come to RM60-70. On very warm months (april and may) when i switch air con to 6hrs and 24C, my bill comes to RM80. Anyway for Dual core setups with ATI4850, the idling consumption is about 200W which roughly translates to 5sen per hour = RM30 per month. If you game it goes to 300W. Good to know that if my PC is turned off, I can cut my electricity bill by RM40 or so... I think the new Mac Mini I got should doing less than 50 watts |
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