HTPC V2, Home Theater PC Setup, HOWTO and Guides
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 Mar 18 2010, 11:42 PM
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QUOTE(paskal @ Mar 18 2010, 05:33 PM) and IMHO PQ for movie playback are not affected by which GC you have in the system. you could be running Intel GMA and still get the best PQ (if your CPU powerful enough to software decode the video) |
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Jul 29 2010, 12:03 AM
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To connect PC to TV, set your TV to Dot By Dot setting i.e. each pixel mapped directly to each pixel on TV. This solves the over/underscan problem.
As for text not sharp, this is due to DNR function. If your TV has PC mode setting, use that, other wise turn down or turn off Digital Noise Reduction. Try this. |
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Aug 15 2010, 10:35 PM
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QUOTE(azwandy @ Aug 14 2010, 01:44 AM) Thanks for the opinions.. Try XBMC in Linux Ubuntu... with Nvidia VDPAU, CPU utilization below 10% for 1080p mkvs. Forget abt resource hungry Windozzzzzzz....Yes, I do think that the Spec 2 is more suitable for the HTPC.. But I'm thinking of installing Win XP SP3+XBMC.. Win 7 Ultimate?? It might be a little to heavy for the system.. For the spec 2, unfortunately the 9400GT only have Analog, DVI and HDMI output.. I'm planning to buy a ATI HD5770 for my current gaming+HTPC rig (info in my siggy) and swap the 9600GT which include the S-Video out to Spec 2 PC.. For the TV card, I'm planning to buy K-World TV7134 PCI.. is it a good brand or not?? BTW, the TV card do include an RCA jack in port.. ater, I'm thinking about hooking up the Astro to the TV card, and record some Astro shows to the HDD..  Or just use XBMC live... boot from USB thumb drive! |
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