but still there's no support for HD audio bitstream.
a waste of money IMHO to buy a HDMI enable card, and still have to buy another card that supports HD audio streams in the future (when there is solutions to buy just one card)

no offence, but that is a failed logic.
you do know there's a graphics card that support both HDMI and HD bitstreaming. why you still wanna get something that lack one over the other?

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)
not currently. will be buying one in the near future.
why you ask?

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Added on March 18, 2010, 5:36 pm
i never used QFT before and it turns out:
if i'm spreading wrong info please correct me all knowledgeable one.
it would much appreciated if you could explain why i got a QFT from your holiness

Silverstone ATX LC20B-M is overkill....

Silverstone KL01 or KL02 allows for 5 hard drive bays and is about RM400+ nia...

hot swap is elite! *thumbs up*

LC20 and LC17 have 2X80mm fan at the back. and optional 2 at the front and 1 at the side. using LC17 at the moment, i do believe 80mm are enough. there's no audible noise from it and my case doesn't even heat up when in use. but i only turn it on to watch movies and turn it off after that.

and it has 6 HDD bay. i'm using all 6 bays with samsung 1.5TB drives. still it doesn't heat up.
2 of my recently built HTPC are also running LC17 with core i3 and H55. the pair doesn't produce much heat thanks to the 32mm die. and all 3 are running the stock heatsink and fan combo.

IMO you don't need 120mm fan, not even if you're thinking of running the HTPC 24/7. the LC17/LC20 have great internal arrangement and lots of ventilation space.
and the best thing is, it supports lots of HDD. with little mod, i could fit in 8 HDD in there. and will do so once all my 6 are full.

the 80mm fan sound in an aluminium case, a few meters from your sitting position, next to the TV and speakers won't be audible IMO. unless you put the HTPC next to you.

even then, the 80mm sound will be overwhelmed by the aircond hehe

My mobo in HTPC just got burnt.. Now Downgrading my spec to Core i5 + H55 Based Mobo. Sound and Graphic will be on its Intel HD Graphic and Bitstream to AVR..

Previous Spec is Xeon 3110 + Xonar HDAV 1.3 + Radeon 4650

 

Nice plaques Where you get them?

BTW, Bro. accs_centre, your sig still not change?

It is around RM350 per piece..
I oledi graduated quite some time..

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Added on May 13, 2010, 1:20 pm

No sneak preview of your newly redesigned room 1st? 

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Added on May 13, 2010, 1:22 pm

No need to drool..mine is not high end system anyway..

SSD is not a must if for HTPC purchase.. But i cant stop myself after use my 1st Intel X25 SSD..hehe

Think to get LED one but once see the price..scare scare!

hi accs_centre, what movie software are you using? (in the screenshot) TotalTheater that comes with your soundcard? I know PowerDVD 7.3 Ultra plays both BD/HD DVD. but the info display looks different lah in your screenshot.

but doesn't do HD audio bitstreaming.

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.

Nice HTPC setup..

Just curious, what OS r u using ?

Anyone here use a Soundgraph products here? Just wanna share some experience using a iMon VFD~ easy to control my desktop using a single remote using this thing.

Yea.. soundgraph claims its their product. When i got mine also under Veris but Soundgraph Box.. haha.. So its the same only outside design slightly different..

Btw, how much you bought yours?

i'm getting two of these.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1482489&hl=



good itx mobo with all the bells and whistles for a small htpc.

Just noticed today that my HTPC most likely got fried during a thunder storm !

It was a MA785 MOBO with additional Prodigy soundcard.  Seriously I don't know if its just the Mobo or PSU that was at fault.

If I were to remake another HTPC, may I ask what is the latest best budget Mobo that can at least capable of decoding True HD ?