I downloaded some HD trailers. Surprisingly though, it was stated as 720p, but when I checked, it was less than 720. Somewhere like 1280x539 like that. I use KLM for my HD playback. No problems whatsoever.

its the microfly....so m-ATX is the max it can go..

i also wanna use integrated everything....trying to save as much power as possible.... coz the HTPC will also be a torrent rig.

hence the reason why i plan to get only 1 stick of ram...logic is..1 less item to consume power

@adamismadi

try test some 720p or 1080p source on a 1920X1080 display (LCD TV or Monitor) does it play it smooth with onboard GC.

My SFF mobo 69G + 4800 + is not working well on 1920X1080 when doing a 720p playback, if run 1080p source.... is totally juttering all the way... hope to hear ur feedback soon

After months of epic battle , I've finally managed to build a HTPC Rig Myself

Casing : God know what mATX Casing. I'll take a picture or you can have a look over at blog. Its over like 3MB of JPEG File. Be warned my dial-up users , so I am not going to hotlink it here

Processor : Intel Pentium Series E2180 @ 2Ghz
RAM : 2GB DDR2 667Mhz
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA31M-S2L (comes with crappy GMA 3100 but who wants that crappy graphics card)
Graphics : XFX GeForce 8500GT 256MB DDR2 with HDMI
TV Tuner (Lol epic story , I bought two - I did manage to get cheapo card to work with MCE. I'll post a guide later on how to get cheapo cards to play nice with MCE) : Hauppauge WinTV 150 Media Center Edition
Keyboard and Mouse : M$ Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (the RM 99 keyboard and mouse)
Display : Panasonic 37" LCD TV (HDMI) (nah its not full HD)

720p not necessary means 720 vertical resolution.
720p derives from 1280*720.
as long as the movie has 1280 horizontal resolution, such as 1280*539, it is still regarded as 720p.

follow this guide for SMOOTH MKV PLAYBACK

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=797530

This post has been edited by demeter: Sep 21 2008, 06:12 PM

follow this guide for SMOOTH MKV PLAYBACK

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=797530

Here is my system for running HTPC,Gaming & torrenting also

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86Ghz @ 2.66Ghz
Abit IB9
2GB DDR-2 800 RAM
Galaxy 8800GT 512MB | Currently using (ATI X300)
W.D 250GB SATA 16MB HDD & 80GB PATA HDD

Running On My Panasonic 42" Plasma TV (TH-42PV8H) HDREADY & Samsung 2253BW LCD

Nice specs. What about casing?

normal RM150 Cap Ayam casing lo.. LOL.

like this http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/478059/+2300

If you try to minimal the power consume, beside you can choose 1 stick of ram, there is a more important component to consider also.
is processor and graphics card which are consume much more power if compare to ram. the option wide is depend on your requirement to select.

who can help me? I connect my PC to Sharp LCD TV via HDMI. My LCD TV only can detect the PC signal once. If I switch my LCD TV to other inputs such as astro, or DVD input and back to PC input again, my LCD TV longer able to detect the PC signal. To enable LCD TV detect the signal, i have to restart my PC. Why?

yeah i know....today already bought all the stuff...

not using GC....bought the G45 Gigabyte mobo...so will be using onboard HDMI output. (if GC is needed i have an 8600GT with HDMI output to use just in case)

proc bought the E5200 for the 45nm.

HDD bought 1TB WD Green Power HDD

also bought just 1 stick of ram

Can't help if you don't post PC specs...

[quote=adamismadi,Sep 16 2008, 02:51 PM]
i specifically wanted the dg45fc since it is mini itx... since the mini itx case is tiny and does not look too much like a PC.
most people would not think it is big enuf to be a pc! kekekkee....
the MI-100 mini itx case also is so nice since it hides the dvdrw drive behind the flap.

i love it. :-)

why not you post a pic and show to us how it looks like? A pic tells all the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p

720p has a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, a vertical resolution of 720 pixels and a horizontal resolution of 1280 pixels for a total of 921,600 pixels. The frame rate (in this case equal to the refresh rate) can be either implied by the context or specified in hertz after the letter p. The five 720p frame rates in common use are 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 Hz (or frame/s). In general, traditional PAL and SECAM countries (Europe, Australia, much of Asia, Africa, and parts of South America) are or will be using the 25p and 50p frame or field rates, whereas traditional NTSC countries (North and Central America, Japan, South Korea, Philippines) are using 24p (for movies), and 60p for high motion programming. All variants can be transported by both major digital television formats, ATSC and DVB.

Im new in this HTPC thread...hi all...hope all sifus can teach me in this so that i can make a good htpc rig in future...if my budget is rm1500 what to get for this amount?include hdmi port as well..

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=509272&hl=mika

those all without gc one? other mini board that less than 400 and a pci-e slot at least...actually intel board is good compared to gigabyte or asus?

This post has been edited by 5564321: Sep 28 2008, 03:20 AM

theres alot of choices for m-atx boards with PCIe slot for under 400

guess u should be looking at the G33 chipset mobos..... mostly the onboard video doesnt have HDMI.