something different from all those PS3/BD35...BD players....

if i not mistaken MCE itself for this moment does not support Bluray....yes indeed PowerDVD and WinDVD is your choice here...

thx 4 de reply.. will try to search around tv card which suit my needs..
niclasteoh xqbox all out of stock.. dunno when got stock, nice case btw..

ngbh sell most of xqbox sff case.. not suit to put in living room.. anyway, thx for de suggestion..

hm....if i watch some downloaded 720p mkv files, or even some DVD rip, RMBV file using my PC which connect to my AVR, will they get upscale?

I tested my rig using Vista but the MCE remote doesnt work
Installed latest drivers also not work.

Anyone using Vista and a MCE remote (hauppage)?

haha i neva tried the extender yet....

anyway did you configure nicely your remote? and is your remote certified?

Can post up your remote pic over here?

i am. it works without any tweaks. p/s, it's not connected to astro, only antena.

Thank you for ur support again.

Was out for holiday the last week. No time to poke around here.

Now i really don't bother anymore, sick of talking about this issue already. If it wasn't bryan who merge the thread, who the hell did??
Anyway, i'll hit the report button.

Back to ur question: 780G. I suppose it makes a decent gaming platform, just don't expect too much from integrated GPU, no matter how u still need a discrete GPU for some serious gaming.
But i guess older games could run fine. Even DOOM3 can run with high settings on a Nvidia 6200 + Athlon XP 1800+ @ 1024 x 768. Not too bad eh? I think the HD3200 should be at least as powerful as an old 6200 or better.

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Added on January 5, 2009, 9:11 pmHow many % of cpu usage does the 1 core used? Maybe 1 core already enough? Anyway, i think the best is to decode with DXVA. I done this using the PowerDVD8 codec. It significantly reduce my CPU usage. Ex:, i've a 1080p of Wall-E...with PDVD codec CPU is as low as 4% and hardly ever exceed 10%. Without DXVA, it's about 20% or more.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Jan 5 2009, 09:12 PM

Check a few pages back for the guides I posted on how to turn on DXVA for MPC-HC. I don't think PowerDVD can do MKVs.

agreed, my PowerDVD 8 cannot play the MKV files..so i use the MPC-HC instead

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guys, im looking for a media centre remote..besides buying it online (here), which shop at lowyat sells it?

This post has been edited by kalakatu: Jan 6 2009, 01:48 AM

guys, im looking for a media centre remote..besides buying it online (here), which shop at lowyat sells it?
my budget is around RM100..the lesser the better

PowerDVD 8 i am not sure, but i use Windows Media Player/Media Centre. What i do is use a software to set the WMP/WMC codec to PDVD8 Cyberlink codec.

Tested and proven can work. (i'll double check later if my Wall-E is mkv extension or not). But i can't remember the name of that software. Just a very small app. Maybe i'll post the app links or megaupload later.

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Added on January 6, 2009, 9:41 amAll IT Hypermarket got a lot. RM119.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Jan 6 2009, 09:43 AM

Saw someone starting a bulk on the remote control here. Very cheap.

since u guys discussing about tv card for HTPC, i have one question. between HTPC and 32' lcd tv, which consume much power?

my remote is the default one that come with hauppage pvr150-mce


i kinda suspect is due to the Vista i am using (ahem) before i go out to buy the Vista Home Premium ori

i buy from ngbh. but these china brand, the quality was iffy, it died after 3 months. (RM75).

Err...why do you want to compare a HTPC and an LCD TV???? Doesn't make sense... One is a PC, the other is a TV!

At any rate, u can check the power wattage of the LCD from behind the panel.

can u show me the link to the thread selling?
right now im using my wireless keyboard to control media center..
much easier using remote instead.. thx

My MCE remote that comes with my pvr150-mce works fine with Vista till today. No need to do any tweaking. Just plug and play. It has nothing to do with ahem Vista...*ahem* *ahem*..

And i totally agree about china brand stuff...pay RM75 and risk buying dodgy product that die in a few months...might as well pay a little bit more to buy a branded one like Pinnacle...i think their remote retails for RM119 at ALLIT. Don't be pennywise and pound foolish. China brand product memang tak boleh.

Maybe they put melamine inside MCE remote...

This post has been edited by Matrix: Jan 6 2009, 03:08 PM

I have one remote. HP brand (don't know true or not ). Bought from fellow forummer here. Works fine in vista. Am using Mediaportal.

I think I'd try to reinstall vista (diff version). Getting a bit bored with XP MCE (but still love it)

Ya I am shopping around for new remote also. WIll visit ALLIT soon.