I prefer this than Zotac Mini-ITX. Running on H57 chipset.

M10 casing for USD 200 you can buy NMT already.

Hey gurus,

I'm looking to buy or build a small form HTPC and to connect it (as well as my other devices, PS3, Mede8er, etc) via HDMI to an AVR. Mind sharing your thoughts on this?

If build, what are the common specs?
I'm guessing I might need to look around and buy different parts...

If buy, what brand?
Something like the Dell Zino HD which looks enticing.

Pros and cons between the 2 stated above.

Thanks!

which GC is the best for HTPC??

if without GC, which is the best combi for processor and mobo??

thks~~

What the price for this mobo? Looking for ITX mobo for i3 but Zotac H55 mini-itx is too high for me. If only they come up with other model with out wireless and cheaper, probably will be a good buy.

This post has been edited by qwerty79: Feb 25 2010, 06:03 PM

It depends.. some like Nvidia , some like ATI.. personally im a Nvidia fan...

I am an ATI fanboy
Either use Intel or ATI to bitstream now...

Yup. Nvidia card still don't support DTS-HD/TrueHD.

Well, thats a disadvantage actually. Btw, any cards that you reckon supports DTS-HD MA?

Not many soundcard supported it, the highest profile one is the auzentech HD, but it could be expensive.

I am also looking to improve sound output, but willing to wait till the market ripe for such hardware. It will be common place I believe in due course.

Peter, I think he meant graphics card. Not sound card. The only graphics card that supports bitstreaming loseless audio is the ATI 5xxx series.

Ok, i'll check it out as soon as possible at the "best trade source in MYS" LYN..

hi Kian Wee,

Win7 media center + media browser is cool!
I try it out ... cool interface to manage all the media file and choose directly at a glance. It works perfectly for all media file i tried out but not iso file. It lagged when i play BD iso file with powerDVD9 which i plug in into media broswer setup.

Kindly advice ifany solution for it. Thanks

Danny

At last ATI HD5570 already in malaysia market. Superb GC for HTPC.

have u consider HD5670?

My small factor casing is not support it. I need low profile GC.

you're right. at least 5570 or lower only have low profile available.
you already get 5570? how much and the performance?
or u plan for 5450?
I planning to get 5670... most balance card for htpc with light gaming...

This post has been edited by djlah: Mar 1 2010, 02:00 PM

I get it already at rm320. It performance with 1080p video is very good and supported by 220W PSU.
However I fail to bitstream DTS-HD/TrueHD. Already update a new driver but still same.

What should i do?

I have TrueHD sample file. managed to bitstreams by using my 5 series ati notebook. work as expected.
but I dun have DTS-HD MA sample file. do you have?

what I did is:
ATI 9.12 hotfix driver
Realtek R242
MPC-HC
ffdshow rev3274
EDID Override

my PDVD9 failed to bitstream, I ignore it...prefer MPC-HC.

I have 7.1 TrueHD demo disc file (8GB) and DTS-HD (100MB) sample file.
It is mandatory to use EDID? How to set-up?

BTW i'm using TMT3 on vista, it say trueHD pass through but no sound at all in my receiver.

This post has been edited by minimize: Mar 1 2010, 06:53 PM