One question:

Can a windows media extender change the channel of live TV like an MCE PC??

that ugly meh?

That is ugly for me. How to have a round and white equipment fit into my other audio visual equipments? It will totally alien to the other equipments. Black would be a bit better

This post has been edited by MyDevil: Feb 3 2008, 12:45 PM

I don't think it's ugly, looks stylish, IMHO those black basic Amp or dvd players looks ugly..

Guys wanna ask in term of budget and power saving, which ones is better? HTPC or the normal HT?

wow, u guys have lots of cool stuff going on.. making me itchy wanna start mine.. but i dun hav astro, will it be d same? since main purpose of my HTPC is like watching downloaded shows..so tat i wont need 2 convert all 2 DVD playable format..

Err...what for...just use pc lar...

btw, that SONY HTPC really looks stylish!

whoa...sony htpc? LMAO. looks weird and kinda ugly for today's tech.

I got Yaocoo MCE remote for sale for only RM50 less than 1 month, pls pm me for details.

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Added on March 26, 2008, 2:31 pmso quiet this forum...

This post has been edited by JayC75: Mar 26 2008, 02:31 PM

Hi all.

I found out, since the birth (or death) of Windows XP MCE, HTPC has become relatively popular. Manufacturers like Gigabyte and other have many, if not some, good looking HTPCs.

So, I was wondering, do you guys have a HTPC and what are the specs? I may consider getting one myself, but my budget is such a concern. So lets all start discussing. Thanks.

This post has been edited by ericmaxman: Oct 28 2008, 10:28 PM

This is mine

AMD X2-5200
Asus M2nE Wifi ( Just changed that recently)
Saphire HD2600pro ( Just change that too recently)
Kingston Hyperx PC2-6400 LL 4x1gb
WD 500GB
Silverstone LC02
Evercool Aluminium 80mm fan
Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit

This post has been edited by cstkl1: May 3 2008, 10:00 PM

How much did you buy the casing for?

got it from vrzone garage last time SGD 600
with the proc..

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Added on May 3, 2008, 9:52 pmoh yeah plus a dvd/cdrw that i took out from my old dell laptop
oops
nope it was correct LC02..


This post has been edited by cstkl1: May 3 2008, 10:00 PM

haha..that is not cheap for a HTPC case. I guess that spending a bomb is need to get that AV look.

hey last time somebody here in lyn also was selling in think LC04 pretty cheap..
second hand of course..

also the proc value that time is way more expensive now..
this is the 90nm version not 65nm..
temps are still cool so didnt bother..


This post has been edited by cstkl1: May 3 2008, 10:03 PM

(why no other people coming in?)

anyway, I did saw a good looking Enlight casing. Only RM180 at ATE. Not sure whether can fit the GC and LGA775 HSF.

hmm eh i just checked online to see latest price..

LC03 without psu ( mine came with some 300watt psu)

is now retailing at USD 120-150..

USD? That price have to multiply by 3.3, if I'm not mistaken. Does it come with the VFD display?

Mine
AMD 64 4800 X 2
M2M-VM HDMI
2GB 800 Value Ram
26XT DDR4
SG01BW
ICUTE 450Watt PSU
80GB HDD

That's all to build a nice HTPC for me

This post has been edited by rsangel: May 3 2008, 11:07 PM

What is the most important component to setup a HTPC? I m thinking to setup one and in the middle of surveying and comparing the component. So I can stay between my budget.