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PC Audio HTPC, anyone doing this?

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Hwoarang45
post Jun 24 2006, 07:48 PM

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hehe ......

my first HTPC was my XBMC modded xbox,

cheapest and best solution tat time, can play virtually any popular video/audio/picture format available , and share data from pc via wifi, and best of all quality console gaming hhahahaa...

too bad can't record video only....
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post Jun 28 2006, 01:43 PM

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QUOTE(rudhrasamy @ Jun 25 2006, 03:09 PM)
does ur XBOX MC can do office works n surfing net....???? if can wana recommend for xbox

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lol doh.gif matter if fact yes i can surf with my xbox , check mails, reply , heck even run torrent ... , rss feed, mirc, i even manage to install/mod quake 3 arena pccd into it... it is a pc platform after all..

and with modded linux u can do more, even use star office,
but for office work, why would anyone wants it?

typing document on tv/lcd tv? thats a no no for me,cause its too ugly and straining to my eyes...... i only use my lcd tv and xbox for multimedia purpose and gaming ..as a home theatre equipment not a word processor..

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post Mar 29 2009, 12:40 PM

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just wanna share u guys got use XBMC for pc? great MCE replacement.. im using it...
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post Mar 29 2009, 01:05 PM

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get a decent motherboard with hdmi out via video /audio solve ur problem, if u are not doing any heavy gaming should be enough with the built in these days, plus x1550 i wont expect much gaming in the first place right hahaa
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post Mar 29 2009, 02:08 PM

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oh i preffered nvidia built chipset, eg , NVIDIA GeForce 7150 / nForce 630i /GeForce 9400 chipset series for socket 775,

will do nicely for hd movie decoding
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post Mar 30 2009, 03:49 AM

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unless u want gpu to handles all the work, like the guide posted onguru3d, using media player classic home theatre edition, it uses gpu to decodes it and add in lots of feature cpu decoding dont have like shader plug ins
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post Apr 15 2009, 06:41 PM

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QUOTE(mADmAN @ Apr 14 2009, 11:33 PM)
even an E5200 would do fine with 1080p....the celeron can be based on plutonium or whatever....itll still suffer on 1080p. sell it and get the E5200 as a minimum.
the PS3 remote thing is interesting.... any online guides to set it up? would make movie watching a whole lot easier than my current keyboard n mouse combo...

would also like some info on the hardware....me super n00b when it comes to playstations of any kind.
cmon man...uve been here long enough to know that we cant talk about stuff like that.. tongue.gif
form ur siggy i doubt a change in hardware would help....ur processor is more than enough for 1080p.... does it happen on all 1080p files or only a few? perhaps an update in codec or a change in player would help??

try downloading BS Player....and update ur codecs as well....see if that works.
this case should make for a decent HTPC casing...cheap and bling biggrin.gif

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or u could go for the CM Elite 360 for around RM130 but this is plain tongue.gif
i use the microfly (aka xqbox)
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i got the same casing last week at PCPEDOT, its called POWERLOGIC ALLEGRA 500 ,with 500w powerlogic psu at Rm125, darn nice for HTPC, i even set hook up an 8cm coolermaster fan to make it look nice and cooler in temp, will post pic later

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QUOTE(ravemaster @ May 28 2009, 10:35 AM)
Hi guys, i need help and am not sure if i am posting in the correct thread tongue.gif
my problem is quite frustrating one, it seem that i can't get 5.1 sound from my speakers. I can get the center speaker to function properly, but the main speakers and rear seem like sharing the same channel sweat.gif for your info, i am using a HT set to connect to my PC.
before anything, here is my setup and things that i done

PC
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Sound Blaster X-FI Extreme Gamer (mybe extrememusic, i forgot tongue.gif)
Creative Digital I/O module connected to Digital I/O jack of the sound blaster.
setting on the Creative Console Launcher - FlexJack Mode:  Digital I/O sampling 48Khz
EAX enabled
X-Fi CMSS 3-D - enabled, Upmix Mode -> Stereo Expand (Stereo Envelopment 100%)

Home Theatre
Yamaha RX-V420
Speakers - 5 Mclaren spleakers- 1 center, 2 main, 2 rears
Connection to PC - Optical cable

how i tested n know it is not true 5.1?
well, i tested using the Creative Console Launcher to test each speakers

the main prob is to get each speakers to function specifically to what they are meant to. currently only center speaker ok, main n rear sharring same channel. any ideas of what i missed and can do to remedy the prob? thanks

oh yeah, my creative control panel dont have the decoder tab, anyway i can retrive that? mybe that is the cause (dun know). anybody can link me to a working driver? i believe i am currenly using the latest one from creative website sad.gif
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simple problem, but complex solution, plus u never mention ur os, if vista, u need latest vista full drivers cd or full clean install of the lastest drivers from creative website to enable decoder option,
but thats not really important in ur case, as u are using spdif out, hence all the decoding is done via your yamaha receiver,
here some simple checks to make sure u are outputing proper raw spdif signal instead of pcm stereo on digital sound tracks,

*download and clean install latest driver from creative if u are using vista (best bet is download full
*if u are viewing dvix/mkv/mp4 with ac3 or dts track, make sure ur audio codec and player set spdif pass-through ( im my case i uses ac3filter and ffshow, both i set spdif passthrough)
*turn off all stereo widening or eax effects from creative panel,
*enable digital I/O under flexijack mode in creative volume panel
*if u are watching dvds, make sure powerdvd or windvd or whatever player u are using set audio out to spdif

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