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.
PC Audio HTPC, anyone doing this?
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May 5 2008, 08:15 AM
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QUOTE(kepco @ May 4 2008, 09:45 AM) mine I intend to setup HTPC for HD with resolution 1920x1080. File play mostly TS, vob and blu ray. In this case, are the graphic card more important than the cpu, ram or the MB?Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Gigabyte G31MX-S2 mother board 2 GB Ram ATI 2600XT Onkyo PCI 2100 sound card Silvertone LC03 casing Asus DVD rom Silvertone 520w power supply 660 GB HDD Window XP Pro HTPC software : Media Portal, VLC, FooBar, Media Player Classic Connect to 32" LCD TV Sound down mix to stereo, output to Audio Lab amplifier and AE floor standing speakers IMHO, HTPC spec is depend on what kind of media files we want to play, if just some RMVB/DVD/AVI file, a pc with less than RM1000 (minus monitor and good looking casing) will do the job just fine. The real challenge is to play those 720p or VC-1 file.  |
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May 7 2008, 08:15 AM
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Which one is easy. Buy casing first, get the dimension and buy the component. Or buy the component and hunt for the casing. Since it is HTPC and we want our casing look like AV style, the space will be limited.
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May 7 2008, 10:43 AM
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QUOTE(goldfries @ May 7 2008, 08:17 AM) oh hey ozak, long time no see. Where is this silverstone huh? The casing something like thissince you want it look like AV Style, find casing first la. I saw Silverstone have quite a few really nice looking AV / Receiver looking casing. some of them actually fit widely available components, such as ATX PSU, mATX board and even PCI / PCI-E devices.  or  |
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May 7 2008, 04:06 PM
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QUOTE(goldfries @ May 7 2008, 11:27 AM) nah, way better Damn goldfries. Get poison liau. Those silverstone casing are damn hot and nice. So many model to choose. http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/enc...re.php?area=usa have a look. blow your mind away.   Complete AV style. Must eat maggi mee this two month for the casing. This is what I looking for. Thanks.  |
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May 7 2008, 11:49 PM
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Here is my few choice. This casing really kickass man. Goldfries, where can I get the price? Or do you know the price?
 I m prepare for the shock.  LC16M  LC18  CW02  This post has been edited by ozak: May 8 2008, 12:06 AM |
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May 12 2008, 02:08 PM
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Have you guys try to play Blu ray movie with .TS extension? The file is something like 15-32Gb. Any lag of speed?
My friend have setup up his HTPC with this spec. (Sorry some simple spec he pass to me) C2D E8500 CPU 8600gt GPU Using windows media player, he said some jerking when you watch is carefully. Is the CPU and the GPU speed cannot handle big blu ray file? This post has been edited by ozak: May 12 2008, 02:10 PM |
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May 12 2008, 02:13 PM
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QUOTE(goldfries @ May 12 2008, 02:10 PM) where he get the BR disc player ah? (oh wait. his is a file ah? Not the disc. Is a download blu ray movie file. Play it from the HDD. I pass this movie to him try. And some MKV file also. I ve some blu ray and HD DVD file. well, lemme know if you guys know where to get player).I only come by HD disc player so far. This post has been edited by ozak: May 12 2008, 02:14 PM |
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May 12 2008, 02:24 PM
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How about those HDMI, HTDI certified GPU? Example http://my.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=6...133&modelmenu=2
Why a normal fast GPU card cannot decode a blu ray or HD DVD file? |
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QUOTE(tungkw @ May 24 2008, 12:52 AM) My PC: Bro, may I know your system can play HD1080 movie or BR file? Your casing look nice. Did it come with remote control? Thanks.1 X Intel E6600 (2.4G) 1 X Intel DG965OT (uATX) 2 X 1G 667Mhz ram 1 X WD 500G SATA2 1 X SEAGATE 750G SATA2 1 X DVD RW 1 X Conezant bt848 chipset capture card 1 X Slim uATX casing http://www.lctechsb.com.my/images/pedestal/v30.jpg connect to Haier 32" LCD TV via VGA connect to SONY SHC-S1 for audio play 720P mkv utilize 10~20% CPU only. Capture & edit software use Ulead videostudio 9 se (bundled with Intel mother board) |
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