I am planning to DIY a htpc but don't know much details about what can be and what can't be done in malaysia, like hookin up astro, record stuff and hooking up to a amp to play music over hifi and tv and so on. Any experience expert around can share tips or not?

forgive me, but who's that chewkl? any reference or article on this in malaysia?

i agreed also la, stuff are quite difficult to get here, like the encoder, casing, remote, plus plus, just hope some guy out there can show off his htpc, with full spec, record astro, listen hifi..why no such trend here??

kinda weird but really not enuf ppl wanted to do such project mer, we can , like mass order or something and start a club on htpc ma..i do hope it will take off in malaysia la..

apart from amp and sound/video system, which a lot ppl already got, and a pc off course, we need the nice htpc casing, the decoder, the panel and remote, if can afford, wireless mouse and keyboard la, which in my mind shouldn't be too difficult to get but i just can't seem to find those stuff here.
anyone interested? maybe i'll go find some and mass order.

been around in KL shopping and demo for htpc related stuff, not much, in fact only one shop in mid valley, digital living got demo, the price is 3999 and above, not much choice, a bit pricey. the so called promotion leaflet is for chinese new year one, and now the price is still same, hauppauge 150 for RM499, lowyat stores selling at 399 nia..have to wait for more choices la, especially the casing

Hey, no need MCE actually, guys out there can try out Media Portal, a hidden secret and easy to use, just need a hauppauge with remote, and there you go...I just install, now playing around, try out and talk here la..hehe

ha, quite ashame to say that I am still in the look-around mood, not yet really put my hand on the project yet, Media Portal can be download from here

http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

try it out, guys and share the experience, cos we all love free and legal stuff, right?

by the way, there is another brand currently selling amp-lookalike htpc, it's m-Life from hyundai, not cheap also

http://www.hyundai-it.com/

hey, moonguy, you sure a htpc guru there, i wanted to set up something like yours, how's the sound with denon 2106? i will hook up mine (denon avr 2105) but not sure about the soundcard thing, do i have to get one serious one or just stick with my on-board sound system? any big difference?

agree, calling for all HTPC enthusiast now...pls share your setting

can list down the rig details, like tv decoder, audio, other programe like meedo, sage etc?

haven't really tried MCE but I think u need to update to it's latest version and all the latest plugins, personally i use media portal, it's free and quite easy to use also