Gotta get some posts going in this forum, so heres one....Tell us about your HTPC setup. Hardware, software....whats it's connected to etc. Post pics of your setup as well (if you have them)
Here's mine:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Asus A7N8X-X
512MB PC-3200 DDR
Geforce 4 Ti4200 128MB
Chaintech AV-710
WD 80GB SE HDD
Liteon DVD
Antec Mid Tower (Black)
Liteon IR wireless Keyboard/pointer (only $17, love it!!)
Snapstream Firefly Remote & Beyond Media
Sonic DVD Decoders w/ Zoomplayer Pro (DVD Playback)
Winamp (For music playback)
VGA out to a BenQ PB6100 DLP Projector
Optical out to Onkyo HT760 system
The Firefly remote is the best $45 I ever spent on my HTPC. It'll work with so many apps out of the box and comes with a basic but very nice front end software package. It's RF and has a range of at least 30ft. I can't recommend it enough.
It is aging, but still more that enough for normal HTPC tasks. I also have another Comcast 6200 HDTV Decoder hooked upto my main PC and an older 19" monitor that I now use as an HDTV. I guess you could call this a reverse HTPC.
Maybe I will get around to taking some picture soon.
If you really want 'em to be a single unit, duct tape your router to your modem. - Skydog 5/5/2005
MAIN - HP - e6300, 2GB DDR2, 300GB HDD, 250GB HDD, `6x DVD-RW, ATI X800GT, 500w Rosewill PSU
Work - eMachine T6520, A64 3400+, 1GB PC 3200, 300GB HDD, 16x DVD R/RW, CD-ROM, Via Envy Sound
HTPC - 2500XP, 1GB PC3200, 60GB HDD, 8x DVD R/RW, Via Envy Sound, ATI 9600PRO, 380w Antec PSU
I would still be careful. Let the reciever breath at least, the amps in there can really heat up. Put the CD player (silver box) on top of the reciever, then put a towel on the cooler CD player. Both will be covered. You will also recover some space on the shelve.
If you really want 'em to be a single unit, duct tape your router to your modem. - Skydog 5/5/2005
MAIN - HP - e6300, 2GB DDR2, 300GB HDD, 250GB HDD, `6x DVD-RW, ATI X800GT, 500w Rosewill PSU
Work - eMachine T6520, A64 3400+, 1GB PC 3200, 300GB HDD, 16x DVD R/RW, CD-ROM, Via Envy Sound
HTPC - 2500XP, 1GB PC3200, 60GB HDD, 8x DVD R/RW, Via Envy Sound, ATI 9600PRO, 380w Antec PSU
Nice stack O' subs you got there soup. How are those hooked up? I would still consider that a full fledged HTPC, just not a dedicated one. Nice Mirage setup BTW. I was actually suprised at the sound from the HT760 speakers, not bad at all for a HTIB. The receiver is excellent but I will want to upgrade my speakers sooner or later.
I guess you can say my main computer is also a HTPC as it's my TV, stereo, DVD player, game machine. nothing special for software, just WinfastPVR, foobar and PowerDVD
I love when people say.. "It's only a P4 2.4 but it runs Divx ok.."
Well I'm running a P3 933 on 256MB with an 8gig HD. SWEET!
Amazingly I can stream movies from my main PC with no problems at all. I was using it as a PVR but I had to reinstall everything after my old board went bad.
I've got pics but they're on my site..
Check out the MediaPC in the Project/mods section if your interested.
^^^
Mines not much better, but it get's the job done... see second rig in sig. I'm hoping to get a new TV sometime soon. And I've got a lead on some cheap ram from a friend so I should be bumping that up.
Currently playing: World of Warcraft [Lightbringer Realm]
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Originally posted by Hypo_Luxa Gotta get some posts going in this forum, so heres one....Tell us about your HTPC setup. Hardware, software....whats it's connected to etc. Post pics of your setup as well (if you have them)
Does it count as a HTPC if your running a 32" LCDTV as a monitor? If so I have 2 htpc's right now. The htpc htpc in the living room is connected to a 47" RPTV. I'm not really using it much except for some streaming and DVD. I'm using the HD-DVRs from Timewarner more now.
Lian Li PC-65|Vantec Nexus|Ultra Xconnect Power Supply
Epox 8RDA+|XP 2500|SLK-900U|92mm Stealth|512mb Corsair XMS PC3200C2|ATI Radeon 9600PRO
Samsung 16X DVD|Lite-on 52*24*52 CD-RW|NEC ND-2500A|Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 60gb
Klipsch ProMedia 5.1|Audigy 2|Sennheiser HD 497
NEC 19" FE991SB-BK
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