The Official HTPC Thread

[2gunsup]

I think my Direct tv is up this year, I plan on building one soon someone hit me up with all i need to know. and what do you do about multi tvs

What you need to know depends on what you plan on doing with it. Strictly media? Video Capture/Tuners, etc. For multi-tv's both AMD and Intel iGPUs can push two monitors. Just have to pick a mobo that has the outputs you plan on using, (most likely 2 HDMI's). Or you could purchase a cheap card like a NV GT210 or AMD equivalent.

 

[jazzfan]

God bless this thread. I got 1 channel working on my original xbox.

 

[wutang512]

Anybody been having issues with 1 channel lately
I keep on getting an error script for the past 4 days

 

[-DMP-]

Does anybody know how to play bluray rips on windows 7? (not mkv's but folders/isos)



-DMP-

 

[Sypress]

is there something I can do about constant buffering of videos?

my internet connection is fast

 

[2gunsup]

Anybody been having issues with 1 channel lately
I keep on getting an error script for the past 4 days

Haven't used it in a while. Will check tonight and see if I have the same issues.

Does anybody know how to play bluray rips on windows 7? (not mkv's but folders/isos)

-DMP-

MPC-HC or VLC should be able to do that.

is there something I can do about constant buffering of videos?

my internet connection is fast

More details breh. Where are you getting this issue? Which app, site, etc..

 

[Czerka]

If you're looking to build a hybrid HTPC/Gaming PC like I did, I think it's worth it. The mini ITX case I bought has enough room for my full GTX 670 card, but if it didn't, this would have been the card to get.

breh what case do you have? I'm planning to build a hybrid htpc/gaming PC in a couple months when i move, mostly want the gaming aspect to be mid-range capable and possibly upgrade later on. im likely going to build a server too

 

[CTech83]

breh what case do you have? I'm planning to build a hybrid htpc/gaming PC in a couple months when i move, mostly want the gaming aspect to be mid-range capable and possibly upgrade later on. im likely going to build a server too

I got this one

LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

I have it sitting on the floor next to my subwoofer and most people don't even notice it. It holds six 3.5" hard drives without a video card and 4 with one. I'm gonna eventually remove the card and turn it into a dedicated server once I build another computer.

 

[Czerka]

I got this one

LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

I have it sitting on the floor next to my subwoofer and most people don't even notice it. It holds six 3.5" hard drives without a video card and 4 with one. I'm gonna eventually remove the card and turn it into a dedicated server once I build another computer.

props. can you post your full build and how much it ran ya?

 

[-DMP-]

Got an old dell optiplex from a guy at work for free. Came with an hvr 1600 tv tuner and geforce 6200.

Swapped the 80 gig ubuntu drive out for a 250 gig win 7 drive.

Got it connected to my Samsung tv, pc only runs about 3 programs. XBMC, NEXT-PVR tuner client, and ps3 media server.

Best thing is, i downloaded the xbmc app for my iphone so i can control it from my phone.

-DMP-

 

[newarkhiphop]

nvm

 

[dj-method-x]

Can someone school me on this XMBC shyt? Is it just a way to organize content that you have downloaded, or do you get to stream ish from various sources?

 

[dj-method-x]

Just setup xmbc with the sportsdevil and icefilms plugins brehs.

I cut the cord about a week ago and was feeling about my decision.

But I'm EATIN now thanks to this shyt. All I need is a jailbroken apple TV 2 so I can easily stream all this shyt to my TV and I'm gooooood.

 

[CTech83]

props. can you post your full build and how much it ran ya?

These are the prices I paid back in September, so most of this shyt is a lot cheaper now.

Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K $232.98

ASUS P8H77-I LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard $99.99

SeaSonic X750 Gold 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $159.99

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B $47.99

COOLER MASTER Vortex Plus RR-VTPS-28PK-R1 92mm Long life sleeve CPU Cooler $26.99

LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case $109.99

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM $19.99

Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $109.99

EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB Graphics Card (1024 MB, GDDR5, PCI-E 2.0 16x, DVI-I x 2, Mini-HDMI, SLI-Capable) $263.38

So $1071 total. I kind of rushed through this whole build instead of checking for deals, so I spent more than I should have.

I added three 3 TB and one 4 TB hard drive since I built this. I also bought a GTX 670 and gave the 560 Ti to my brother. The card was $360 at Microcenter after rebate and I tossed in a 2 year warranty. I can pretty much tell them my card is acting up within those 2 years and they'll give me the $360 I spent towards a new card, no questions asked.

 

[newarkhiphop]

Node 304 White - Fractal Design


copping this case to build my htpc over the summer