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What is the point of HDMI on an HTPC?

Well, it has been done. I helped a buddy of mine build his system with a GeForce GTX 260 which came with the spdif cable as well as a DVI->HDMI dongle. It was very simple; all we had to do was hook one end of the SPDIF cable to the appropriate connector on the motherboard and the other to the...
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- Post #17
- May 30, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What is the point of HDMI on an HTPC?

I really appreciate everyone's replies. The links you've all provided (which also had links within them) were extremely informative in giving a current "state of affairs" in regards to HDMI and audio. It does appear that several cards supporting HDMI, even through an adapter, have an SPDIF...
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- Post #13
- Apr 15, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What is the point of HDMI on an HTPC?

gersson: I read your thread and your "this cable" link doesn't work. Just making some assumptions I assume you did the following: Hooked up SPDIF from internal motherboard connection to your video card - thus providing your video card with sound. Bought the DVI -> HDMI adapter from whichever...
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- Post #8
- Apr 14, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What is the point of HDMI on an HTPC?

Lopri, are you speaking from experience/can you elaborate a little for #1? Lets say I bought the EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 which has an DVI -> HDMI connector and I use that to hook up to my HDTV. The video card is going to pull sound from onboard/soundcard? That would...
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- Post #5
- Apr 14, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What is the point of HDMI on an HTPC?

I have been looking to build an HTPC for quite some time and one of the things causing me to hold out is the need for HDCP so that I can view BluRay content. Now I could use a DVI or HDMI connection for this purpose but my TV - as with most - only has HDMI and VGA connections. So that's fine...
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- Apr 14, 2009
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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COOLER MASTER Centurion RC-531-KKN1 Black ATX Mid

Nice post. I have the same case in silver and I would buy it again, especially at this price. The ports on top are very convenient especially since my case sits on the floor. The only thing you really need to be aware of is that you are going to need a power supply to go with it.
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- Post #7
- May 9, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Get your free disposable email addy from spaml

I've used mailinator (www.mailinator.com) for quite some time and it seems to be the same deal.
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- Post #5
- Mar 12, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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No longer Hot. Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 - now $44 AR

One slight problem. I snagged the last one available at my Circuit City. I'd much rather the keyboard than store credit for $35. I'm open to any other suggestions though.
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- Post #31
- Mar 13, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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No longer Hot. Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 - now $44 AR

First off, thanks op! I hopped on this deal. Secondly, for those of you that purchased this keyboard, is the 'n' key more noisy than the rest of the keys for you? It looks like the left side of the 'n' key is rubbing against the middle divider. It happens a little bit with 'y' and 'h' as...
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- Post #28
- Mar 12, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DELL 2005 FP.(20.1) at costco

Regardless, look at the resolution. 1680x1050 = Widescreen. I have the 2005FPW and that is my native resolution.
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- Post #45
- Feb 28, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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resident evil 4 (RE4) for GC Gamecube: 19.99

It was $15 at Fry's here in DFW (On 635 near the Tollway) today... Not sure how long it will be on sale for though. It is now a "Player's Choice" game, and has the "Best game of 2005" from Spike TV on the front
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- Post #3
- Feb 10, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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[dead] MS USB Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 $30AR

Amazon jacked the price up to $50 and ships in 1-2 weeks. Looks like CompUSA is clearly the better deal for now
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- Post #21
- Feb 2, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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[dead] MS USB Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 $30AR

Curse you Devistater. My Natural Keyboard Elite is working perfectly... but it has the wonky pageup/down vertical block. and wonky arrow keys. and it's an ugly shade of beige. Sigh, this one is getting hard to resist. Great post Edit: Also keep in mind that you will have to pay tax at...
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- Post #15
- Feb 2, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Chipotle: FREE Burrito (with purchase)

<nelson>HAH HAH</nelson> @ Yahoo spelling Chipotle "Chipolte" PS Good deal!
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- Post #30
- Jan 30, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DELL 2005 FP.(20.1) at costco

This one is the 2005FPW. Check the 1680x1050 resolution or the link (CostCo forgot the W I guess, but it does say wide)
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- Post #13
- Jan 26, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Quake 4 $25

I have the same question as Aztech. $25 seems like a very good price, but I haven't heard much about the game or its online community. Anyone have first hand experience to encourage us uneducated masses to pick the game up?
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- Post #3
- Jan 26, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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All parts picked except motherboard

Rule out the ABIT AN8-Ultra as it is discontinued and you are unlikely to find one in stock. That leaves your Epox EP-9NPA+ Ultra, and from everything I've read, it is a good board. Since you aren't concerned with overclocking or SLI, it also carries a very nice price tag, hovering around the...
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- Post #58
- Jan 22, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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*BREAKTHROUGH* Gillette FIVE blade Fusion Razor -- $8.44 w/ replacement cartridge and storage case

The razor is basically just a stick that holds a cartridge so it only makes sense that it wouldn't cost much. The cartridges are clearly the most expensive and difficult piece to manufacture. Given the number of parts needed to make a cartridge, the fault tolerances for the blades themselves...
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- Post #28
- Jan 21, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Famous bread recipe *Free*

Bumping this since today (1/19/2006) Woot! has a "Beyond Smart Bread Maker" for $70 + $5 shipping. I don't know if that is a good price, but some of you are looking for bread makers...
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- Post #173
- Jan 19, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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CoolerMaster Wavemaster TAC-T01 Alumin PC case $79.99 + ship at geeks

Newegg also has the Centurion 531 (Aluminum Bezel only, the case is steel) for $50.99 + ship. NO power supply and it DOES have audio input (mic) and output on top of the case as well as 2 USB & 1 Firewire port. Just another option for those of us that don't like doors on our cases. Good deal...
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- Post #7
- Jan 3, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Holy Crap!!!

I was going to hop on this deal thinking they were "page-a-day" calendars, but most are wall calendars. Just something to think about before anyone goes off the cuff buying them.
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- Post #5
- Jan 3, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Z-5500 for $219 shipped @ amazon

Good deal. I was eyeing the Z-5300e that was hovering around $120 w/ free shipping but Amazon recently raised their price to $160. Would definitely grab the 5500's over the 5300's if the price doesnt drop back down soon.
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- Post #10
- Dec 28, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Famous bread recipe *Free*

Slightly off topic, but someone should take a picture of this bread and put it in the OP. I am sure it would cause more people to try the recipe :)
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- Post #60
- Dec 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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*Hot*Cooler-Master Centurion w/430W PSU

I ordered the Centurion 531 sans window (and also sans power supply) and am quite happy with the looks of it. I can't comment on noise/cooling or look of the blue LED fan since I don't have the other components. But it does look very nice :)
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- Post #6
- Dec 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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jokersmoker is retiring!

Another member happy to see the post here as I never visit OT. Kudos JS!
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- Post #19
- Dec 23, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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**HOTT** HUGE VIDEOGAME MARKDOWNS -- XBOX, PS2, PSP, GCN, DS, GBA

Dang. I'm in the D part of DFW :) Thanks though!
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- Post #16
- Dec 22, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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**HOTT** HUGE VIDEOGAME MARKDOWNS -- XBOX, PS2, PSP, GCN, DS, GBA

Please let us know what TRU in DFW had the ton of titles... I really only want Advance Wars 2 but would also like to pick up RE4
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- Post #14
- Dec 22, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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eVGA 7800 GT $304.99 minus $20 MIR = $284.99

Look at the Manufacturer SKU. One is listed as 256-P2-N515AX which has slightly slower speeds. The other one is listed as 256-P2-N517, which is clocked higher and comes with a copper heatsink. I'm also pretty sure that ZZF left the AX extension off the 517 model accidently, as the Manufacturer...
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- Post #5
- Dec 21, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free coin counting from Coinstar machines

One would have to go and look at the kiosk to get that information. I had no idea Coinstar had this feature for gift cards, since the last time I looked I saw they charged a crazy fee to exchange my coins, I had no reason to look back. So thanks OP, your efforts are appreciated by some of us...
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- Post #7
- Dec 15, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Gamecube combo loaded with extras!

Post count means absolutely nothing. In fact, I would venture to say the people with the highest post counts are usually (does not mean always) the ones filling threads with useless posts OR just hanging out in OT. </threadhijack> On topic, both deals are good but I jumped on the Mario Party...
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- Post #17
- Dec 13, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot!! Panaflos, all sizes under 10 bucks

Spike, can you please let us know if the fans came with mounting hardware for affixing the fans to the case?
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- Post #33
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot!! Panaflos, all sizes under 10 bucks

For those of you that have ordered fans from SVC before, do they come with any hardware to affix the fan to the case, or do you order that separately?
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- Post #29
- Nov 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Logitech MX518 - $33 shipped @ ClubIT

This mouse still has several things going for it such as two side buttons, lack of tilt wheel (makes mouse-wheel clicking a pain, for me at least) and the price! Just because something "better" came out, does not take away any features this mouse had before the "laser mice" came into the picture.
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- Post #12
- Nov 27, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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OMGHOT@!!11 Spaceship batteries only $10,000,000!!!!11

Just reverse the polarity and you'll be good to go. Now is there a relevant coupon code for said batteries?
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- Post #26
- Nov 26, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Logitech MX518 - $33 shipped @ ClubIT

I had the MX518 in my shopping cart on Amazon since September (work got in the way) and the price would go up to 42, down to 39, up to 41, down to 39. And then yesterday I saw it dropped to $32 and went ahead and bought the damn thing. :)
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- Post #9
- Nov 26, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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YMMV: Nintendo DS for $99 at Target until December 12

My Target was completely out of DSes but the Circuit City next door had no problems price matching the printed ad. All in all, $28 Mario Kart DS at Target + $100 DS at Circuit City = very good black friday (for me at least) For those that are wondering, I had called Target corporate...
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- Post #37
- Nov 26, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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YMMV: Nintendo DS for $99 at Target until December 12

Bump for update included in first post. Official Holiday December Catalog posted to the Target website!
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- Post #23
- Nov 22, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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YMMV: Nintendo DS for $99 at Target until December 12

It looks like the Nintendo DS is either up for a price drop in December, or Target is just going to be selling it below MSRP. I came across this while browsing www.shoplocal.com who post scans of ads, and found Target's "Holiday December Catalog" was posted with a DS Listed at $99. I...
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- Nov 21, 2005
- Replies: 61
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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NOT HOT: newegg now ships UPS by default

If you look at it, my preference would be to pick it up from UPS. I would rather not have my expensive items sitting outside my front door, since I am just as concerned about theft. Everytime I have picked up packages from UPS, they have required both the delivery failure notice AND drivers...
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- Post #240
- Nov 17, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Does anyone else think NEWEGG is stupid?

Newegg's shipping policy has turned me off of them for my first and only experience. The end of year is a busy season for me and it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to be home when UPS is around, but Newegg will not allow UPS to hold packages for pick-up. I ended up having the package delivered to my...
- Spuffin
- Post #17
- Nov 16, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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