I've wanted to do this for years. I never got around to researching it in earnest, but I do know that they sell hdmi>cat>hdmi:
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=109&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011012&p_id=8122&seq=1&format=2
I have never heard of running powerline in the middle of that, but once...
This is the lowest price I've seen on the 4tb WD Green, if that's what you specifically want, so it's a hot deal for those people. As mentioned, it is not the hottest deal at price per TB. But none of this conversation is nearly as troubling as funboy's green penis. The fact that he considers...
1. Assuming you have DHCP enabled (which probably is, by default), the router will assign individual IP addresses for each device, including those connecting through the switch and the powerline. Each device in the home network (LAN) will have its own IP address. For the internet connection...
This really varies. In my case, I use a "500mbps" powerline to connect across a large house and down one floor, and I get a much more reliable connection than wifi to stream plex movies. Unfortunately, I get nowhere near the expected speeds (about 13mbps) and I can't figure out why - I have...
8.1. Easily tweaked to keep the Start menu and go straight to desktop, if you prefer the Win7 feel (like most of us do). Under the hood, it's the best and the latest...other than Linux Mint. :)
I just found the Anandtech article on this card. It looks like it goes up in the 80's even with the fan, so if I stay under 80 I'm thinking I'm solid.
Okay, back to my Fleetwood Mac video now. "Listen to wind blow....watch the sunrise..." :)
I have a Radeon 6570 whose fan is making too much noise, used in an htpc. I removed the fan and left the heatsink, and have two front fans that aren't right on it but at least blowing in the direction. For web browsing and general light use, it seems to stay around 41-43 celsius. I haven't...
Nobody is trying to restrict you from anything. I was simply pointing out that this is a forum for home theater pc's, which means most of us have our htpc's hooked up to large screens.
Do your thing. I won't bother you in this thread any further.
Well, trying to be helpful, I tried to understand what you are doing. Since you posted a question about a 27" vs 24" monitor in an htpc forum, one of the following must be true:
1. You consider a 24" screen to constitute a "home theater".
2. You don't understand what a "Home Theater PC"...
This forum is probably not the best place for your question, since you don't seem to be using your PC for a home theater. You might ask the question in PC gaming, or general hardware.
I can tell you that even for my desktop PC, I wouldn't think twice about the difference between 5ms and 2ms...
I finally broke down and switched to Windows 7 for the theater PC. Running like a breeze. The Intel integrated graphics has been the most trouble free for me in setting up bitstreaming for DTS MA and Dolby TruHD. Now I've finally got it where I want it and backed up.
Sort of a pain, and I...
If it's running perfectly for you, then no reason to change. I run Windows 7 for my theater pc (damn Intel/Microsoft refusing to write Win8 drivers for Clarksdale integrated graphics), Windows 8.1 on my main desktop, and Linux Mint 16 on my fileserver that I like to play and learn on while...
Well said, Poofy,
If a person is happy with Windows and not FreeNas/Nas4Free/UnRAID/etc., then use it and be happy. Just understand that Network Attached Storage is created for (drumroll) STORAGE that is accessed through your NETWORK. If you like features that you get in a different OS that...
You don't have much clearance in that case. I have a similarly slim case and bought this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G392ZI (Link isn't taking me directly there - it's the Freezer 11 LP...you have to click on that one.)
Nice cooler and very quiet, very low profile. Not for...
No, it doesn't. It just offers everything you believe you need.
One of the main reasons I don't use Windows for a NAS (other than cost), is I don't want to reboot my file server on a regular basis. If I just used my main Windows computer as a NAS, I would have to reboot frequently. I want...
I tried a similar effort using a full size Silverstone HTPC case with room for enough drives for a NAS, but I eventually separated the functions onto two computers. I always felt limited in what I wanted to do with one or the other.
You don't need a killer processor in your NAS, but if you...
Good correction. I didn't realize that about WMC - By the time I got a NAS going, I had stopped using it. Not even Mediabrowser can get me to go back to it. :)
120/128gb ssd's are the price-performance sweet spot right now. You can get one between 60-90 dollars, depending on sales and models. If you find a really good buy on a 60/64gb ssd, then get it. But you probably will pay almost as much as a 120gb. Anything bigger is a waste for an htpc...
When coming out of sleep or booting up, it has to "try" about 6 or 8 times before the picture appears. Really annoying. It goes blank for about two seconds, and then no signal...over and over, until it eventually goes blank and then displays everything normally. I understand this is something...
Yes, I know...it just never affected me that much until now. I have had a cheap video card installed all along. I just recently realized that all the damn handshake issues with my Onkyo (with both my AMD and my NVidia cards) don't exist with the Intel integrated graphics. That (and power...
A cheap graphics card will work, but it shouldn't have to. This should be a perfectly functioning HTPC without needing discreet graphics.
The reason it's an issue for me is because my Onkyo receiver has known hdmi handshake issues...and it doesn't like my Radeon card. I'll get all this worked...
Sometimes all the trade-offs are annoying. I can use a cheap discreet graphics card, but my Onkyo receiver has minor handshake issues with the hdmi. I can use Linux Mint and it works beautifully, except there is no straightforward way to play blu-ray disks in Linux.
This would all be so...
If you want the cheapest 120gb ssd you can find to speed up boot times, this is not a bad choice. It does not even compare to the performance of the higher end ssd's (or its own performance claims, for that matter). The cheap NAND cripples this drive for read/write performance, and you should...
Glad you found it comical. I found it hilarious that you're doing this in the first place. And if you think we wasted OUR time and energy, call me when you've finished ripping all your high definition movies into compressed shit. :)
If you haven't watched much in 3D, I advise you to be conservative on your investment. I found that most of the time watching a movie in 3D for me is not worth having to keep the glasses on for 2+ hours. And we bought 6 pair (one of each seat in the theater room) - a bit of a waste, now that I...
It's 110" screen in the theater room. But I do the same for smaller screens in the house. :)
I realize this is is worth it to some people, but like some others have said above, ripping a blu-ray down to 2gb is probably not the best use of your time.
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