Topic: 20k set up

[psi]

What will i get for a 25k budget for the htpc setup?

[Stagea]

What will i get for a 25k budget for the htpc setup?

What would be your source? A UHD HEVC capable system can be built for that price if you're just after media playback.

[Stagea]

Sample UHD HDR ITX Build:
Cooler Master Mini 110 Case 2,410
Seasonic Eco 400BT PSU 1,910
MSI H110i Pro Motherboard 3,999
Team Elite 8 GB DDR4 2133 DIMM 1,990
Intel Pentium G4400 CPU 2,710
XFX Radeon RX 460 2 GB GPU 5,480
Seagate 2 TB SSHD 5,270

Total: 23,769

[psi]

What would be your source? A UHD HEVC capable system can be built for that price if you're just after media playback.

Yup UHD boss...

[Stagea]

Yup UHD boss...

The prices above are from PC Hub. Anything similar or higher will also work. Software cost would be on top.

[Icermad]

Sample UHD HDR ITX Build:
Cooler Master Mini 110 Case 2,410
Seasonic Eco 400BT PSU 1,910
MSI H110i Pro Motherboard 3,999
Team Elite 8 GB DDR4 2133 DIMM 1,990
Intel Pentium G4400 CPU 2,710
XFX Radeon RX 460 2 GB GPU 5,480
Seagate 2 TB SSHD 5,270

Total: 23,769

If the budget can be stretched a bit to also accomodate 1080p Ultra Settings gaming.. What would you recommend sir? And also for UHD HDR playback, what's the best software? Thanks Also planning to build a UHD HDR HTPC kasi...

[Stagea]

If the budget can be stretched a bit to also accomodate 1080p Ultra Settings gaming.. What would you recommend sir? And also for UHD HDR playback, what's the best software? Thanks Also planning to build a UHD HDR HTPC kasi...

What media format are you targeting? Due to DRM, your best option is going Kaby Lake (needing a largish stretch on the budget). An Xbox One S and a separate gaming PC is another option.

[Icermad]

What media format are you targeting? Due to DRM, your best option is going Kaby Lake (needing a largish stretch on the budget). An Xbox One S and a separate gaming PC is another option.

How much will a Kaby Lake set up cost? 4K HDR with DTS X and Atmos capabilities..thanks

[Stagea]

How much will a Kaby Lake set up cost? 4K HDR with DTS X and Atmos capabilities..thanks

Kaby Lake is yet to show up on desktops. Notebooks with it packaged with midlevel graphics for 1080p gaming start at around $1800. If you plan on playing back UHD bluray discs, that is also not possible with a PC at the moment (you will be limited to streaming and downloads).

[Icermad]

Kaby Lake is yet to show up on desktops. Notebooks with it packaged with midlevel graphics for 1080p gaming start at around $1800. If you plan on playing back UHD bluray discs, that is also not possible with a PC at the moment (you will be limited to streaming and downloads).

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Mas better ba to go for NMT's or Xbox One S when playing UHD HDR content? How can I play downloaded files in Xbox One S? Can it decode/passthrough Dolby Atmos or DTS narin?

If HTPC, then will go for a dedicated graphics card worth around 11k Bnew/Used.. Anong better option for my purpose? And also what's the best processor narin..

[Stagea]

Mas better ba to go for NMT's or Xbox One S when playing UHD HDR content? How can I play downloaded files in Xbox One S? Can it decode/passthrough Dolby Atmos or DTS narin?

If HTPC, then will go for a dedicated graphics card worth around 11k Bnew/Used.. Anong better option for my purpose? And also what's the best processor narin..

What content are you talking about? Xbox One S supports UHD/HDR Bluray Disc playback and UHD/HDR Netflix streaming. The former currently cannot be done by an HTPC, while the latter can only be done by a Kaby Lake based PC.

The said console can playback downloaded files, but I'm supposing the files that you're talking about are not UHD & HDR. You can pull the files from your DLNA server.

PCs and Consoles cannot decode Atmos or DTS-X at this point. What you want is for the source to perform a direct bitstream so that your AV receiver or AV Prepro can decode this format. PCs can do this right now, and Microsoft has promised to support this feature in a later Xbox One S software update too.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2016/10/27/sorry-ps4-pro-but-the-xbox-one-s-4k-blu-ray-drive-just-got-better/#1d5c0c9c4db2

As mentioned earlier if you're after an HDR HTPC, a Kaby Lake based unit would be your best choice. That will allow you to watch UHD/HDR Netflix streams.

The distinct advantages of a PC in this case are gaming performance and general purpose use. It is quite disadvantaged from a UHD/HDR media consumption standpoint.

[Nelson de Leon]

At $1,800 for the Kaby Lake, without UHD/HDR from BD source, looks impractical. Hehe! Yeah those NMTs do shine out. I guess steaming na ang direction ng movie watching technology. Unfortunately for us, limited lang ang availability ng fiber connection for HDR & UHD.

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[Icermad]

I saw Kaby Lake laptops yesterday from Dell and Asus.. I think it's the Core I7 7500u with R7 M445... It's around 40k Cash... Problem is limited din ang downloaded content na UHD and HDR.. I'm thinking of postponing my purchase muna.. Will wait siguro for another year...

It means the Xbox One can play Downloaded content but you have pull it from the DLNA Server only? Can you also use an external hard drive plugged in via usb?

[Icermad]

At $1,800 for the Kaby Lake, without UHD/HDR from BD source, looks impractical. Hehe! Yeah those NMTs do shine out. I guess steaming na ang direction ng movie watching technology. Unfortunately for us, limited lang ang availability ng fiber connection for HDR & UHD.

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I was also about to just get an NMT or the Nvidia Shield.. But what I like about an HTPC is the flexibility and upgradeabilty.  And I am also using MPC HC with MAD VR for video processing.. In terms of PQ and SQ, I assume HTPC's still produce the best PQ and SQ? Although I haven't tried the current gen NMT's..

[Stagea]

I was also about to just get an NMT or the Nvidia Shield.. But what I like about an HTPC is the flexibility and upgradeabilty.  And I am also using MPC HC with MAD VR for video processing.. In terms of PQ and SQ, I assume HTPC's still produce the best PQ and SQ? Although I haven't tried the current gen NMT's..

Given the same source, PCs should be able to do it better. The lack of high bitrate UHD sources for the PC is what holds it back.

[Icermad]

Given the same source, PCs should be able to do it better. The lack of high bitrate UHD sources for the PC is what holds it back.

Will wait nalang for the Kaby Lake processors to arrive siguro before I build my HTPC

[Nelson de Leon]

Given the same source, PCs should be able to do it better. The lack of high bitrate UHD sources for the PC is what holds it back.

I guess it also goes with the availability of UHD sources until such time as UHD materials are rampant na. Hehe!

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[Icermad]

I guess it also goes with the availability of UHD sources until such time as UHD materials are rampant na. Hehe!

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Yeah yun din Wala pa talaga gano UHD materials..Kaya nakakaexcite lang magbuo...After nun baka mafrustrate lang ako sa availability ng materials..

[bongchillog]

Yeah yun din Wala pa talaga gano UHD materials..Kaya nakakaexcite lang magbuo...After nun baka mafrustrate lang ako sa availability ng materials..

There are more than 600uhd materials and growing...


The problem is hindi pa cracked ang uhd bluray. So asa palang tayo sa webrip.




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[Icermad]

There are more than 600uhd materials and growing...


The problem is hindi pa cracked ang uhd bluray. So asa palang tayo sa webrip.




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kaya pala konti lang makikita online... btw san best bumili ng pc parts? is it still in Gilmore or mas cheaper na online?

[bongchillog]

Gilmore... Pc hub and pc options. Pchub showcase their items in tipidpc


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[Icermad]

Gilmore... Pc hub and pc options. Pchub showcase their items in tipidpc


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Bought most of the items sa PC Gilmore yesterday.. Then some are cheaper kasi sa iba so medyo tingi tingi.. but dun lang ako nakakita ng maraming Mini Itx Cases.. Was suppossed to get sa PCDynamic but Order basis pala most of the items nila.. Sobrang daming tao sa PC Hub

[Stagea]

Kaby Lake barebone units are now available...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856158053
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G4WV6392

[Icermad]

Mga firsr quarter ba release ng processors here satin?