Author Topic: Unofficial HTPC users thread: Tips, Tricks, and everything HTPC (Read 232088 times)

klpangan · « **Reply #180 on:** Feb 02, 2009 at 11:38 PM »

mga sir help po using KMPLAYER setup is HTPC connected to HTIB via OPTICAL CABLE... problem is minsan may tunog ung rear ko minsan wala... paano ko po mamaximize ung settings nito do i need the HTIB to drive the sound or dun ako sa HTPC ko magedit ng sounds... napapansin ko minsan nasa dolby ung logo ng player ko minsan naman na dts pero same pa rin wala pa rin sound ang rear.... tsaka dapat ba mas malakas ung rear and center sa front?? or dapat center malakas and equal ang front and rear?? help po thnx...

ninjababez® · « **Reply #181 on:** Feb 03, 2009 at 01:58 PM »

check the ac3 filter settings
my settings

click here

btw it is normal for some parts of a dts or dd film not to produce sounds in the rear.

klpangan · « **Reply #182 on:** Feb 03, 2009 at 04:09 PM »

sir kung mga axxo rip na movies lang play ko actually avi pa lang kasi mga meron ako pede ko ba ma simulate ung 5.1 nun ee....

ninjababez® · « **Reply #183 on:** Feb 03, 2009 at 11:36 PM »

Quote from: klpangan on Feb 03, 2009 at 04:09 PM

sir kung mga axxo rip na movies lang play ko actually avi pa lang kasi mga meron ako pede ko ba ma simulate ung 5.1 nun ee....

prologic

Alfie · « **Reply #184 on:** Feb 04, 2009 at 11:22 AM »

Pro Logic II, depends on your Amplifier, some Pro Logic II sounds a lot better than the compressed DD 5.1

ninjababez® · « **Reply #185 on:** Feb 04, 2009 at 10:01 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Feb 04, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Pro Logic II, depends on your Amplifier, some Pro Logic II sounds a lot better than the compressed DD 5.1

and i thought i was the only one

Alfie · « **Reply #186 on:** Feb 05, 2009 at 12:24 PM »

To be objective about it, It's because the amplifier will be the one to convert your audio to DPLII, unlike some DD5.1 encodes, which were poorly done and since it's a compressed digital file, the amplifier will only interpret whatever data file has been encoded with a fixed set.

As an analogy, one is upconverting, the other is merely exhibiting.

dinoalbert · « **Reply #187 on:** Feb 05, 2009 at 06:01 PM »

Hi. Im using my PC as HTPC....so it is now placed below the 32" LCDTV which is for movie viewing lang sa sala. However I am still using it with my work and games pero ginagamit ko yung 22" LCD monitor for it. Kaya lang malayo ang working table ko (with the 22" LCD monitor) sa HTPC, mga 5 meters sa bandang kaliwa.

Question is.....saan ako makakabili ng 5 meters na DVI cable? Nakikita ko kse 3 meters lang baka bitin sayang lang pag binili ko.

Also may mabibili bang mahabang USB cable extender para nadun sa mman mouse at keyboard ko? Para minimal expense lang....expensive na kse pag bumili pa ako ng wireless keyboard+mouse wala pang budget

Thanks...

gunblade977 · « **Reply #188 on:** Feb 05, 2009 at 06:46 PM »

^ Try to look at tpc, worst case if there is no 5meters dvi cable available , I was able to see a 5 meter dvi-hdmi cable there.

For the USB extender, is 5 meters enough? CDRking has them
here

Good luck

dinoalbert · « **Reply #189 on:** Feb 05, 2009 at 09:03 PM »

Thank you sir!

Ayus talaga ang CDRKing hehe. Sana meron sila din 5m na DVI cable.

I checked already TPC, meron lang nagbebenta 3 meters lang wala ako nakikita na 5m.

Problema kase ang monitor ko walang HDMI...DVI lang.

Ang HTPC ko naman may 2 DVI ports pero 1 HDMI port lang...which is ginagamit ko para sa LCDTV (HDMI-HDMI cable)

So DVI-DVI nalang ang pwede para sa PC to monitor ko

gunblade977 · « **Reply #190 on:** Feb 06, 2009 at 01:29 PM »

^ Pag wala ka nakita dvi na 5 meters, pede mo try itong expensive route, 5m na dvi-hdmi cable then bili ka ng hdmi-dvi adapter para maging dvi-dvi na

dinoalbert · « **Reply #191 on:** Feb 09, 2009 at 04:48 PM »

@gun,

Naka-isip ako ng ibang solution. Mas nilapit ko na sa monitor ko ang CPU.....pero mas malayo na sya sa LCDTV ko na nasa sala.

So what I did is use a 5-meter HDMI cable (bought from Electronics Botique at Park Square) to connect the PC to the LCDTV.

Then I used a couple of 10-meter Audio Extension cable (from Ace Hardware Park Square) to connect my speakers na naka-setup malapit sa LCDTV sa sala.

Ang weird lang pag ginagamit ko ang PC to play games, ang sound nya nasa sala at malayo sa akin hehe

keema · « **Reply #192 on:** Feb 09, 2009 at 06:59 PM »

Mga sirs ..patulong naman po...

meron akong PC O.S. nya is vista business...Video Card ko is Radeon HD 3870 X2...Motherboard ko is Gigabyte X48-DQ6...Processor ko is Quad core 2.66

question ko lang po is bakit pag checheck ko yung graphics settings ---> Dedicated Video Memory ang lumalabas ay 512mb lang imbis na 1gig dapat?

salamat po..

ninjababez® · « **Reply #193 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 06:07 AM »

Quote from: keema on Feb 09, 2009 at 06:59 PM

Dedicated Video Memory ang lumalabas ay 512mb lang imbis na 1gig dapat?
salamat po..

are you using a 64bit or 32bit OS ?

nerveblocker · « **Reply #194 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 06:16 AM »

I just noticed that playback of video files specially mkvs in HTPC is still better than playback in my WDTV. I have an HP Goblet of Fire 1080p mkv when played in my WDTV, had a lot of audio dropouts but when I played it in my HTPC...flawless.

I just dunno the playability of other NMTs though as compared to an HTPC.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #195 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 09:16 AM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Feb 10, 2009 at 06:16 AM

I just noticed that playback of video files specially mkvs in HTPC is still better than playback in my WDTV. I have an HP Goblet of Fire 1080p mkv when played in my WDTV, had a lot of audio dropouts but when I played it in my HTPC...flawless. I just dunno the playability of other NMTs though as compared to an HTPC.

Do you likewise observe certain issues with the WDTV when playing DXVA compliant 1080p files? Thanks.

I'm very curious about direct comparisons between an NMT and PC as well. Sino nga bang member ang user ng NMT and 1080p-capable PC?

Alfie · « **Reply #196 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 09:32 AM »

The Acer X3200 seems to be the one with the minimal specs that can meet 1080p DXVA compliant files, together with coreavc codecs.

....and as what I have posted in different threads, don't expect much from the WDTV, it was designed mainly for axxo files, and if you're into MKV, nothing beats the HTPC.

cHess · « **Reply #197 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 10:47 AM »

+ 1 to sir Alfie.

dinoalbert · « **Reply #198 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 02:08 PM »

Quote from: Alfie on Feb 10, 2009 at 09:32 AM

....and as what I have posted in different threads, don't expect much from the WDTV, it was designed mainly for axxo files, and if you're into MKV, nothing beats the HTPC.

will that be applicable for Egreat, too?

thats why until now I cant decide which NMT to buy

I think WDTV is now out of the picture for me....its down to Egreat or PCH

HKS · « **Reply #199 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 02:14 PM »

mga sir, anong recommended niyo na sound card for a good HTPC rig. Creative X-Fi?

do i still need a good sound card if gagamit din ako ng Denon 1909 receiver?

ninjababez® · « **Reply #200 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 02:37 PM »

Quote from: HKS on Feb 10, 2009 at 02:14 PM

mga sir, anong recommended niyo na sound card for a good HTPC rig. Creative X-Fi?

do i still need a good sound card if gagamit din ako ng Denon 1909 receiver?

if your receiver has hdmi i recommend any motherboard + ati 4670 + amd x2
if your receiver has no hdmi but has coax then 780g emaxx + amd x2

HKS · « **Reply #201 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 02:44 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez on Feb 10, 2009 at 02:37 PM

if your receiver has hdmi i recommend any motherboard + ati 4670 + amd x2
if your receiver has no hdmi but has coax then 780g emaxx + amd x2

sir i believe the Denon 1909 has 3 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output.
since it has HDMI, i don't need to get a separate soundcard like the Creative X-Fi?

Clondalkin · « **Reply #202 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 03:58 PM »

Quote from: HKS on Feb 10, 2009 at 02:44 PM

sir i believe the Denon 1909 has 3 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output.
since it has HDMI, i don't need to get a separate soundcard like the Creative X-Fi?

Ang point is ma-i-labas mo ng maayos yung buong soundstream from your PC to the receiver whether it be via HDMI or optical or "brute force" (as in analog). So if the built-in sound of your mobo is capable of that, you dont need to buy a discrete sound card. Magiging "redundant" lang yung Creative X-Fi between the PC and the receiver in that particular configuration.

Pero kung gusto mo ng magandang sound by simply connecting to a regular 2.1 or 5.1 PC speakers, then yun ang advantage ng cards such as that of Creative or Onkyo kase may sarili silang decoder.

keema · « **Reply #203 on:** Feb 10, 2009 at 04:16 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez on Feb 10, 2009 at 06:07 AM

are you using a 64bit or 32bit OS ?

32bit po..pero parang alam ko na kung bakit..yung video card ko is dalawa yung GPU nya na tig-512mb...para daw yun sa mga ati crossfire na games...
hindi ko lang sure kung tama ako..

ninjababez® · « **Reply #204 on:** Feb 11, 2009 at 05:58 AM »

Quote from: keema on Feb 10, 2009 at 04:16 PM

32bit po..pero parang alam ko na kung bakit..yung video card ko is dalawa yung GPU nya na tig-512mb...para daw yun sa mga ati crossfire na games...
hindi ko lang sure kung tama ako..

your answer is wrong but, the answer is already on your post

OS limitation

andre · « **Reply #205 on:** Feb 11, 2009 at 06:44 AM »

Its the other way around, I notice My Acer x3200 plays better than WD media player.

WD no resume function when totally off. Grrrr...

Clondalkin · « **Reply #206 on:** Feb 12, 2009 at 09:36 AM »

Available na ang CoreAVC 1.9.0. You guys may want to give it a try - especially those having some playback problems.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #207 on:** Feb 12, 2009 at 09:39 AM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Feb 12, 2009 at 09:36 AM

Available na ang CoreAVC 1.9.0. You guys may want to give it a try - especially those having some playback problems.

im still using the one that you gave me ..

(no playback issues so far

)

Clondalkin · « **Reply #208 on:** Feb 12, 2009 at 09:41 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez on Feb 12, 2009 at 09:39 AM

im still using the one that you gave me .. (no playback issues so far )

Ako rin walang problem sa Ver. 1.8.5 so perhaps I wont detect any difference if I try Ver. 1.9.0. But for those still having problems even with Ver. 1.8.5, this may be the solution.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #209 on:** Feb 12, 2009 at 09:48 AM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Feb 12, 2009 at 09:41 AM

Ako rin walang problem sa Ver. 1.8.5 so perhaps I wont detect any difference if I try Ver. 1.9.0. But for those still having problems even with Ver. 1.8.5, this may be the solution.

ill try this on my gfs intel laptop since i have issues whenever im moving the mouse (slight hiccups

)