Topic: Unofficial HTPC users thread: Tips, Tricks, and everything HTPC

[rubenpp]

Good news for ATI 5xxx and TMT users 

[jpadua]

Wow, I just checked the first post, I cant believe I started this thread 2003!

Anyways has anyone been successfully create a TV Guide for MCE?

Ive tried TVXB before, got it working... ive been out of it for a while, I was wondering if there are any other solutions out there?

[rubenpp]

[♡ lvcdg23™ ✌]

Guys, I'm planning to upgrade my VideoCard 9600gt 1gb 256bit. Ano ba recommended nyo? Budget ko around 4k to 5k, kahit 2nd hand. Thanks.

[baneph]

sabi nung karamihan na nabasa ko, if for htpc lng,

5450, 5570 (low profile), 5670.

kasya ata sa budget mo ang 5670 512mb

[dhoZe]

Guys I don't know if dito ang tamang thread. Ask ko lang po kung saan pwede or paano connection pag gagamitin yung Center/Sub analog out ng sound card (kung gamit 3.5 to RCA) isasaksak sa Integrated amp. yung 2 rca po ba e ikakabit sa input left/right ng amp? if so, saan naman i kakabit yung speaker? sa left o right? sorry po sa nobie question 
Thanks in advance guys

[Ponk]

for those who has an ipod and wifi at home, here's a low cost solution to needing a remote control:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wifiremote-lite/id303494976?mt=8

[rubenpp]

HQV Benchmark 2.0 Analysis – ATi, nVidia and Intel (my apologies if this has been posted already)

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/hqv-benchmark-2-0-analysis-ati-nvidia-and-intel/

Intel: Even though the original programme for discrete Larrabee was cancelled, it’s obvious that Intel’s engineers have already learned a lot about high quality video processing and each generation is definitely getting better. Comparing an integrated graphics processor against a state-of-the-art GPU from someone like ATI is never going to look good for Intel. Dedicated hardware solutions are always going to rock. But you must to take your hat off to Intel when you consider that its latest chips score more than 125% higher than its previous generation. Intel may not be a leader right now, but it is very definitely moving in the right direction – and it’s doing so faster than anyone else.
nVidia: Again, progress has been made. The jump from nVidia’s G210/220 scores to the present generation of Fermi processor is substantial. Also, once nVidia’s engineers have had a chance to look through KitGuru’s test results, it will be straightforward for them to target issues the issueswe’ve flagged  and eliminate them.  It’s unlikely that the lower scores are anything to do with hardware, so we’d expect the scores to pick up within a few driver iterations. Likewise on the functionality side of things, we expect to see some of ATI’s new functions mirrored in the nVidia driver panels soon enough, for example mosquito noise reduction and deblocking.
ATI: It seems that ATI’s background with the production of processing chips for digital TVs still gives it some kind of advantage. Even budget cards like the passively cooled Sapphire HD 5550 generate similar video quality when compared with nVidia’s flagship GTX480. Obviously a lot of this is down to driver development and advancements. For now, KitGuru can state clearly that ATI’s Radeon HD 5000 series cards offer the best HD video reproduction quality available in the market.
Our findings have also shown that Catalyst 10.6 is without a doubt the best ATI driver yet, specifically in regards to the quality of video rendering. The new features incorporated into Catalyst 10.6, such as Mosquito Noise Reduction and DeBlocking, really to help to enhance picture quality output, with our reference monitor it was easy to ascertain quality differences. Just as we’re sure that ATI’s discrete solutions are leading the HD video quality pack right now, we’re also positive that nVidia will be working hard to catch up with subsequent driver releases over the coming months.

[raptor]

guys, just some question regarding 2 mkv files that i have - Avatar and Clash of the Titans ... both are 1080p, and HD audio, both are 13GB+ size files

i'm able to play both movies on my TVIX and Xtreamer, but I cannot make the files play correctly on my PC - parang naka-fast forward palagi ...any ideas on what to adjust?

[Alfie]

Update KLite Codec FW or download the latest Dvix player. 

[cHess]

guys, just some question regarding 2 mkv files that i have - Avatar and Clash of the Titans ... both are 1080p, and HD audio, both are 13GB+ size files

i'm able to play both movies on my TVIX and Xtreamer, but I cannot make the files play correctly on my PC - parang naka-fast forward palagi ...any ideas on what to adjust?

What's your player?I think we do have same size of mkv. What i use is Kmplayer 1435 version with special sauce. No problem. Smoooth na smooth ang play. For me the best pa rin ang KMplayer. HTH.

[raptor]

What's your player?I think we do have same size of mkv. What i use is Kmplayer 1435 version with special sauce. No problem. Smoooth na smooth ang play. For me the best pa rin ang KMplayer. HTH.

i'm also using KMplayer with CoreAVC ... version 2.9.4.1435

[ninjababez®]

What's your player?I think we do have same size of mkv. What i use is Kmplayer 1435 version with special sauce. No problem. Smoooth na smooth ang play. For me the best pa rin ang KMplayer. HTH.

hi bro, di ka ba nagkaproblema sa subtitles?
sakin kasi nawawala ang subtitle pag naka 1435 eh   

[cHess]

Di naman bro ako nagkakaproblem sa subtitles. why do encounter synchronization problem with your subtitles?

[raptor]

hi bro, di ka ba nagkaproblema sa subtitles?
sakin kasi nawawala ang subtitle pag naka 1435 eh   

ok naman subtitles, just this 2 titles na palaging naka-fast-forward ... ok naman pag sa NMT

[ninjababez®]

Di naman bro ako nagkakaproblem sa subtitles. why do encounter synchronization problem with your subtitles?

ok naman subtitles, just this 2 titles na palaging naka-fast-forward ... ok naman pag sa NMT

wala talagang lumalabas na subtitle, reverted back to older version ok naman.  weird nga eh kasi i tried googling it, wala naman lumabas na result na kapareho ko yung symtoms.  more on "how to show/hide subtitle" lang lumalabas na result 

[raptor]

i got the solution to the fast forward problem ... i noted that this happens on HD format audios (trueHD and DTS-MA) ... i just downloaded another movie with the same issue (Airforce One)

solution is on this url - http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16783

[dhoZe]

Masters question lang po, pag manunuod ba ako ng MKV movies using Cyberlink PDVD 10 mag output ba ito ng DD or DTS 5.1? same as BSPlayer kung DD/DTS din output nya, pag VOB kasi play ko sa PDVD 10 ramdan ko yung pagka 5.1DD nya, not so sure pag MKV. Pano din po ba malalaman kung DD/DTS 5.1 yung MKV na file? If ever pa suggest naman po ng magandang MKV player same time pwede din VOB tapos kaya nya mag output or magdecode ng DD/DTS 5.1.

 Thanks in advance po

[Clondalkin]

Mga kapatid sa KMP.  

In case you have any problems with the playback of some of the "new" releases, whether no audio, no video, or no nothing at all, try to set your Matroska Splitter to GABEST within the Preferences, or use HALLI Splitter instead na yung KMP's internal splitter.

These types of issues are connected sa "header removal compression" na sakit ng ulo ng marami these days.

Yun lang po.

[cHess]

Very nice advise bro allan. I used halli splitter eversince and have not given me any problems. HTH.

[dyerds]

Mga kapatid sa KMP.  

In case you have any problems with the playback of some of the "new" releases, whether no audio, no video, or no nothing at all, try to set your Matroska Splitter to GABEST within the Preferences, or use HALLI Splitter instead na yung KMP's internal splitter.

These types of issues are connected sa "header removal compression" na sakit ng ulo ng marami these days.

Yun lang po.

Sir, ito ba yung sa Filter Control - Splitter - General Tab - Matroska? Anong ginagawa nito? Set to default kasi yung sa'kin so far wala namang problema.

Thanks.

[caohyde]

just a quickie, i don't know if it was discussed before, but is there a sound card/mother board/software that can handle crossover functions to the outputs? example: line1/2 low, line 3/4 mid, line 5/6 high.

thanks!

[davidian]

guys need your opinions sana..

i have an htpc with onboard videocard connected to a fullhd lcdtv. running resolution is 1920x1080 which i think is fullhd already.

if i upgrade to a midlevel discreet videocard like a 5450 or gt220, will i see improvement on movie quality?

any other suggestions on a good htpc videocard?

thanks in advance.

[IronMan247]

guys need your opinions sana..

if i upgrade to a midlevel discreet videocard like a 5450 or gt220, will i see improvement on movie quality?

for me, yes. the performance of a discrete graphics card allows you to use some driver options/enhancements and shaders that may improve quality.

dati, on-board ATI 4200 ang gamit ko. i recently upgraded to a 5570. 

[Clondalkin]

Kapag sinisinok na ang A200 or Mede8er sa full BD rips na grabe ang taas ng bitrate, I switch to TMT3 - hindi lang smooth full BD playback because it takes advantage of hardware acceleration, complete pa with menus, special & bonus features of the BD.

[xeroichi]

guys, need help..

anyone here knows how to setup klite codec so it will output DTS audio to my receiver? thanks!

[skrizal]

kapag ati 5650 na pang laptop ang video card ko, kaya ba nya smooth playing ng 1080p?

[Philander]

kapag ati 5650 na pang laptop ang video card ko, kaya ba nya smooth playing ng 1080p?

Yes, actually the processor will have the most responsibilities in handling 1080p videos. Even the basic graphics chipset such as gma 4500, ati 3200, or lower specs with mid-level dual core processor can playback 1080p smoothly.

[Clondalkin]

guys, need help..

anyone here knows how to setup klite codec so it will output DTS audio to my receiver? thanks!

Install mo nalang ang AC3Filter para mas madali.   Set mo lang as "passthrough", or "raw" or "as is" (or some words or phrases that imply the same) under DTS.

[apollorod]

Mga HTPC experts, what can you say about this 3D capable HTPC

(Processor) = AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Black Edition processor, 6 Cores, Top of the line AMD processor. Current Speed is overclocked to 4.1GHZ with turbo boost on 4.2Ghz, 100% stable @ 1.4750v, 24/7

(Processor Cooler) = Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Rev.c Black

(RAM) = G.skill Flare, Designed for AMD Phenom II x6 and for Phenom II x6 use only, 4GB, 2x2GB, DDR3,

(Video-card) = Nvdia GeForce GTX 480GPU Engine Specs:

(Hard Drive) = 1TB, 1000GB, Western Digital, SATA II, 7200RPM..

(Motherboard) = Asrock 890GX Extreme 3

(Power Supply) = Carbon Fibered Thermaltake Toughtpower 800watts
(Casing) = Modified XClio, A380, Full tower, Fully black finish

Windows 7 Ultimate

using the following:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_480_us.html
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=890GX%20Extreme3

Notes:
   1. Phenom II X6 6-Core CPU Ready
   2. Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
   3. ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time), 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
   4. Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design
   5. Supports CPU up to 140W
   6. Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1800(OC)
   7. Integrated AMD Radeon HD 4290 graphics, DX10.1 Class iGPU, Shader Model 4.1, Max. shared memory 512MB
   8. Built-in 128MB DDR3 1333MHz SidePort Memory
   9. Supports ATI™ Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™, CrossFireX™ and Hybrid CrossFireX™
  10. Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
  11. 1 x eSATA3 Connector, 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 2 x IEEE 1394 ports
  12. Smart Switch Design : 1 x Power Switch with LED, 1 x Reset Switch with LED, 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
  13. Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED)
  14. Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash, OC DNA, OC Tuner, IES, Multi-Speed Fan Control
  15. 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection, DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec) , Premium Blu-ray audio support.
  16. ErP/EuP Ready

    * Free Software: CyberLink DVD

64K for CPU only

Comments are very much welcome