Author Topic: Unofficial HTPC users thread: Tips, Tricks, and everything HTPC (Read 231039 times)

paolorenzo · « **Reply #450 on:** Mar 06, 2011 at 09:08 PM »

I bought a Sata+Power combined cable at Digitag today for P90. Similar to the one below, but nicer (available in neon blue or neon orange).

ninjababez® · « **Reply #451 on:** Mar 07, 2011 at 09:00 AM »

Quote from: paolorenzo on Mar 06, 2011 at 09:08 PM

I bought a Sata+Power combined cable at Digitag today for P90. Similar to the one below, but nicer (available in neon blue or neon orange).

san ito bro? meron ba sila with longer cables?

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #452 on:** Mar 07, 2011 at 09:18 AM »

oo nga san ung digitag?

paolorenzo · « **Reply #453 on:** Mar 07, 2011 at 10:07 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Mar 07, 2011 at 09:00 AM

san ito bro? meron ba sila with longer cables?

They also have the SATA extension cable, in case you need longer lengths, and also priced at P90.

Digitag is the official distributor of the Kaiboer Media Players. They're almost at the corner of Broadway Ave. and Aurora Blvd, right across of the Petron gas Station. Their website is http://www.ebuyph.com/index.asp.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #454 on:** Mar 08, 2011 at 07:44 AM »

thanks bro pao!

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #455 on:** Mar 08, 2011 at 09:22 AM »

thanks

wengkapre · « **Reply #456 on:** Mar 09, 2011 at 01:00 PM »

Pls help me, bakit po may popping sound sa speakers pag malakas na yung sound sa movies specially pag blast scenes na? nacheck ko na yung speaker wires tama naman lahat polarity at wala namang loose

nerveblocker · « **Reply #457 on:** Mar 09, 2011 at 01:41 PM »

Quote from: wengkapre on Mar 09, 2011 at 01:00 PM

Pls help me, bakit po may popping sound sa speakers pag malakas na yung sound sa movies specially pag blast scenes na? nacheck ko na yung speaker wires tama naman lahat polarity at wala namang loose

Check your AVR if your speakers are set to large. Just try to set it to small and let the low frequencies be handled all by your sub. You can also set the frequency cut off your sub to 100HZ or higher.

Your speakers might not be able to handle those low frequencies thus the clipping/popping sound or you just might be playing your movies too loud.

wengkapre · « **Reply #458 on:** Mar 09, 2011 at 07:25 PM »

Doc before naman po walang popping sound, nakaset po front speakers to small then nakaset po lahat ng frequencies cut off to 80hz including the sub's lfe. I'm using po aaudio tritower as fronts, JBL N-Center II &
Try ko pong magreinstall ng ffdshow, nagdownload kasi ako ng ffdshow tryouts(beta) baka yun po ang culprit.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #459 on:** Mar 13, 2011 at 02:13 AM »

Quote from: wengkapre on Mar 09, 2011 at 07:25 PM

Doc before naman po walang popping sound, nakaset po front speakers to small then nakaset po lahat ng frequencies cut off to 80hz including the sub's lfe. I'm using po aaudio tritower as fronts, JBL N-Center II &
Try ko pong magreinstall ng ffdshow, nagdownload kasi ako ng ffdshow tryouts(beta) baka yun po ang culprit.

yung pagdescribe mo kasi nung problem bro parang sa hardware ata and di sa software ang problema.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #460 on:** Mar 14, 2011 at 05:21 AM »

Quote from: wengkapre on Mar 09, 2011 at 07:25 PM

Doc before naman po walang popping sound, nakaset po front speakers to small then nakaset po lahat ng frequencies cut off to 80hz including the sub's lfe. I'm using po aaudio tritower as fronts, JBL N-Center II &
Try ko pong magreinstall ng ffdshow, nagdownload kasi ako ng ffdshow tryouts(beta) baka yun po ang culprit.

If you have checked your speaker wires, also check interconnects. Baka may nagshoshort.
Have you assessed if the popping sound is coming from one speaker or both speakers? Pag isolated lang, it must be the speaker driver. Baka bumigay yung driver edge. If it's Aaudio, you can request Anthony to have it assessed.

blue_123 · « **Reply #461 on:** Mar 14, 2011 at 12:24 PM »

Hi all, I'm planning to move my desktop pc to my room & convert it to a htpc, but my avr does not have a hdmi input yet, just coaxial & optical and my soundcard does not have a optical/coaxial out either is there soundcard available that has digital out, so I could use dolby or dts to my avr? Thanks!

wengkapre · « **Reply #462 on:** Mar 14, 2011 at 01:37 PM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Mar 14, 2011 at 05:21 AM

If you have checked your speaker wires, also check interconnects. Baka may nagshoshort.
Have you assessed if the popping sound is coming from one speaker or both speakers? Pag isolated lang, it must be the speaker driver. Baka bumigay yung driver edge. If it's Aaudio, you can request Anthony to have it assessed.

Ok na po Doc, I installed previous version ng ffdshow, di ko rin alam kung anong nangyari sa dating settings ng ffdshow e kung bakit nagkapopping sounds

Quote from: ninjababez® on Mar 13, 2011 at 02:13 AM

yung pagdescribe mo kasi nung problem bro parang sa hardware ata and di sa software ang problema.

oo nga parang ang gulo ng description ko no

pero ok naman na tumama naman yung suspek ko e

musta brader ninj? mukhang nahawaan mo ng SARS si brader joelsoldao ha? svs all-the-way na din ba sya?

nerveblocker · « **Reply #463 on:** Mar 14, 2011 at 06:56 PM »

Quote from: wengkapre on Mar 14, 2011 at 01:37 PM

Ok na po Doc, I installed previous version ng ffdshow, di ko rin alam kung anong nangyari sa dating settings ng ffdshow e kung bakit nagkapopping sounds

Bro, glad everything is ok with your system. Sometimes the newer version of a software is buggy. As the saying goes "Don't fix it if it ain't broke"

FrancisD · « **Reply #464 on:** Mar 16, 2011 at 09:41 AM »

Hi:

Blue_123 you can get a soundcard with optical output / coaxial such as the Asus Xonar and Creative soundcards. Xonar sounds better though. The Asus Xonar is a reference card used by stereophile (but costs USD 180). It performs better than USB cards even the high end ones when used to connect to external DACs.

You can also get a USB Soundcard / DAC with digital output. Check out the marketplace and computer shops for your options.

Cheers

blue_123 · « **Reply #465 on:** Mar 16, 2011 at 07:54 PM »

Quote from: FrancisD on Mar 16, 2011 at 09:41 AM

Hi:

Blue_123 you can get a soundcard with optical output / coaxial such as the Asus Xonar and Creative soundcards. Xonar sounds better though. The Asus Xonar is a reference card used by stereophile (but costs USD 180). It performs better than USB cards even the high end ones when used to connect to external DACs.

You can also get a USB Soundcard / DAC with digital output. Check out the marketplace and computer shops for your options.

Cheers

Thanks FrancisD. Will be checking out computer shops soon!

ikatrese · « **Reply #466 on:** Mar 18, 2011 at 10:39 PM »

hi. i want to build my first HTPC. can you suggest the best (but affordable) hardwares? thanks!

FrancisD · « **Reply #467 on:** Mar 19, 2011 at 01:29 AM »

I think the best affordable may be the ones based on the amd e-350. But I am / people are still waiting for actual reviews when people actually buy this and builds one...

Please post those who have this. The board (including CPU) costs less than Php 6,000 base on posts at tipid pc (previous posts with links). This is a low power board that can do HTPC with great video quality with HDMI audio pass through...

joko11 · « **Reply #468 on:** Mar 20, 2011 at 08:09 PM »

mga master ano ang 880g base mobo na pwede sa itx casing?
TIA

joko11 · « **Reply #469 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 01:00 AM »

mga masters,sa dami ng board na pinagpipilian ko wala nako maisip bilin dahil naghalo halo na sa utak ko ang mga specs ng ibat ibang mobo at brand.all i need for mainboard are..
>AM3
>support lossless audio
>support s/pdif
>support usb3
>cheapest but reliable.yung magagamit ko ng matagal bago mag upgrade.
this is my 1st HTPC kaya ingat na ingat sa kapipili ng mobo.
at hindi rin kalakihan ang budget.
maraming salamat po mga master

keema · « **Reply #470 on:** Mar 23, 2011 at 04:58 PM »

Mga Sirs,

from laptop to receiver, HDMI connection, papano po ba ang setting para makapag output sa speakers ng 5.1 sound?

player ko sa laptop ko ay ung Kmplayer minsan media player classic..

ung file na pine-play ko 5.1 naman kse pag gamit ko ung wdtv 5.1 ang lumalabas..

Thanks..

christian

wengkapre · « **Reply #471 on:** Mar 24, 2011 at 01:50 PM »

condigure mo brader sa ffdshow > passthrough to spdif, ac3, dd, dts, dts hd, etc.

klpangan · « **Reply #472 on:** Mar 24, 2011 at 04:19 PM »

Mga bros...wala pa ba sa inyo naginvest ng mini PCs?

http://www.zotacusa.com/products/mini-pcs
http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=prodpage1&maincat_no=134

available na ito locally... Planning to buy one pero di pa sure kung ano ang best buy.... okay kasi ito kung talaga SFF ang habol natin.... and yung comsumption ng kuryente 30W lang full load na imagine mas malakas pa ang florescent lamp natin sa sala hehehe....

blake · « **Reply #473 on:** Mar 24, 2011 at 04:43 PM »

hdmi capable na ba yang mini pc?

magkano naman

klpangan · « **Reply #474 on:** Mar 24, 2011 at 04:55 PM »

hdmi and built-in wifi.... astig nga eh.. range ng pricing nasa 10k to 14k complete set na un....

blake · « **Reply #475 on:** Mar 24, 2011 at 07:48 PM »

san meron ?

Blackstar · « **Reply #476 on:** Mar 27, 2011 at 03:00 AM »

mga papi, saan ba makakabili ng slim type sata bd-rom drive? yun lang kasi kaya i-accomodate ng htpc casing ko eh. salamat sa makakasagot.

paolorenzo · « **Reply #477 on:** Mar 27, 2011 at 08:28 AM »

Quote from: Blackstar on Mar 27, 2011 at 03:00 AM

mga papi, saan ba makakabili ng slim type sata bd-rom drive? yun lang kasi kaya i-accomodate ng htpc casing ko eh. salamat sa makakasagot.

Nakabili ako sa isang TipidPC seller, 2nd hand. It sells for about P1,000 now.

Problema ko is the slimline SATA cable for this drive. Sata connector is the same, but the sata power connector is slim type, 6-pin (not standard 15-pin). You will need to think about this too.

Blackstar · « **Reply #478 on:** Mar 27, 2011 at 11:18 PM »

Quote from: paolorenzo on Mar 27, 2011 at 08:28 AM

Nakabili ako sa isang TipidPC seller, 2nd hand. It sells for about P1,000 now.

Problema ko is the slimline SATA cable for this drive. Sata connector is the same, but the sata power connector is slim type, 6-pin (not standard 15-pin). You will need to think about this too.

talaga bro? 1K lang for a second hand BD-ROM drive? hmmmm... mura! can you pm me the seller pls and his contact number if possible? baka meron pa sya bibilihin ko na (sana meron pa). i think you've already resolved the slimline SATA cable concern with this one:

Quote from: paolorenzo on Mar 06, 2011 at 09:08 PM

AC · « **Reply #479 on:** Mar 27, 2011 at 11:40 PM »

bro ako din po papm.. bluray drive seller

thanks