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

[Clondalkin]

Hi John! Kindly advise if HTPC is visibly better than the PCH on playing our full BD stuff ne.  Thanks!

Not so keen on going back to my PC ways though, but for the sake of science...   

Oh hapi hapi hapi mga users sa bahay ng A210.  One Direction full BD ang favorite of the month.   

Cheers!

thanks doc! will try this later

[karloff]

sino naka pag try ng remote na ganito?









meron dito: Php 550.00

http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/6113623/PC+REMOTE+CONTROLLER?referralKeywords=remote&event=Search+Ranking,Position,15-9,289

[sientobente]

sino naka pag try ng remote na ganito?









meron dito: Php 550.00

http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/6113623/PC+REMOTE+CONTROLLER?referralKeywords=remote&event=Search+Ranking,Position,15-9,289

bought one of those. only can play limited apps(xbmc and windows media player lang as far as i remember) then sometimes unresponsive and slow pa nung remote.

[karloff]

salamat sa reply sir. buti na lang di pa ako nakabili.

how about this HP MCE remote.

OVU400102/71 (HP Part #: 5187-4593)

[comet]

Hi John! Kindly advise if HTPC is visibly better than the PCH on playing our full BD stuff ne.  Thanks!

Not so keen on going back to my PC ways though, but for the sake of science...   

Oh hapi hapi hapi mga users sa bahay ng A210.  One Direction full BD ang favorite of the month.   

Cheers!

Hi Alan, di ko pa rin natry medyo na busy sa conventions hehe, will try this long weekend.  Ganda ng sq ng htpc kapag nakaengage na yung dtshd and truehd.  Sarap lang sa nmt, pampamilya talaga madaling gamitin.

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Just tweak my HTCP.

[Wildfire™]

Just tweak my HTCP.

HT CellPhone brader? 

Ganda ah anong skin yan?

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

HT CellPhone brader? 

Ganda ah anong skin yan?

Ou bago un HT Cell Phone. 

AEON skin 

[Wildfire™]

sige mag Aeon na din ako sa cellphone 

[Frankthetank]

Just tweak my HTCP.

XBMC ba ito sir?

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

XBMC ba ito sir?

Yes XMBC with AEON skin. 

[Frankthetank]

Yes XMBC with AEON skin. 

Thanks sir.

Eden po ba ito?

Same lang din looks nya sa PC screen?

Kasi you've mentioned that its from CP?

[≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦]

Thanks sir.

Eden po ba ito?

Same lang din looks nya sa PC screen?

Kasi you've mentioned that its from CP?

Typo error lang yung cp si wildfire kasi napag tripan yung typo error ko. 

Yes Eden na yung version download mo lang ung AEON skin. 

[Frankthetank]

Typo error lang yung cp si wildfire kasi napag tripan yung typo error ko. 

Yes Eden na yung version download mo lang ung AEON skin. 

Thanks sir.

Will try that skin, looks cool

[comet]

Mga gurus, ok ba ang ecs h67h2-i glv1.1 board for htpc along with Pentium G620 and radeon 5450?

[Stagea]

Mga gurus, ok ba ang ecs h67h2-i glv1.1 board for htpc along with Pentium G620 and radeon 5450?

Skip the 5450 and use the integrated graphics for the meantime. You can get a nicer graphics adapter later on, if you feel the need.

[Courage]

salamat sa reply sir. buti na lang di pa ako nakabili.

how about this HP MCE remote.

OVU400102/71 (HP Part #: 5187-4593)

Available ba locally ito?

[Frankthetank]

eto gamit ko:

meron sa gilmore

[comet]

Skip the 5450 and use the integrated graphics for the meantime. You can get a nicer graphics adapter later on, if you feel the need.

Salamat sir!

[karloff]

Available ba locally ito?

meron sa sulit kaya lang wala yung USB IR header.meron din sa Gilmore pero pang CIR header na mostly compatible sa asrock mobo lang.
itong unit na ito kaka order ko lng sa ebay sir. Php 600+ lang. update kita pag dumating na.

[espionage]

Sir Stagea, ano po recommended nyong bang for the bucks na videocard? Ng-lag kc yung splash pro ko pag more than 15 gb ang file.  Tnx in advance!

[deo]

Sir ginagamitan nyo ba ng remote yung HBMC mo? i'm buying a desktop PC kasi.  Gusto ko ung interface ng XBMC. anong ma rrecommend nyong remote?

Also, ung details ba ng movies sa xbmc (plot, fanart, etc) can be downloaded automatically by xbmc or you have to do it manually?

Thanks!

HT CellPhone brader? 

Ganda ah anong skin yan?

[raider125jeigh]

please provide a good pc specs for htpc

PROC
MOBO
MEM
VC
etc

thanks

[karloff]

please provide a good pc specs for htpc

PROC
MOBO
MEM
VC
etc

thanks

if you're a budget-wise go for E350 mobo with this specs:
MOBO-
MSI 350IA-E45-HDMI,Optical & Coaxial out.
price: Php 3.999.00 onsale at PCHUB with BQ660 itx casing with True power PS included (promo)
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=13573558

or a separate ITX (bigger) casing to maximize the 4-SATA internal port.
APEX MI-008
price: 1,600.00
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=18597841
note: BQ660 can only accommodate 1-2.5 HDD due to its miniaturize size.

MEM-
Kingston 4gb DDR-3 1333
price:Php 920.00
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=10505771

SSD/HDD-
its you're discretion but size matters

VC-
Radeon HD6310- Onboard HDMI Ver. 1.3

or any of this:
Radeon HD 6450 (Low Profile) HDMI Ver. 1.4a
price: Php 1,750.00
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=9989755

Radeon HD 6570 (Low Profile) HDMI Ver. 1.4a
price: Php 2,660.00
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=19064859


check this link also: http://cybernetnews.com/build-xbmc-htpc/
maraming ideas jan na mapupulot 

[rhodem24]

Hello po mga sir, okay lang ba if im going to upgrade just my video card lang and make my 4-year old PC to HTPC?

Here's the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800 Kingston
ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB -----> Planning to upgrade into PowerColor HD5750
Gigabyte Superb 720W


Plan ko is to use ONLY an HDMI cable from the HD5750 to my AV Receiver (Pioneer VSX-1021-K) to have BOTH audio and video na.

Thanks in advance po.

[Wildfire™]

Hello po mga sir, okay lang ba if im going to upgrade just my video card lang and make my 4-year old PC to HTPC?

Here's the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800 Kingston
ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB -----> Planning to upgrade into PowerColor HD5750
Gigabyte Superb 720W


Plan ko is to use ONLY an HDMI cable from the HD5750 to my AV Receiver (Pioneer VSX-1021-K) to have BOTH audio and video na.

Thanks in advance po.

ok lang yan mas malakas lang sa kuryente ng konti

[joko11]

Hello po mga sir, okay lang ba if im going to upgrade just my video card lang and make my 4-year old PC to HTPC?

Here's the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800 Kingston
ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB -----> Planning to upgrade into PowerColor HD5750
Gigabyte Superb 720W


Plan ko is to use ONLY an HDMI cable from the HD5750 to my AV Receiver (Pioneer VSX-1021-K) to have BOTH audio and video na.

Thanks in advance po.

mag ATI 6XXX series ka na. not sure kung kaya ng 5XXX series ang 3D iso kung i-update ang driver

[Stagea]

Hello po mga sir, okay lang ba if im going to upgrade just my video card lang and make my 4-year old PC to HTPC?

Here's the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800 Kingston
ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB -----> Planning to upgrade into PowerColor HD5750
Gigabyte Superb 720W


Plan ko is to use ONLY an HDMI cable from the HD5750 to my AV Receiver (Pioneer VSX-1021-K) to have BOTH audio and video na.

Thanks in advance po.

If you can get the HD 7750, that might be a little better and may last you a little longer. You get 4K resolution and 3D support. Plus, you get additional AA options, DDMA and better video handling (yes, IQ is a little better). It's also better for GPGPU uses, especially since the HD 7000 series is now an OoOE design.

[rhodem24]

Thank you for your quick replies mga sir.

I'm not into 3D kasi... And medyo limited budget that's why yung 5750 lang yung na pili ko.
Ano po ba mas better when it comes to video AND audio na? ATI or nVidia? 5K at most po budget ko.. Yung 5750 is around 3.5k-4K

[Stagea]

Thank you for your quick replies mga sir.

I'm not into 3D kasi... And medyo limited budget that's why yung 5750 lang yung na pili ko.
Ano po ba mas better when it comes to video AND audio na? ATI or nVidia? 5K at most po budget ko.. Yung 5750 is around 3.5k-4K

AMD/ATI 2D image quality (especially for video playback) is superior to Nvidia's at the moment, given the right settings. The HD 7750 costs less than 5k in most shops.

Newer models from both AMD and Nvidia generally have better video playback quality over their prior generation counterparts.