Author Topic: Share your HTPC Setup (Read 342344 times)

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #1590 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:04 PM »

if movie watching lang the IGP of 780g mobo is enough.. am using gigabyte 780g.. kaya rin nya ibang games at low settings..

deeboy · « **Reply #1591 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:21 PM »

^^ sa procie? anu gamit nyo po? gusto ko mga assemble magisa.. project ko n to.. heheh

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #1592 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:25 PM »

am using the 45W of amd BE-2350.. less noise at less power/heat..

Clondalkin · « **Reply #1593 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:36 PM »

Quote from: deeboy on Jul 03, 2008 at 11:29 AM

@Clondalkin
sir ung onboard video ng mobo EMAXX AMD780G-PRO SB700 + 64mb Sideport Mem, is this enough na or still mas maganda pa din kung may separate video card?

Havent tried AMD780G. Anong maximum resolution neto?

Teka muna, why do you have to build another PC if your current rig can be easily upgraded? Di ba sabi mo bago pa sya? As I previously indicated, ang biggest weakness ng system mo right now is the size of your hard drive. BTW, do you have a good quality and high capacity PSU?

deeboy · « **Reply #1594 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:45 PM »

d ko alam kung anu ung psu ko e, kasama sya sa casing.. d ko pa nachcheck

plano ko ibigay n lang sa pamangkin ko ung pc ko den ung pc nila (used to be my pc) isell ko n lang.. hehehe.. p4 kasi un e compared sa pc ko ngaun..

cnn · « **Reply #1595 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 02:58 AM »

Upgraded my rig to become a HTPC. Sold my old shuttle XPC and got the following setup.

All from PCX Greenhills

GIGABYTE GA-MA780GM-S2H
AMD x2 5200
Transcend 2.0gig DDR2 PC800 memory
Astone Enforcer Casing + 500watt PSU

Then used my old Samsung 18x DVD Writer / Logiteck KB + Mouse

Ganda ng performance if connected to LG Plasma.

HDMI CONNECTION.

Ok na sa akin ito... I just connect to my wireless LAN for surfing...

MAX resolution 1280X768.

coolkiks · « **Reply #1596 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 10:19 AM »

Quote from: HD_MOVIES on Jul 03, 2008 at 12:25 PM

am using the 45W of amd BE-2350.. less noise at less power/heat..

sir where did you get your BE-2350?

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #1597 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 11:32 AM »

Quote from: coolkiks on Jul 04, 2008 at 10:19 AM

sir where did you get your BE-2350?

ke sir dex of T.I.E. Online Sales
Tel. (02) 494-4640

dunno if me stock pa sila.. last May ko pa nabili.. hirap maghanap ng mga 45W (BE2350, 4850e, etc)

coolkiks · « **Reply #1598 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 01:17 PM »

Quote from: HD_MOVIES on Jul 04, 2008 at 11:32 AM

ke sir dex of T.I.E. Online Sales
Tel. (02) 494-4640

dunno if me stock pa sila.. last May ko pa nabili.. hirap maghanap ng mga 45W (BE2350, 4850e, etc)

Thanks. I'll give him a call.

deeboy · « **Reply #1599 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 01:38 PM »

mr hd_movies, nagbebenta ka hrd disk dba? how much ba ung 500 tb sayo n may hd movies na?

kapau · « **Reply #1600 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 02:01 PM »

share ko lang project ko

http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=81604.0

localhost · « **Reply #1601 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 07:34 PM »

Quote from: cnn on Jul 04, 2008 at 02:58 AM

Upgraded my rig to become a HTPC. Sold my old shuttle XPC and got the following setup.

All from PCX Greenhills

GIGABYTE GA-MA780GM-S2H
AMD x2 5200
Transcend 2.0gig DDR2 PC800 memory
Astone Enforcer Casing + 500watt PSU

Then used my old Samsung 18x DVD Writer / Logiteck KB + Mouse

Ganda ng performance if connected to LG Plasma.

HDMI CONNECTION.

Ok na sa akin ito... I just connect to my wireless LAN for surfing...

MAX resolution 1280X768.

Hello everyone... my first post here.

Sir, Pareho tayo ng mobo na gamit and I have no plan to put a dedicated GPU for now... are you sure max resolution ng HTPC mo eh 1280x786 lang?... afaik, it can handle 1080p very well...

I'm planning to put my HTPC on a Sony Bravia 40" @1080p as its native resolution.

cnn · « **Reply #1602 on:** Jul 05, 2008 at 03:10 AM »

Quote from: localhost on Jul 04, 2008 at 07:34 PM

Hello everyone... my first post here.

Sir, Pareho tayo ng mobo na gamit and I have no plan to put a dedicated GPU for now... are you sure max resolution ng HTPC mo eh 1280x786 lang?... afaik, it can handle 1080p very well...

I'm planning to put my HTPC on a Sony Bravia 40" @1080p as its native resolution.

yup... 1280x786 max resolution sa LG Plasma 32 inch.

When I run 1080p/i no signals sa plasma monitor ko.

I'm very please with my HTPC setup speciall that I just connect with the HDMI cable direct to the monitor.

Less cable clutter + may audio pa coming from the monitor

mrm · « **Reply #1603 on:** Jul 05, 2008 at 02:44 PM »

Quote from: otepsy on Jun 24, 2008 at 08:18 AM

i'm experiencing that problem too, yung biglang bumibilis parang nadudulas... bakit nga kaya...

hi sir, just last night I was able to solve the problem. All I did was install an external audio card which I had lying around in my cabinet and disabling
my onboard audio. My stuttering problem was completely removed. I guess this was cause by my built-in audio choking. By the way the sound card
I used is an old Sound Blaster live 5.1 Digital. Hope this will also solve your problem.

dyerds · « **Reply #1604 on:** Jul 05, 2008 at 06:35 PM »

Quote from: docelmo on Jul 01, 2008 at 09:45 PM

Bro! i was able to output DTS thru Optical Cable playing mkv files!
-Realtek HD Audio Manager: Output source:"Output digital audio source"
Channel Config: DTS Interactive
Thanks!

I agree now sir. I tried again using Realtek HD Audio Manager when playing mkv file and compared the SQ when setting my receiver to DTS Neo. I noticed that Using Realtek HD Audio Manager produced better SQ than just setting my receiver to DTS Neo.

kapau · « **Reply #1605 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 12:03 AM »

san nakakabili ng 4850e? ang difference lang ba nya sa 4800+ e tipid sa kuryente thats it? or meron pa?

STI Edge · « **Reply #1606 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 12:09 PM »

built one the other day

AMD x2 4600
Emaxx 780g
2gb mem
320gb hd
micro atx case
vista ultimate 32bit

Problem:connected to th42pv using hdmi and can handle video without any issues, thing is no audio using hdmi. Anyone using emaxx 780g or had the same issue and was resolved? Mukang medyo luma na itong issue na ito or late lang po talaga ko sa technology Patulong naman po. TIA

smoothtalker · « **Reply #1607 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 02:45 PM »

my htpc rig:

amd x2 4600+
emaxx 780g pro
1gb ddr2
500gb hd
frontier rondo matx case w/ 206w psu

i can watch two hd movies simultaneously with no lag/stutter whatsoever

STI Edge · « **Reply #1608 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 03:50 PM »

Quote from: STI Edge on Jul 06, 2008 at 12:09 PM

built one the other day

AMD x2 4600
Emaxx 780g
2gb mem
320gb hd
micro atx case
vista ultimate 32bit

Problem:connected to th42pv using hdmi and can handle video without any issues, thing is no audio using hdmi. Anyone using emaxx 780g or had the same issue and was resolved? Mukang medyo luma na itong issue na ito or late lang po talaga ko sa technology Patulong naman po. TIA

Up ko lang po baka may makatulong diyan, sobrang newbie lang. Tnx

dyerds · « **Reply #1609 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 04:49 PM »

I think yung hdmi nung mobo para lang talaga sa video not sure about it though.

uvax · « **Reply #1610 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 07:11 PM »

Quote from: dyerds on Jul 06, 2008 at 04:49 PM

I think yung hdmi nung mobo para lang talaga sa video not sure about it though.

In the case of a 780G mobo the hdmi will also carry digital audio. 2 channel nga lang based on my experience.

GioSpike · « **Reply #1611 on:** Jul 06, 2008 at 11:04 PM »

Quote from: STI Edge on Jul 06, 2008 at 03:50 PM

Up ko lang po baka may makatulong diyan, sobrang newbie lang. Tnx

Someone in TPC had a similar problem and was able to resolve it. Check mo post ni ninjababez at page 136.

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ninjababez Send Message View User Items on July 05, 2008 09:10 PM
mga bro .. sinong may htpc setup dito using HDMI? wala kasing sound sakin eh ..
gusto ko sana yung speakers lang din ng plasma yun gamitin as speakers ... thanks in advance .. btw my motherboard is emaxx 780g pro .. (builtin audio and video*hdmi*dvi*vga*)

Resolution:

Quote

yuff i was able to use the hdmi audio driver from ati .. successful naman .. hay salamat at di ako pinahirapan .. mga 5 or 6 drivers and applications yata ang dinownload ko .. tapos random ako nagdouble-click ng file .. hehehe
pagka-install na pagka-install nagkaroon kagad ng sound .. kewl!!

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=88421&page=136

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1612 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 12:39 AM »

Quote from: GioSpike on Jul 06, 2008 at 11:04 PM

Someone in TPC had a similar problem and was able to resolve it. Check mo post ni ninjababez at page 136.
Resolution:
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=88421&page=136

@Giospike
wahh .. binuking mo naman pagiging noob ko .. hahaha

medyo pinahirapan ako nyan .. almost 24 hours bago ko naayos ..

otepsy · « **Reply #1613 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 10:46 AM »

Quote from: smoothtalker on Jul 06, 2008 at 02:45 PM

my htpc rig:

amd x2 4600+
emaxx 780g pro
1gb ddr2
500gb hd
frontier rondo matx case w/ 206w psu

i can watch two hd movies simultaneously with no lag/stutter whatsoever

wow sir how much po inabot? thanks

dyerds · « **Reply #1614 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 11:03 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez on Jul 07, 2008 at 12:39 AM

@Giospike
wahh .. binuking mo naman pagiging noob ko .. hahaha
medyo pinahirapan ako nyan .. almost 24 hours bago ko naayos ..

+1
For the patience.

It's very helpful.

Ganda din po ba tunog kahit sa tv lang?

mrm · « **Reply #1615 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 12:49 PM »

hi mga sirs,

I have notice that mkv players like KM, Zoom, MPC etc... have option in their AC3 filter for selecting how many channels
your speaker setup would be. I just wanted to ask which one is better, the 3/2 5.1 setting or the Dolby Pro Logic II if I have
a 6 channel speaker setup on my HTPC? I have notice that Dolby Pro Logic II is the last choice among the setting. Does this
mean that Dolby Pro Logic II is better than the 3/2 5.1 option in the AC3 filter?

Hope someone can shed some light on this. Thanks.

localhost · « **Reply #1616 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 01:02 PM »

Quote from: smoothtalker on Jul 06, 2008 at 02:45 PM

my htpc rig:

amd x2 4600+
emaxx 780g pro
1gb ddr2
500gb hd
frontier rondo matx case w/ 206w psu

i can watch two hd movies simultaneously with no lag/stutter whatsoever

Uy! Nice... sana may mabili din akong ganyang case dito.

Acutally may napili na ako yung Antec NS4280B ba yun?... pero sobrang laki at hindi kakasya sa Home Theater cabinet ko.

Do you mind telling me the OS you are using for that and what HTPC software are you using? codecs?

kapau · « **Reply #1617 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 01:09 PM »

Quote from: smoothtalker on Jul 06, 2008 at 02:45 PM

my htpc rig:

i saw this casing too ok sana kaya lang parang di ka na pwede mag add ng cards parang half lang nung size nung standard also the powersupply mababa. limited un upgrades for me. pero nice casing sir

STI Edge · « **Reply #1618 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 01:35 PM »

Thanks mga Bros. I was able to resolve the no audio issue using hdmi last night. I installed ATI HDMI driver and catalyst 8.6 downloaded from amd/ati website. Ganda rin tumunog kahit sa tv lang. Many tnx po Sir Gio and Ninja

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1619 on:** Jul 07, 2008 at 08:10 PM »

Quote from: STI Edge on Jul 07, 2008 at 01:35 PM

Thanks mga Bros. I was able to resolve the no audio issue using hdmi last night. I installed ATI HDMI driver and catalyst 8.6 downloaded from amd/ati website. Ganda rin tumunog kahit sa tv lang. Many tnx po Sir Gio and Ninja

anytime bro ..
si giospike sa tpc palang matulungin na yan

by the way .. the sound for .mkv files are good on this tv .. im just wondering why an ordinary dvd (bluray DBD*) doesnt have enough volume ..
anyone who can answer this?