One of the most exciting aspects of the RS780 chipset on the AMD 780G boards is that it incorporates the hardware decoding of VC-1, H.264, MPEG2 with it's UVD technology that was formerly available on discrete graphics cards. With it, you can offload the CPU and let the chipset with integrated graphics handle the decoding.
That's great and all, where are you sourcing those prices?
@tambutsoo and sickboy
Great setup mga sir. ;D
I'm already using Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H for my HTPC but I believe I haven't maximize it's full potential yet.
@Matzter
I believe GA-MA78GM-S2H is capable of 7.1 audio by using toslink but not pretty much sure when using HDMI. You're using Emaxx, right?
ok man din bro but its an old mobo yan :(
look for nvidia 8300 or ati 780g mobo :)
Nice setup sir! Hard drive galore ah. Congrats. ;)
You know the reason why..... ;D
how about with prices guys so magka idea naman tayo how much to spend... :-)around 20k, really depends if you want to get a bdrom and the blings ;D
Here's my HTPC
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2939770979_36918587b5.jpg)
AMD X2-5000
Emaxx EMX-AMD780G-PRO
Team Elite 2x1GB RAM
Seagate 500GB HDD
Powerlogic casing with PSU
Total cost is around 13k without an optical drive
nice! 13k lang huh...
might copy this set.up.
how's the fan noise of your casing/psu sir?
Very nice. Lagi ko nakikita yan casing na yan. Very inexpensive indeed. Kaya lang, masyadong bulky for my sala.
Thanks.im selling mine, again...hahaha
For less bulky looking casing, you may want to look at diva casings :)
Bro, you're selling your Diva case?yup, prolly after i setup my fake wall .. :D
Definition of Home Theater PC in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTPC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTPC) ;D
Sige umpisahan ko na.....
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Specs:
ASUS M3N78-VM w/ HDMI
Athlon X2 5000
Creative Audigy Value Soundcard
Kingston 2GB DDR2 800
ASUS DVD Writer
Seagate 160GB Internal HDD
Seagate 500GB External HDD
WD Essentials 1 Terabyte External HDD
I-cute QS02 casing
Multi-card reader
500 watts powersupply
HTPC Characteristics
TV Connectivity - Pass
Minimal Noise Level - Highly questionable with 5 fans running inside the desktop case alone, and external drives with their own cooling fans, no noise dampener of any sort - But I dont hear them when watching something
High Storage Capacity - Pass but you'll never have enough of memory space
TV Tuner Card - Pass but useless because Im already connected to a TV anyway
Remote - Dont have (Fail)
Sige umpisahan ko na.....
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Specs:
ASUS M3N78-VM w/ HDMI
Athlon X2 5000
Creative Audigy Value Soundcard
Kingston 2GB DDR2 800
ASUS DVD Writer
Seagate 160GB Internal HDD
Seagate 500GB External HDD
WD Essentials 1 Terabyte External HDD
I-cute QS02 casing
Multi-card reader
500 watts powersupply
where did u bought your unit? what store and price? TIA
i will only use it to play MKV 1080p files and internet
Bro, got the casing from a seller in TPC. Other parts from Questlogic, BF Paranaque. ;)doc .. im planning to replace my htpc case .. just got a luna B rack from jeff and was able to paint it black, so no size constraint na sa casing .. :D
Bro, you're selling your Diva case?
yup, prolly after i setup my fake wall .. :D
congrats ninjababez! ganda nyan antec. :)thanks bro .. ^_^
thanks bro .. ^_^
got it for 2.5k, used .. :D (without the PSU though :( )
Is this Acer Aspire specs ok as HTPC: AMD Athlon 64 x 2, 1GB DDR2 memory, 160GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 8200
with HDMI.
good buy!! inggit ako.. heheill prolly sell this when the jay_26 sells his silverstone htpc case cheap .. :D
baka magsawa ka agad, PM mo lang ako.. hehe
Guyz any pix on how you manage those pesky cables inside your htpc casing... own a i cute qs02 case but having a hard time dealing with the cables and stuff inside.. please help... i bought it today.. getting a little bit frustrated with it heheh... baka mauwi sa benta 2 pag nairita ako wahaha...check this thread from tpc Modified Wiring Harness For PC (http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=35773&page=1)
Guyz any pix on how you manage those pesky cables inside your htpc casing... own a i cute qs02 case but having a hard time dealing with the cables and stuff inside.. please help... i bought it today.. getting a little bit frustrated with it heheh... baka mauwi sa benta 2 pag nairita ako wahaha...
@ninjababez mas ok siguro kung ung htpc casing po mismo ang pictures... especially ung icute qs02 ang nandun para mas magkaroon po me idea... full atx kasi ung case na un and madali itago sa likod ung wires unlike ung htpc case sobra hirap i mange ang cable baka may master dian na nakamanage itago post naman na pix.. thnx.my amd powered htpc runs cool so i didnt bother to do cable management .. :D
pasay area lang ako sir hehe lapit lang sa makati.. un.. paano po ang setup natin patulong po ako...lets meetup after the holidays ;)
medyo ot hindi ko alam kung san tama ipost eto e,meron bang hdmi to rgb wire or converter?i saw one online .. a bit expensive though ..
guys i need po your inputs. my officemate is planning to sell his CPU, eto setup nya more or less:
q6600 intel quadcore 2.4ghs for every core
geforce 9600gt 1ghz
2 gb ddr2
gigabyte motherboard
320 sata drive
papasa naba as HTPC? Balak ko kasi kumuha ng E-great media player pero kung pwede na yan, hindi nalang siguro. I'll be using my 32 inch LCD TV as my monitor and 2.1 Bose Speakers.
tatawaran ko sya ng 15k eh. pwede na ba? presyong kaibigan sympre saka 2nd hand na. 29k daw assemble nya..
thanks po sa magrereply..
ill prolly sell this when the jay_26 sells his silverstone htpc case cheap .. :D
anong motherboard yan .. medyo pwede na siguro sa 15k yan kung 1 month old ganun .. hehehe
mura na yun bro for 20k basta kasama 22" :)
gigabyte motherboard..mahal naba sa 15k yan? all in napo kasi yan pati peripherals like keyboard and mouse..kung kukunin ko ung AOC 22 inch LCD nya kukunin ko ng 20k..nung august nya nabili daw..
waaaaahhh bakit nasama yung casing ko :'(yuff mahaba pa sa casing mo .. :)
COngrats bro sa new casing, mahaba rin ba yan katulad sa akin? Hirap maghanap kasi ng rack eh, sakin lagpas pa rin :-[
mura na yun bro for 20k basta kasama 22" :)
guys i need po your inputs. my officemate is planning to sell his CPU, eto setup nya more or less:
q6600 intel quadcore 2.4ghs for every core
geforce 9600gt 1ghz
2 gb ddr2
gigabyte motherboard
320 sata drive
papasa naba as HTPC? Balak ko kasi kumuha ng E-great media player pero kung pwede na yan, hindi nalang siguro. I'll be using my 32 inch LCD TV as my monitor and 2.1 Bose Speakers.
tatawaran ko sya ng 15k eh. pwede na ba? presyong kaibigan sympre saka 2nd hand na. 29k daw assemble nya..
thanks po sa magrereply..
Clondalkin, mukhang may OS na iyan' kasi ginamit na eh'....at kung di' man' licensed OK parin ako sa 15K.....
Oo nga no. Kahit bumili ng licensed OS worth 5K, reasonable pa rin yung total price for a quad core system. :)on your pentium D machine, what are the players that are installed?
BTW Bros, I can vouch for the effectiveness of CoreAVC Ver. 1.8.5 for Pentium-D systems. My Pentium-D desktop is finally 1080p capable after so many failed trials using various codecs and older versions of CoreAVC. :)
on your pentium D machine, what are the players that are installed?
im having issues with 1080p HD dvd r*pp3d :( e.g. band of brothers, again >:(
KMP. Kayang kaya na all 1080ps lalo na yung DXVA compliant. Dati pinipilit ko pa sa MPC because mas magaang kesa sa KMP. Now oks na lahat. Wife prefers KMP kase maganda agad ang default sound quality, whilst sa MPC, you need to configure AC3Filter properly pa.no issue if you turn on the ffdshow ? :D
Try mo CoreAVC 1.8.5. Medyo parang mas maganda nga lang ang PQ kung FFDshow...but slight lang.
no issue if you turn on the ffdshow ? :D
i have to agree .. with the kmplayer and mpc comparison :)
kmplayer is my main player and mpc for all around player :D
im gonna visit a friend in pasig (rob towers) on thursday .. are you still in pasig, manila? :)
My usual question. Meron nang OS diba? ;D Licensed?
That kind of set-up should be able to perform all the functions of the E-Great with ease and you'd have a pretty powerful PC as well.
Kung di ko lang naayos (finally) yung codec ng Pentim-D sa Pasig, I would be very interested to line up after you and Alfie. ;D Ibibigay kaya talaga ng 15K?
If you'll buy this kind of setup at this time, this is very reasonable. Imagine, a 1G 9600GT Video card, that presumably indicates that he has a branded power supply,plus the fact that it's a quadcore.If you do the math, it's as if you got a free 2G RAM and MoBo.
And yes, it's not only decent for a HTPC, but has room for lots of improvement.
If you'll pass kindly refer him to me. ;) ;D
on your pentium D machine, what are the players that are installed?
im having issues with 1080p HD dvd r*pp3d :( e.g. band of brothers, again >:(
Congrats Allan! Finally ok na yung pentium D.... Back in Tokyo ne... Happy New Year!
Pentium D with FFDshow and MPC - dehins kaya ALWAYS ang 1080p...minsan tsamba, kadalasan sinisinok.. pero maganda ang PQ.forgot to check the version, i used the 1.6 version .. i was giving up on this sana :D good thing i logged in today ;D
Pentium D with KMP and Internal Codecs - Hopeless
Pentium D with KMP and CoreAVC 1..8.5 - Solved!
Im back in Tokyo. :(
just got this!
lapad!!
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Hi JT- yup yup, can play up to 720p w/o hiccups, but with 3g RAM with 500G HDD mod and 8400GS upgrade and hybrid sli, it was also able to act as a gaming pc, and play 1080P files.
Here's our thread,check it out:http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=86163.0 (http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=86163.0)
to those using this codec.....Did you get the same, or did you purchase the $7 standard and $15 Pro ? ???
I was able to successfully download and install the coreavc 1.8.5, now, how do I configure this?
I tried playing the KMplayer, however, it seemed configured to it's own set of codecs?
I also tried the Media Player Classic and it stayed with the same set of codecs. :-\
To those using this, can you give some pointers, and thanks for your responses. ;)
...Big mkv files do play good and smooth at lower resolutions like 1024X768, but what's the use of getting high bitrate video if you will play them at that resolution...
If this is the case, then in theory your Dual Core Atom may be able to play well on a native 1024x768 plasma like the PV80?
Your Samsung is a full HD panel but you're forcing it at less than half its native resolution, hence the degradation in image. If your PC is capable of rendering the video bitstream at the monitor's optimal/native settings, the resulting image should look good. For instance, I like watching MKV on an HDTV CRT which has much lower resolution than 1080p. I set the CRT at 720p, its optimal setting per TV specs. I play a 720p content and it looks nice. I then play a 1080p content and it looks even greater. So baka magandang lumabas if you connect the Dual Core Atom to a PV80.
yuff .. on the day i got it ..
Congrats bro! nakuha mo na pala ito sa TPC.. musta naman.. nasetup mo na?
I got it from HD-bits, the EDGE release. Pro version daw ;) It's clean based on comments from those who DL'd previously and when I tried, ok naman ang keygen and the installer unlike other apps where Norton or McAfee or Interscan deletes them. I can email you the installer if you want. It's only about 1.15MB. Keygen would probably be blocked automatically because it's a marked word, so I'd just generate myself in case.
For KMP
Right click, Options, Preferences or press F2
Under Filter Control/Decoder Usage, click Internal Video Decoder and uncheck H.264 and AVC1 tick boxes.
Click External Video Decoder, External Decoder Search, Add After Scan - then all installed external decoders will be listed in the window. If CoreAVC is properly installed it will be detected and included in the list. Press OK to close window.
Click External Video Decoder again then click the Down Arrow next to the H.264 Video box and select *CoreAVC Video Decoder. Do the same operation on AVC1. If you want to play around with the settings of CoreAVC, click the "C" next to the Down Arrow and the Filter Info will be displayed. Close Preferences Window and that's it.
PS. Mukhang ang ganda ng bagong beta ng KMP -ver. 1434
MPC
Right click, Options, External Filters, Add Filter.
Select CoreAVC, press OK, tick the Prefer box, press OK to close window and that's it.
In case maraming ibang external codecs, disable or uninstall them.
guys question, what would you prefer for an OS? a VISTA or should I stick with XP? anong mas convenient and effective to install?
@air ween
My two cents, I'd go for XP. Pero if you decide to get the Vista, get the Home Premium, not the Home Basic.
Maraming kaartehan kasi ang Vista eh, although, you can turn them off. There are only a few things I like about the Vista over XP (like for example the Advance Cut/Copy function, Search function, and over all look). In the end, I'd go for XP. I have 3 computers, two are running XP and one is Vista. The Vista has been with me for over a year now and still having problems with updates (minsan inde compatible).
Pero I have read that may mga gadgets, especially for Home Theatre Viewing that plays around the Vista structure (Premium and Ultimate versions) like for example media extenders. If you have those gadgets, like an XBOX 360, you may research on the benefits it could give you having a Vista. I don't know much about them though.
Pero as you may know, Windows 7 is coming out, earliest is July 09. If you are getting a secondary pc, you could play with the beta for a while before reformatting again and installing your original XP/Vista. They say the performance boost of Windows 7 is very clear and apparent. As far as I know, officially released ang beta to the public.
@air weentrust me bro xp has updates issues too, and repercussion are far worse than having a vista operating system. :D
My two cents, I'd go for XP. Pero if you decide to get the Vista, get the Home Premium, not the Home Basic.
Maraming kaartehan kasi ang Vista eh, although, you can turn them off. There are only a few things I like about the Vista over XP (like for example the Advance Cut/Copy function, Search function, and over all look). In the end, I'd go for XP. I have 3 computers, two are running XP and one is Vista. The Vista has been with me for over a year now and still having problems with updates (minsan inde compatible).
Clondalkin- Thank you so much, my dual core PC can now play MKV files smoothly. ;) ;D
so its 2:1 in favor of Vista.. :)
isa nalang vote at lalarga na.. ;)
Hi Fernando. Got your PM and thanks a lot. Based on the data generated by MediaInfo, I am absolutely impressed!!!I think it really boils down to CoreAVC. I was not able to play HD videos before on the atom pc before CoreAVC. My Codec Pack then and until now is the Combined Community Codec Pack but now, the CoreAVC steps in as the preferred video decoder when playing the HD videos. Before CoreAVC, the sound was way ahead and the video was choppy.
The first sample in particular was encoded to profile 5.1 at that video bitrate with DTS sound stream and yet kinaya ng Dual Core Atom without any problems??? - you've got to be kidding me Bro. ;D ;D ;D That's awesome!
Among the 3, the first one is the toughest file to render by kind of media player, the 3rd one the lightest. Even then, I dont know what else to say about the capability of your Atom desktop. ;D It's unbelievable.
It's better not to think of MKV resolution in terms of resolution per se, but in terms of bitrate and encoding profile. It's quite common that encodes use non-standard resolutions - compared to what are technically defined as 1080p or 720p resolutions. Not a bother at all. I guess encoders have technical reasons, difficulties or limitations that force them to "downscale" a 1080p encode to 1920x800 or a 720p encode to 1280x 548 in some cases.Oh... I thought that if it is 1080p, the video resolution should be 1920x1080. When MediaInfo showed that the first video was 1920x800, I was thinking to myself, "Wait lang, mali ata ako, di ata 1080p yung pinanood ko ah, pero nakalagay sa file name 1080p", then I remembered that may black bars sa taas at baba when I watched. So I thought that the video was not really 1080p. In the end, if it is 1080p, the video height is not necessarily 1080 pixels as 720p can have a smaller height as well, 528 pixels. Thanks :)
I think it really boils down to CoreAVC. I was not able to play HD videos before on the atom pc before CoreAVC. My Codec Pack then and until now is the Combined Community Codec Pack but now, the CoreAVC steps in as the preferred video decoder when playing the HD videos. Before CoreAVC, the sound was way ahead and the video was choppy.
Oh... I thought that if it is 1080p, the video resolution should be 1920x1080. When MediaInfo showed that the first video was 1920x800, I was thinking to myself, "Wait lang, mali ata ako, di ata 1080p yung pinanood ko ah, pero nakalagay sa file name 1080p", then I remembered that may black bars sa taas at baba when I watched. So I thought that the video was not really 1080p. In the end, if it is 1080p, the video height is not necessarily 1080 pixels as 720p can have a smaller height as well, 528 pixels. Thanks :)
Actually the 1920x800 resolution file is still 1080p. The encoders crop off the black bars at the top and bottom to save on file size. You'll observe that 720p files have different resolution---some 1280x532, 1280x528, etc.---depending on how many pixels the black bars are in the source material. A good encode should crop off so much pixels to trim the black bars; anything more is a bad encode.
Pero Windows 7 is just around the corner, baka the support for Vista will not be as lively and prioritized as what was given to XP.microsoft assured our end user that vista will still be supported, heck xp still is being supported as long as sp2 is installed. if we do the math, end of support for windows 98 and windows Me ended around July 2006. which means xp still has 3-4 years and vista around 7 or more. ;)For sure though, support for Vista will continue for a long time pero baka di ganun ka focus as compared to XP before.
guys sorry medyo OT ha?get the whole package bro, its like getting a 22" for 5k.
tanong ko lang, ung AOC 223VW 22inch LCD monitor ba is ok for playing 1080p videos? Yan kasi ung kasamang LCD monitor na binenta sakin ng officemate ko together with Quadcore q6600, GA-G31M-ES2L (MOBO), 2gb DDR2, Palit 1Gb 9600GT, HEC PSU 550W, External Samsung Multifunction DVD for 25k (tingin nyo mura na? 4 months na nagamit). It's maximum resolution is just 1680 x 900 with 700:1 contrast ratio (native)...
this pc will not actually be a full time HTPC since I am planning to buy a standalone media player but i am considering this one as my backup for viewing high def movies kapag nakatambay ako sa kwarto. My LCD TV kasi is situated at the living room area (dito ko ilalagay ung NMT, Egreat siguro). Pwede na ba sya mga master o wag ko ng kunin ung LCD monitor then mag shed ako ng 20k for the CPU only tapos bili ako separate LCD monitor with thesame size..
get the whole package bro, its like getting a 22" for 5k.
btw the resolution is Resolution is 1680x1050 according to AOC.COM (http://www.aocmonitorap.com/malaysia/lcd_monitor/223vw.php). and the aspect ratio is 16:10 , which is common with 22" lcd monitors.
but it will definitely play 1080p files, right?
anyway, may WD HD TV na kaya sa QLT bro?
Follow the given posted instructions above regarding the installation of coreavc 1.8.5 and KM Player, and you'll be able to play any MKV files. ;) ;D
(even if it's not the quadcore being offered to you, but with your quadcore, maybe even with the regular codecs for HD, you'll be able to decode all 1080p files). ;D
Question about this CoreAVC, is this good only for Pentium?
bakit nung nag-play ako sa MPC ng mkv lumabas yung black bar sa taas at baba ng screen tapos nung binuksan ko sa KMP walang lumabas?
Kindly check your settings with your MPC and KMP.
You might have clicked the overscan in the KMP(most common) or the "stretch to", if not check the "retain aspect ratio".
My laptop is only dual core T2060 and it can play 1080p flawlessly. I think the problem is your player and codec settings. HTH ;)
Picture Quality also depends on your hardware specifically LCD resolution and video card. Syempre sama mo na rin yun settings. I have seen some technical explanation requiring a dual processor for watching mkv (high def movies) and minimum processor specs. But can't remember. I'll try to find it and share the link here.recommended (not minimum) for AMD variant is AMD 4200+ x2 for the processor. and direct x9c capable video card. ;)
Wala pa ring nangyayari. ???
Any on-board graphics is the minimum requirements for HD video mkv files as the GPU is not used and they are purely CPU. I keep on seeing this line or something similar. And some even state that for an HTPC, you don't need to buy a video card if the motherboard has built in graphics acceleration (A different story if you are also using it for gaming, then, you'll have to buy a video card). Is this true?that is because most builtin cards with dual core on them already has dx9c capability .. lolz
Ngayon ko lang 'to napansin, bakit nung nag-play ako sa MPC ng mkv lumabas yung black bar sa taas at baba ng screen tapos nung binuksan ko sa KMP walang lumabas? Mas gusto kasi yung may black bar and I also prefer using KMP more than MPC. ;D TIA
Kindly check your settings with your MPC and KMP.
You might have clicked the overscan in the KMP(most common) or the "stretch to", if not check the "retain aspect ratio".
Wala pa ring nangyayari.
Question about this CoreAVC, is this good only for Pentium? Because I'm using an AMD processor and I want to try this CoreAVC. Another thing. Ngayon ko lang 'to napansin, bakit nung nag-play ako sa MPC ng mkv lumabas yung black bar sa taas at baba ng screen tapos nung binuksan ko sa KMP walang lumabas? Mas gusto kasi yung may black bar and I also prefer using KMP more than MPC. ;D TIAtry alt+enter when playing; or hit the numlock 5 key, this should reset the settings to default now if you really want the black bar, use alt+numlock 2 and/or alt+numlock 8 (for height adjustment) key then adjust it to your preferred aspect .. ;)
Fernando please post detailed connections between your laptop and your ATOM. Are you watching using the laptop's own screen or externally through the same monitor/CRT/HDTV connected to the ATOM?
What are the graphics card engine of the laptop and ATOM respectively, and what are the display settings?
Got it! Thanks to all! :)if that does not work though, you could try windows media player .. ;)
ninjabaez-kailangan rin' ba na i-reconfigure ang coreavc 1.8.5 sa windows media player?IIRC wmp automatically searches for the right codec .. if you have other codecs/player though aside from core and kmplayer, then you might encounter some issues. you can give it a try since wmp is preinstalled anyways :D
Hi Milken. You mean the resolution of the black bars are included in the source material? Interesting, I never thought of that. So in this case, the visible image itself has 800 horizontal lines of resolution on its height plus 280 horizontal lines of resolution consisting of blackness?
or is like this?
If the video has wide aspect ratio, the black bars would have to be taller top and bottom? Does that mean the visible image itself, considering linear spacing of horizontal lines of resolution, would have horizontal resolution of much less than 800? ....in which case, the impression of a wide image as being higher definition than full screen is just an optical illusion?
Alin ang tama? Mukhang nalilito yata ako. ;D ;D ;D
Both PCs use the same VGA cable (w/ ferrite cores at both ends). Pinagpapalit palit lang during comparisons. Both are connected to the same Sammy TV. Same TV settings are used.
Intel Chipset Identification Utility
Atom: Intel(R) 82945G/GZ Express Chipset Family
Laptop: Intel(R) 965GM Graphics And Memory Controller Hub(GMCH)
I don't know which one is better but the laptop has a higher number... ;D
And if the laptop's integrated graphics is indeed better, why the lower PQ?
And if MKV playback is CPU based, the laptop has a better and more powerful processor, why still the lower PQ?
During comparisons, the laptop's power is connected to the AC and is at "High Performance" mode.
Ninjababez, dont you find WMP the least efficient (sluggiest) compared with KMP and MPC? Parang talagang pang Axxo and DVD lang sya. :)i agree with all you said bro, and kmplayer has been my all around player until BOB and some recently copied 1080p hddvd r*pped mkv files.
I havent compared the CPU resource usage but I've always found MPC to be the smoothest in terms of rendering 1080p MKVs. Before I installed CoreAVC, there were 1080p titles that only MPC could play without any synch issues.
With CoreAVC, both MPC and KMP are now capable of handling anything MKV, although I would guess that MPC is still the more efficient player. KMP's interface, available tweaks, subtitle control, and especially sound quality are way better though.
unless ofcourse i receive another email from you containing a zipped kmplayer installer that youre using .. ;D ;D
and btw bro Clondalkin the only reason why i suggested wmp is because, its the only player that you cant alter the aspect ratio (less tweaks) :)
i just had this feeling that our friends here are used to ctrl+enter/alt+enter when they view movies .. which would definitely stretch the video output .. :)
Btw, what's the difference between beta and the old KMP? What is the significant improvement? TIA :)
@clondalkin
sir nagpm po me sa inyo... pa help po...
Jerix- for 15K sobra na iyun'....may naka-bou na nang 11K gamit ay dual core Atom....pero kung ako ang tatanogin mo, kahit AMD 64X2 5000 ay pasok parin sa 15K mo, kaya lang pag pinasok mo ito' ang mangya-yari,baka maging, upgrade ka na nang upgrade.
Yun ang problema sa HTPC sobrang daming tweaks and upgrades nakakaloko at magastos. Pag gusto mong straightforward player lang na wala ka ng iisiping upgrade o gastos...meron namang NMT. Libre naman ang firmware. :D
do you think using HTPC presents lesser prblems than the NMT in terms of HD file playing, or the other way around?
It's very very nice talaga to read post here. Napakagagaling ng mga masters. Parang mga walking encyclopedias. ;)
Anyway po, I've got one question po uli. My computer PSU has a 550W load capacity. Is it alright and safe to plug it to a 500VA AVR? Kahit mas mababa ang rating? Napakamamahal kasi ng mga AVR ngayon and I already bought 2, one for our living room, the other for my other desktop situated near our kitchen. My new CPU is to be installed inside my room. I'm planning to use the 500VA AVR so as to cut expenses since I'm also considering to buy a 5.1 speaker.
So ok lang kaya yun mga master?
What the recent discussions have achieved is to reduce the minimum hardware requirements for 1080p MKV capable PC due to efficient codecs. I still cant believe that a Dual Core Atom powered desktop can render 1080p smoothly, but that's what Fernando Montalban reports. So unless someone disproves his claim, I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt.
It's very very nice talaga to ready post here. Napakagagaling ng mga masters. Parang mga walking encyclopedias. ;)it should run just fine, considering that your pc wont go over 500 watts anyway.
Anyway po, I've got one question po uli. My computer PSU has a 550W load capacity. Is it alright and safe to plug it to a 500VA AVR? Kahit mas mababa ang rating? Napakamamahal kasi ng mga AVR ngayon and I already bought 2, one for our living room, the other for my other desktop situated near our kitchen. My new CPU is to be installed inside my room. I'm planning to use the 500VA AVR so as to cut expenses since I'm also considering to buy a 5.1 speaker.
So ok lang kaya yun mga master?
it should run just fine, considering that your pc wont go over 500 watts anyway.
if youre using a branded/reliable power supply then you dont need that avr anymore. ;)
recommend nyong UPS? quality at budget.
nasiraan kasi ako ng intertal HDD dahil sa brown out eh!
nakakadala na...i/o error na yung hdd. nandun pa naman lahat ng
tv series na divx ko...400gig yung nasira...
Actually kung gusto nyo makamura, just buy a pre-owned APC UPS but brand new battery. http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2705947 (http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2705947)
Ang battery usually nasisira kapag matagal na. My APC UPS outlived my Ablerex and Powercom UPS..kaya ko nasabi ok sakin APC.
Cant compare the number in a straightforward manner because one is for desktop and the other one for laptop.:) I figured that comparing the numbers can't be done ng basta basta na lang... kung sakali lang na ganun... hehe
I would infer that the basic image rendering engine of your Atom's built-in graphics board is superior to that of your laptop - which is usually the case anyway - even though not necessarily more poweful for other graphics applications like say 3D gaming or rendering. Saan mas mabilis ang framerate when you do 3D gaming? Faster 3D framerate does not translate to better video as well. Dalawang categories yon usually diba - the 3D engine and the video engine.
@ fernandoI've tried it before and Yes, it does work. As far as I can remember though, it will only allow you to set it at a low resolution, I believe it is 1024x768.
Have you tried connecting your atom rig to to a TV via Svideo to Rca convertor? Cuz my 21 inch tv have no s-video outputs it only has a single RCA jack for video in connection :-[
@fernando
But the quality that I will be getting from xvid videos like TV shows downloaded from the net or some .h2644 movies when being watched on the TV via the s-video out will mostly be the same as watching it through the VGA out? I mean the video will not get blurred or degraded. Still DVD quality?
Thanks. Cuz I am more likely considering to build an Atom 330 rig as my HTPC rather than to buy a NMT.
Sige umpisahan ko na.....
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Specs:
ASUS M3N78-VM w/ HDMI
Athlon X2 5000
Creative Audigy Value Soundcard
Kingston 2GB DDR2 800
ASUS DVD Writer
Seagate 160GB Internal HDD
Seagate 500GB External HDD
WD Essentials 1 Terabyte External HDD
I-cute QS02 casing
Multi-card reader
500 watts powersupply
UPDATE on Dual Core Atom PC
Most of the 1080p videos that I have watched have video bitrates of 10-11Mbps. I tried playing a video encoded at 33.1Mbps and the video stuttered. I guess it's too much for the atom already.
Yun ang problema sa HTPC sobrang daming tweaks and upgrades nakakaloko at magastos. Pag gusto mong straightforward player lang na wala ka ng iisiping upgrade o gastos...meron namang NMT. Libre naman ang firmware. :D
Doc, pareho pala tayo ng mobo, naka kabit ba sa full-HD LCD ung HTPC mo? pansin ko kasi sobrang sharp sya sa desktop pag HDMI, although panalo sya sa pag movies na using Media Center. Ok ung kulay desktop pag naka VGA cable lang. Any suggestions? ???
what do you mean by sobrang sharp?
can you post some images of it compared to a not so sharp? :)
what do you mean by sobrang sharp?
can you post some images of it compared to a not so sharp? :)
sharp and grainy sya compared pag naka VGA cable. at hindi soft ung mga edges. pero ok naman sya pag nasa windows media center. I've tried almost all the settings sa tv at resolution sa pc. Maganda ang resolution ng desktop pag VGA, pero pag watching movies sa media center, mas ok ung HDMI. :-\
Btw, pano malalgayan ng thumbnail at info ang mga MKV movies? ;D Thanks! ;D
for the text, you can adjust the dpi/fonts settings ..yup, done that :(
for the noise .. you can adjust if thru your video cards software ;)
Pati playing HD files on Linux pinapatulan ko na nga eh. Wala pakong mapost kasi pinag-aaralan ko pa. Codecs for HD files meron naman.
Pwede iinstall yung Ubuntu with Windows. Dual boot ka on start up. So you can tinker and toy around with the OS. Maganda dyan, pagboot install mo nang ubuntu, sya na gagawa ng sarili nyang par***on automatically para paginstalled na sya at reboot ka ulit, nandun na ang boot menu for the 2 OS. Pili ka nalang kung ano ang gagamitin mo.
Plan to use:
VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/)
Elisa Media Center (http://elisa.fluendo.com/)
yup, done that :(i was hoping youd say that, pm giospike .. he is good in explaining things :D
sharp and grainy sya compared pag naka VGA cable. at hindi soft ung mga edges. pero ok naman sya pag nasa windows media center. I've tried almost all the settings sa tv at resolution sa pc. Maganda ang resolution ng desktop pag VGA, pero pag watching movies sa media center, mas ok ung HDMI. :-\
question
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how much do you think this costs?
I find it rather intriguing but it seems ganon yata talaga ang ibang HDTV when used as PC monitor - maganda desktop through VGA connection. Maski yung 32LG50 (full HD LCD) and PZ800 (full HD Plasma) ganon din. Solution with HDMI connection, as already posted by others, is to set the sharpness to absolutely low value - near zero, and then increase the font DPI.
Mukang ganun nga ata talaga. Pero ung friend ko na naka Samsung A550, ok naman daw, pero gamit nyang hdmi port is ung nasa separate na pciexpress na video card. papasubok ko pa lang ung sa mobo nya kung overemphasized din ung glare at sharpness.in theory yes! :)
Question, same PQ ba ang output pag ang connection ng from HTPC is DVI-HDMI compare with HDMI-HDMI? thanks!
Mukang ganun nga ata talaga. Pero ung friend ko na naka Samsung A550, ok naman daw, pero gamit nyang hdmi port is ung nasa separate na pciexpress na video card. papasubok ko pa lang ung sa mobo nya kung overemphasized din ung glare at sharpness.
Question, same PQ ba ang output pag ang connection ng from HTPC is DVI-HDMI compare with HDMI-HDMI? thanks!
Toslink ata tawag jan. Wla pa kong nakikitang separate neto. Meron ung nabili kong optical cable - Audio pro ang brand.P499 ata sa true value or sa electronics boutique. Meron din sa Spectra sa park square makati. ;Dyep i dont mind if it includes the optical cable, the important thing is it includes the adapter (3.5 to optical "toslink")
I dont know about Samsung but in the case of Panasonic, the default PC connector is VGA, thus I would guess that the HDTV engine is programmed to automatically switch to "PC mode" if something is connected to that port. I didnt have enough time to scrutinize the full HD LG LCD but I would surmise its engine works basically under the same principle as that of Panasonic. If not, what's the point of providing VGA connector on the HDTV.
My desktops all have discrete ATI video cards, pretty good ones, so I'm sure it has nothing to do with the card.
Same quality ang DVI and HDMI in terms of video.
ang work arround ko right now is both vga at hdmi ang naka kabit. pag browsing or pc applications lang VGA gamit ko. then switch ko lang source ng tv to HDMI pag movie time na ;D
Thanks for your input!
Regarding sa desktop looks better in VGA and movies in HDMI...You're da man!!!!!!!! galing! it worked!!!! Brilliant!!!
If tama pagkakaalala ko and similar topic yung nabasa ko, for HTPCs connected to Samsung LCD HDTVs via HDMI, you should use HDMI2 port behind the TV (as also stated in the manual) AND for some reason, everything becomes better if you rename "HDMI2" to "PC". I don't know why, can someone confirm this? My HTPC is connected via VGA only.
You're da man!!!!!!!! galing! it worked!!!! Brilliant!!!nice, so it does work... hehe... I just read it somewhere.
pero di ko maintindihan. siguro hindi lang basta "rename" ung purpose nung pag rename ng input selection....???I guess it is not just "rename" when it comes to HDMI2. The manual stated specifically kasi (at least for Samsung) that if you are connecting a PC by HDMI, use HDMI2. Siguro, HDMI2 has two purposes (default is for connecting a player or home theater, which is "HDMI2", and for a computer, which is "PC") and by renaming it triggers which one.
nice, so it does work... hehe... I just read it somewhere.
I guess it is not just "rename" when it comes to HDMI2. The manual stated specifically kasi (at least for Samsung) that if you are connecting a PC by HDMI, use HDMI2. Siguro, HDMI2 has two purposes (default is for connecting a player or home theater, which is "HDMI2", and for a computer, which is "PC") and by renaming it triggers which one.
BTW...
Share you HTPC set-up
Napadaan ako sa CD-R King and I saw a wireless keyboard and mouse combo and bought one P780. (I'm using it right now :) )
I'm quite surprised regarding its range, medyo malayo siya than what I expected. The keys are not that good though (matigas) but for the price and the convenience it brings to my HTPC, worth it na.
(http://www.cdrking.com/images/products/Keyboards/k802b.gif)
hehehe!!! sabi nga nila Read the Fu**ing Manual. ahehehe!!! ;D di kasi ako mahilig mag manual..lolz! thanks again bro! at congrats sa bago mong keyboard at mouse!
nice, so it does work... hehe... I just read it somewhere.
I guess it is not just "rename" when it comes to HDMI2. The manual stated specifically kasi (at least for Samsung) that if you are connecting a PC by HDMI, use HDMI2. Siguro, HDMI2 has two purposes (default is for connecting a player or home theater, which is "HDMI2", and for a computer, which is "PC") and by renaming it triggers which one.
anything from panasonic? :)
sir clondalkin?? ano connection nio gamit sa pc to lcd?? is there a major difference if we try using hdmi cable on our LG LCD?
my setup is pc to lcd connected to a vga and for my sounds lcd connected to a 5.1 using the audio out in the LCD....
same setup po ba tau or is there a way to improve it?
Walang "abrakadabra" word ang Panasonic, but they don't use convenient phrases like "overscan on/off" or "dot-by-dot mode" or "just scan mode" or "1:1 pixel mapping enable"...instead..
sa Advanced Picture Setting, set HD Size to Size 2. Yun lang pala yon. Who would have thought of associating "HD Size" with "PC Mode"? ;D
Sa sobrang simple ng terms in the menu, most users would likely ignore this settings option lalo na't kung mainly HDTV ang use or kung PC man, dumederecho sa MKV viewing agad. :) Sa kakahintay ko kay Obama last night, nagbasa ng user manual line by line. ;D
Are these settings available in your PX80?
The thing is, hindi rin kasi sinabi sa manual na rename it to "PC"... hehe... ;D Nakasulat lang na use HDMI2 for PC.
Did the picture improved when you connected your pc to HDMI2 lang? or it was still the same as before and only changed when you renamed it to "PC"?
still in the works.. my htpc..
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coolermaster cm media 262
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hp remote / microsoft reciever
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back
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inside
intel E7200 oced @ 3.4ghz
asrock p43twin-1600
2x2gb team elite ddr2 800
WD 160gb sata hd
LG sata dvdrw
BFG 9800gt oc+
HEC 475w
cdrking card reader
microsoft reciever
hp remote
medyo masikip so im still looking for a way to get an accelero s1 rev inside for my videocard..
sir Deo...
thanks po sir.. nagandahan nga ako kaya ko binili ng di iniisip pano gamitin.. masikip po pala.. hehe
meron pong nabibili sleeving kit.. 450 each po.. malalagyan nadin yung ibang wires ng psu..
http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2755445 <-- ito po may nagbebenta from tpc..
ano po ba sir psu niyo.. usually po kasi pag walang sleeves dun sa papuntang mobo is generic po.. medyo sayang po pera to mod it since kasing price niya sleeves..
what i would suggest you po is get a branded psu.. starts at around 2200 po yata.. hec raptor 500w... kayalang like akin.. yung makapal lang po yung nakabalot..
anyways.. may option din naman po to use used items para makatipid.. yung akin po 2nd hand yan.. bought it for 500 pesos 2 years ago.. :D
that way po sir.. imbis na mapaganda lang natin psu.. mas may peace of mind po tayo dahil magiging mas stable po kuryente ng pc natin
sir ET414...
may riser card po kasama yung case kaya makikita mo sa 4th pic.. naka tabinge yung videocard sa case.. it works po kayalang.. ang sikip po.. and kaya nagiisip ako paraan how to bring in more fresh air sa loob.. kaya naglagay muna ako tempory ducting na gawa sa karton..
(http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/11-112-185-11.jpg)
parang ganito po.. pero ito from the lianli pc-c36b
Karl Im too far away from the LG right now to experiment with it and I only got to play with it for like 3 hours or so, nanood pa ako ng movie ng 2 hours within that timespan. I used HDMI connection kase I didnt have the DVI/VGA adapter. But sabi ng ibang owners, then can set the LG to 1920x1080p through VGA - which implies that 1:1 pixel mapping is enabled through that connection - analogue nga lang.
In theory, HDMI should be better overall - well it looks pretty good playing those high def MKVs but I have slight issues in desktop mode due to clouding of texts - indicating the TV is not doing 1:1 pixel mapping perfectly right, or it overscans. I temporarily fixed by zeroing the sharpness and by sitting at recommended minimum viewing distance of around 1.2 meters - then my wife adjusted it further by setting the resolution to 1777 x 1000 to make the fonts bigger para madali raw basahin from the viewing distance. How's the quality of your text under VGA? Perfectly crisp and clear ba like ordinary LCD PC monitor?
Kung magkaroon ka ng chance, please try BOTH connections simultaneously -either using 2 PCs or using 1 PC with dual video out, then set mo display to clone mode - as in both outputs will display the same image. Then toggle between VGA and digital views repeatedly and see the result. The idea is to force "true" 1:1 pixel mapping (that was enabled by connecting something on the VGA port), onto the digital view (HDMI).
OR, pakihanap nga kung may "magic word" din sa LG. Meron bang setting to change the label of the HDMI port to "PC" just like Samsung?
How's your CoreAVC installation?
Cheers Karl.
Eto sakin NOON at Ngayon. Spot the difference ;D
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1.Bago Speakers
2.Ung unang pic nakapatay ata ung HTPC at bukas ung TV
3.2nd pic parehong nka off
4.Panasonic na ba ung bagong tv? ;D
5.Bago na location nung rack. or pinatakpan mo ung window ;D
Congrats Bro, nice setup! ;D
pahiram digicam :D :D
Share nyo naman yung inyo (calling bro jammy)
pahiram digicam :D :D
about sa connection ko am using VGA cable and yes wala pong problem wih fonts and icons... crisp and sharp and readable po sia video resolution is 1920x1080 change lang ng unti sa font to 120dpi kasi maliit na talaga pag default don't have the chance pa to try using hdmi kasi di pa nakakabili with regards to video quality using VGA ok naman po... wala po akong nakita to change the label sa LG natin and by the way if am using the pc for desktop use naka intelligent sensor ako and for movie watching standard...
CoreAVC na install ko na plus KMPlayer na try ko na sa 720p na movies ok walang hiccups and bilis maghanap ng frames unlike VLC either LAG or HANG na.... hehe KMPlayer settings po auto embbed na ba ang coreavc dun or do i have to setup special permission???
Karl, paki-claro, so bale sa VGA connection mo ngayon, kasing linaw ng LG yung ordinary PC monitor sa texts and icons even at 1920x1080 settings? Walang ghosting or parang shadowing yung texts - malinis na malinis? Readable kung readable pero hindi masakit sa mata or nakakaduling bale? Kung ganon ay magaling, as in gumagana nga ng maayos yung 1:1 pixel mapping under VGA. Pero kung di man kasing "linis" ng digital connection, limitation na yon ng analog signal. Marami kaseng full HD HDTV na ibang brand na would only allow up to 1366x768 using VGA connection. Yeah I understand why it's desirable to increase the font dpi to 120. Gaano ka kalayo umupo sa PC?
Kaya nga I'm thinking na puedeng "work-around" to achieve "pure" 1:1 pixel mapping via HDMI, is to use VGA connection at the same time.
Yeah oks na yung Standard setting for movie viewing pero kung maselan ka, try to play with User1 or User2 para you can set the PQ as near as possible to your taste.
Pero kahit ano pa man, mas maganda ang kulay and potential PQ ng LG sa Samsung. ;D - kase mas maganda ang S-IPS sa VA. ;)
You need to configure KMP to specifically use CoreAVC for decoding H.264 and VC-1. Nandito lang sa bandang taas ng thread na eto yung detailed procedure. Pinagkwentuhan na namin ni Alfie dati pa. If you dont do that, KMP will use its internal decoders. Bale ngayon, internal decoders palang ginagamit mo - and it's already better than VLC.
Keep us posted. Thanks.
@sir Deo..
sa alam ko po.. medyo strechable yan.. hihilain para limiit.. squeeze together tataba.. hehe
yun po sa alam ko pero i have never try installing sleeves po.. sa alam ko kelangan din po ng tyaga.. but yung 450 pesos na yan.. mahaba yata yan.. hehe
ask niyo nalang po seller to be sure..
bibili po barkada ko ng icute qs02.. ilan po watt kasama niyan na psu? magkano po inabot? kanvas po kasi namin kanina walang psu.. hehe thanks
@sir Jay..
parang lumiit po yata table niyo? hehe
@jay_26 - ganda bro ah.. nagoyo kita sa pag-upgrade ng display.. hehehe
balitaan mo ako pag upgrade ka ng speakers.. yung opismate ko naghahanap ng z5500..
pwede bang patulong nang mid level na htpc set-up mga 20k budget I have a 32 inch TV and HTIB
di naman ako masyado gamer basta maka nuod ako nang movies and surf the net masaya na ako
20k budget range ko
thanks all
hahaha malabo ba ang explanation ko anyway...
so bale sa VGA connection mo ngayon yes po!
kasing linaw ng LG yung ordinary PC monitor sa texts and icons even at 1920x1080 settings? yes setting @ 1920x1080 malinaw na malinaw
Walang ghosting or parang shadowing yung texts - malinis na malinis? wala po clear txt as in po!
Readable kung readable pero hindi masakit sa mata or nakakaduling bale? yup wala pong shadow and di po sia nakakastress sa mata
Gaano ka kalayo umupo sa PC? not sure kung ilang meters hehehe pero ginagawa ko kasing desktop so normal view po
baka ma-disappoint ka sa ghosting ng texts via HDMI
Bakit nga ba?
I will try to experiment on this again. If I remember it right, mas maganda nga yata ang fonts ko nung naka vga ako kaysa ngayong naka-HDMI ako. :)
I am having problems playing 720p files in my pc. Mejo luma na sya pero may nakita kase akong mga posts dito about p4 pc's being able to play 720p files. Nagkakalag kase sa video. I've tried kmplayer(internal decoder), kmplayer(coreavc), mpc(k-lite) pero may lag pa rin. I tried playing it with my laptop pero ok naman.
Yeah you're probably right. Do you know where I could buy the Emaxx mobo that has been mentioned in this thread? It seems that it is the bang-for-the-buck mobo for our purpose. I tried PC Express, Villman, and Octagon but they dont seem to carry the item.try questlogic (http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=88143.0), i just setup a new htpc using emaxx 780g (again :D )
just got my 663 yesterday from a onkyo 605, problem is that i cant get any sound when connected to my htpc! no problems from the 605. my video card is a 4830. can anybody help me out?HDMI connection mo from htpc to AVR? nasubukan mo na optical?
not yet, sa 605 kasi walang problem tru hdmi video and audio.So, anong gamit mong connection? spdif? analog? Anong OS? baka kailangan mo lang palitan ung default source ng sound mo sa playback devices. :-\
sir clondalkin nabasa ko may option ka ng just scan sa t.v mo bat ganun ako wala??? hmmmm parehas lang tau ng model di ba lg50fr waaa... bakit ganun.. and by the way nagpurchase ako ng htib ng lg kasama sa package di ko pa nasesetup sa tv mejo nahihirapan ako pagisipan connection kasi ang unti ng input hahah...
nice, so it does work... hehe... I just read it somewhere.
I guess it is not just "rename" when it comes to HDMI2. The manual stated specifically kasi (at least for Samsung) that if you are connecting a PC by HDMI, use HDMI2. Siguro, HDMI2 has two purposes (default is for connecting a player or home theater, which is "HDMI2", and for a computer, which is "PC") and by renaming it triggers which one.
BTW...
Share you HTPC set-up
Napadaan ako sa CD-R King and I saw a wireless keyboard and mouse combo and bought one P780. (I'm using it right now :) )
I'm quite surprised regarding its range, medyo malayo siya than what I expected. The keys are not that good though (matigas) but for the price and the convenience it brings to my HTPC, worth it na.
(http://www.cdrking.com/images/products/Keyboards/k802b.gif)
Karl the Just Scan option is available under HDMI connection only. Yun nga dapat yung "pure" 1:1 pixel mapping mode via HDMI. And its also a proof that 16:9 under HDMI overscans kase when you switch to Just Scan mode, lumiliit yung screen ng konti from all sides - meaning yun lang talaga ang 100% coverage under 1920x1080 (pixel) resolution.
hahaha ah ok wala pa kasi ako HDMI kaya siguro di ko pa nakikita anyway naconnect ko na ung HTIB ng lg sa LCD thru audio output ng t.v pinagiisipan ko kung dun ko na rin drive ung soung ng pc kasi di ba may input jacj ung lcd natin.. ok na kaya un???
still in the works.. my htpc..
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coolermaster cm media 262
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Bro is this RF or IR?
(http://www.cdrking.com/images/products/Keyboards/k802b.gif)
Bought the same from CDR King last December pero I only used the mouse pa lang. Im using kasi a wired portable keyboard pag me tini tweak ako sa HTPC ko. Yong wireless keyboard ay nakatabi pa rin, unfortunately im not at home to play with it.
How's the range of the keyboard by the way.
Mahal talaga sa PC Options, maganda lang puntahan, madalas kasi, sila lang ang mayroon.
OO' nga pala...nag announce na an Intel mag-slash price sila....panahon na mului magbuo.
That's good news to those who wants an upgrade. :) Scary though, I heard they are shutting one of their factories here in the Phil. because of the crisis. :( Maybe that is why the cutting their prices.
It's RF
It's quite far, I'm away for the weekend from home so I can't really measure exactly but as an estimate, maybe around 10 feet or more.
Mga Guru question pag connect ko ung HTPC ko to HTIB via Optical Cable maacheive ko po ba ang 5.1 output?? how to a setup that kasi s HTPC ko ung board ko may DTS decoder tapos ung HTIB ko ganun din meron sia option like BYPASS, VIRTUAL, ON-STAGE hmmm paano kaya un..
Dumating na ba yung mga LG na BD ROM?questlogic has a few stocks 2 days ago. :)
I dont know what HTIB you are using but in principle, if you want your HTIB to decode DTS, you must configure your PC to pass through DTS signal. Install AC3 Filter, then check DTS for SPDIF passthrough.
If you want your sound card to decode DTS, don't enable SPDIF pass through and connect analog cables from your soundcard to your HTIB.
nice naconnect ko na ung optical cable ko from pc to htib ko kaso hirap iset waaa... sir clondalkin or any guru here help po kasi nood ako movies minsan meron sa rear speaker minsan wala... kmplayer gamit ko... paano ko ba set un na tipong lahat ng speaker magamit ko... and ano po ba ang volume dapat center front and rear.. thnx po!
choose filter via kmplayer then click on ac3 filter.
then try my settings here (http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=86172.msg959091#msg959091)
thanks for posting this, napatakbo ko na nang maayos ang optical connection sa creative x-fi music sound card ko connection to av receiver...glad it helped bro :)
kakainis ok naman ung setting ginaya ko na po pero bakit ganun choppy ung sounds and para masakit sa tenga bagal pa ng playback using kmplayer pero oks naman ung gamit ko kasi am ung 780g na gigabyte board 4400+AM2 processor and 2 gig ram waaa.. di ko na alam gagawin ko....have you tried/are you using core avc and kmplayer from clondalkin?
TIRSO CRUZ III
DVD ;D ;D ;D
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NORA AUNOR
Bluray ;D ;D ;D
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Finally may pix na rin ang setup!thanks bro .. :)
ganda ng casing na antec oh ;D ;D ;D
for htpc set-up, should i go single-core or dual-core? intel or amd? i will just use for viewing movies. no encoding coz i have a separate workstation. what are the important parts of an htpc? ???
dual core for HD playback.
i prefer amd since it is ideal for this setup.
im using mine too as my htpc nothing more.
btw ill repost my htpc specs, i believe gunblade and I have the same setup
AMD 5000+ X2
Emaxx ATi 780g PRO
2x1gb Team Elite rams
160gb HDD + 1tb external (soon to be 2tb :))
DVDWriter
@ninjababez: thanks. will built a similar setup. i might go with Gigabyte GA78GM-S2H with Optical S/PDIF out.i know gigabyte has been there for a while and makes good products but i must say i still prefer Emaxx.
Bro, baka benta ko na lang PC ko.. gayahin ko setup mo...
Ano pala Vcard mo? Builtin ba??Thanks...
gigabyte has issues with this particular chipset, unless ofcourse if you get the newer revision of that motherboard (which i doubt) :)
TIRSO CRUZ III
DVD ;D ;D ;D
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NORA AUNOR
Bluray ;D ;D ;D
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eto na pala ung luna B na pininturahan mo ng black...ganda chief! hehe
pipinturahan mo na rin ba ng black yung Luna B mo ;D ganda nga kinalabasan ;)
naku, buti nasabi mo.. research ko muna nga.. ;D other choices ko ay Asus M3N78-VM or Gigabyte GA780GM-DS3H. need ko kasi ung Optical S/PDIF out.my 2nd choice would be the one that Nerveblocker is using. :D
pipinturahan mo na rin ba ng black yung Luna B mo ;D ganda nga kinalabasan ;)
pagpa-planuhan natin yan hehehe2 canister flat black bosny = 200 pesos (prolly around 3 canister if you include the post)
hmmm...question lang po sirs..okay na ba ang processor na Core 2 Duo 2.6ghz para sa HTPC? plus dedicated videocard with DVI out kse wala akong makitang dedicated video card na may HDMI eh.. tnx...
hmmm...question lang po sirs..okay na ba ang processor na Core 2 Duo 2.6ghz para sa HTPC? plus dedicated videocard with DVI out kse wala akong makitang dedicated video card na may HDMI eh.. tnx...
@AC: binuksan ko ung Dell Optiplex 330 (Slim) dito sa office. safe na ba ko sa HEC 335W sa setup ko?
Dell Optiplex 330 CPU:
intel pentium dual core 1.8ghz
intel x3100 graphics
2 x 2gb ddr2 800
2 sata hdd
1 sata dvd-rom
ung PSU nya ay Dell 280W:
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nice po sir redone ang hec raptor 500
pero.. hindi po siya good buy at 2000pesos
2300 lang po bnew sa pchub..
@raptor: thanks for this insight. tipid nga talaga sa single-core. pero may ngsasabi kasi na dual-core daw ang need for HD playback kaya nalilito ako. ano ba talaga kuya ???
extra tipid rin kung may old casing + psu. di pa rin ako decided kung anong casing ang gagamitin ko. ung iCUte QS02 is P1,990 without psu. ung Modecom Slim 7502 with 300w (generic psu) is P2,200. ung HEC raptor 500w is P2,300.
mATX casing na lang kaya.. P1,000 without psu?
Foxconn TLM725: 13.86x7.09x15.98 in. (HxWxD)
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Very informative update Raptor. I won't question you at all but I'm the type who'd stick with C2D to have spare power for whatever comes out. ;D Wala talagang kasinok sinok even sa 1080p maski single core? That's great for that chipset ne.
Very stupid question - well more of Im too lazy to google question thanks to you and Sardaukar (still stuck in TAR marathon during my free time but Im getting very close to Season 14 ;D), can you possibly combine an Intel CPU with the 780G chipset or it has to be a full AMD combination?
And another question if I may, this low-cost PC configuration vs an NMT - which would you recommend as a second media player?
Cheers Bro.
Very informative update Raptor. I won't question you at all but I'm the type who'd stick with C2D to have spare power for whatever comes out. ;D Wala talagang kasinok sinok even sa 1080p maski single core? That's great for that chipset ne.
i do not know much about amds po.. my setups usually consist of intels.. kaya sample ko nalang intel..
yes.. i do agree... madaling madali sa single core ang playing video.. but dahil sa mura ng processor po ngayon.. i would take something mid end.. like sa intel.. meron po celerons coreduos c2ds c2qs.. since 45nm na naman mga coreduos(E5200).. i think they are bang for buck.. which just cost around 3300pesos or even less pag bought unboxed.. 2.5ghz stock po.. but can easily run past 3ghz on stock hsf and past over 4ghz on aftermarket cooling.
kahit kaya po ng celerons play 1080p.. i prefer lang po yung.. kahit mas mahal ng konti(wag lang excess.. hehe sayang pera) but malaki ang improvement.. sometimes kasi you dont need the power naman.. but diba maganda yung alam mo na andyan lang yung power when you need it.. eheh
there are reliable motherboards in the market not for lga775 sockets which go for below 2t... naka solid caps pa yung ibang units.. usually has the 945chipsets(which is medyo luma na but still considerably good)..
asrocks go for around 1900 and emaxxs go for just above 2000pesos..
Very stupid question - well more of Im too lazy to google question thanks to you and Sardaukar (still stuck in TAR marathon during my free time but Im getting very close to Season 14 ;D), can you possibly combine an Intel CPU with the 780G chipset or it has to be a full AMD combination?
Your PC is up and running already so just DL and install, KMP Ver 1428 or higher, Media Player Classic, CoreAVC1.8.5 and AC3 Filter. The instructions on how to set-up CoreAVC within KMP and MPC are already posted above. KMP, MPC and AC3filter installations are just straightforward.
Get rid of the other codecs for the time being, divx, xvid, cccp - tanggalin mo lahat completely. In case you want to use Windows Media Player for avi stuff, just DL and install the latest FFDshow - yun pinakamaganda PQ and AQ for AVI. Keep the codecs at a minimum and your system tidy instead of installing packs and too many codecs. To summarizAe ulit, dalawang video codec lang recommendation ko - CoreAVC for KMP and MPC, FFDshow for WMP. Then for audio, you need AC3filter para supported ang 5.1 channel encodes. Tanggalin mo na rin yung VLC dahil di maganda and PQ nun.
Pag-ipunan mo ATI card (HD36xx, 3800xx, 46xx, 48xx - depende sa budget mo ang gaming needs). You need a good card to drive the 32LG50 nicely at full HD settings.
Naka XP ka naman so ok lang ang 2GB RAM. But pag-ipunan mo pa rin to make it 4GB.
You need high def contents.
I've used my notebook , a Core Duo T2050 @1.6Ghz & 2GB RAM, connected to my 50in plasma via VGA cable and played a number of BD/HD video files (using VLC). Its not utilizing my entire TV screen.
Questions:
1. Is HDMI the only interface I need to fill up my TV screen? Will a VGA (or DVI) to HDMI adapter do the trick?
2. I tried much larger (6-10GB) video files and the VLC player simply choked. Will a much faster processor do this?
3. I do have another PC (C2D @ 1.8Ghz & 2GB RAM) that I'm grooming to become an HTPC. What's lacking here is the HDMI port. Are there any PCI-HDMI cards out there? I've checked some PC shops and they never even heard of it.
raptor i dont know how you setup your system, but if youre able to run 1080p smoothly on a single core processor then this i gotta see ;D ;D
medyo nakukulitan ako dun sa isang shop. insist nya na mas reliable daw ung Gigabyte kaysa Emaxx.
Emaxx AMD780G-Pro - PhP 3,400
Gigabyte GA78GM-S2H (Rev 1.1) - PhP 3,850
may gumamit na ba sa inyo nitong Gigabyte?
forgot to answer this one on my post ...sir, walang kasinok-sinok kahit doon sa mga 1080p na galing sa yo at iba ko pang downloads yung single-core ... i was really impressed ... although maganda talaga yung mga reviews, I was apprehensive at first, but after more than 20 1080p movies tested, wala pa rin issueshave you tried 1080p hd dvd r*ps? e.g. band of brothers and breach.
medyo nakukulitan ako dun sa isang shop. insist nya na mas reliable daw ung Gigabyte kaysa Emaxx.gigabyte is reliable yes, but that model is not. :D
Emaxx AMD780G-Pro - PhP 3,400
Gigabyte GA78GM-S2H (Rev 1.1) - PhP 3,850
may gumamit na ba sa inyo nitong Gigabyte?
I've used my notebook , a Core Duo T2050 @1.6Ghz & 2GB RAM, connected to my 50in plasma via VGA cable and played a number of BD/HD video files (using VLC). Its not utilizing my entire TV screen.1. scaling / what is the current vga adapter brand? intel, ati, nvidia?
Questions:
1. Is HDMI the only interface I need to fill up my TV screen? Will a VGA (or DVI) to HDMI adapter do the trick?
2. I tried much larger (6-10GB) video files and the VLC player simply choked. Will a much faster processor do this?
3. I do have another PC (C2D @ 1.8Ghz & 2GB RAM) that I'm grooming to become an HTPC. What's lacking here is the HDMI port. Are there any PCI-HDMI cards out there? I've checked some PC shops and they never even heard of it.
Gigabyte is one of the most popular brand in motherboards, parang Asus ... they were the first one to use all solid capacitors on their motherboards ... known sila for high-end and overclocking motherboards ... Gigabyte brand is highly recommended
Emaxx is a newcomer, and you'll barely find detailed reviews of this brand .... known din sila for lower cost of their products ... interestingly however, if you would visually check their motherboards, they are using good quality components similar to that of Gigabyte and Asus, plus there's added features such as the status LED which is usually available for high-end models only ... one feature na meron yung Emaxx na wala doon sa Gigabyte model na pinost mo is the 128MB sideport memory for the integrated graphics controller - available lang sya sa higher model pa ng Gigabyte
Fernando Montalban... I've come across a HDMI card from Black Magic Designs. Check the link below
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
I has two HDMI ports, input and output. It has a high-density D connector which serves as the classic RCA jack (stereo,component video,etc) kit, which is also supplied in the package
Its not here yet, but it commands a 200 USD price tag, and use a PCIe card. If the mobo only has one PCIe slot, todas ka na. Given that price, I'm better off looking for videocards with a built-in HDMI interface, even below half its price.
Maybe some affordable clone cards may come soon.
Hello Ninjababez,
I'm using ATI x1650 PCI-e, dual DVI. Checking the manual, it can support HDMI, through an adapter, but only video. So I have to plug the PC's audio jacks to the TV. Looks like I do have to let go my card in TipidPC, and get myself another. Is Powercolor a good card, parang naging suki ko na kasi.
Checking my PC, it can support 7.1 audio which gave me another idea....can I turn this PC into a "low end" AVR? All it needs is 7.1 speaker set, and a BlueRay drive.
nways be it 64MB or 128MB the reviews are still good.i think im using the 64mb sideport version. still ok with me :)
Checking the Powercolor site, the 4600 series cards does have audio piped into the HMDI port, including the slightly lower-ended 3600 series. I'll keep this in mind.
but since youre planning to do an upgrade, i suggest you get a ATi4670 (Palit brand or HIS brand). 8) 8)
PowerColor btw is one of the better brands, its just that the PowerColor 4670 that are sold here doesnt have audio via hdmi. :P
Wait a minute, PCI interface as in Voodoo era card or as in pre AGPx1 card??? (circa mid 90s). Meron ulit ganon na graphics card? How will that interface handle the required bandwidth of HDMI?
Well please correct me if I am wrong.
I prefer PCI, as PCIe slots are not that many in most mobos. But what I'm seeing now the HDMI cards are in PCIe, which will restrict your options. Swerte ka kung 2 PCIe slots so you can have more HDMI ports on the PC.
The PC I have now has only one PCIe slot, already taken by my videocard. If I'm insane to turn it into an AVR, I need more HDMIs plugged via PCI, if it exists.
Wait a minute, PCI interface as in Voodoo era card or as in pre AGPx1 card??? (circa mid 90s). Meron ulit ganon na graphics card? How will that interface handle the required bandwidth of HDMI?
Well please correct me if I am wrong.
Kung plano mong dumerecho sa 7.1 speaker through your built-in 7.1 sound, I would imagine you need 7 analog connections. Tingin ko lalabas ang sound but what about sound quality? Kung gusto mong sigurista, just buy an HTIB and connect the SPDIF out of your PC to that. Bibili ka rin lang ng 7.1 speaker, samahan mo na ng sariling amplifier kahit maliit.
The idea of turning a PC into an AVR is not exactly insane. It's just not feasible.
Kung plano mong dumerecho sa 7.1 speaker through your built-in 7.1 sound, I would imagine you need 7 analog connections. Tingin ko lalabas ang sound but what about sound quality? Kung gusto mong sigurista, just buy an HTIB and connect the SPDIF out of your PC to that. Bibili ka rin lang ng 7.1 speaker, samahan mo na ng sariling amplifier kahit maliit.
asking for a little help ulit. i am buying a 1-month used X2 5000 procie and Emaxx 780G-PRO mobo (both with box and receipt). just so that i won't miss anything, ano ba ung full contents ng each box when bought from the pc shop? baka kasi may malimutan isama ung seller.
I prefer PCI, as PCIe slots are not that many in most mobos. But what I'm seeing now the HDMI cards are in PCIe, which will restrict your options. Swerte ka kung 2 PCIe slots so you can have more HDMI ports on the PC.
The PC I have now has only one PCIe slot, already taken by my videocard. If I'm insane to turn it into an AVR, I need more HDMIs plugged via PCI, if it exists.
Problem is, my HTiB has no SPDIF, only a single stereo aux input >:( Pakonswelo de bobo na lang if I can pipe the HDMI to my TV with audio and the PC stereo outputs plugged to my HTiB. Until I can have lotsa cash to spend on a real AVR.save your money .. :)
the processor only includes the fan ....the MoBo includes SATA cables, IDE cable, back plate, and the driver CDunless its a black edition :)
if the processor is already used and uninstalled from the MoBo, you need to have thermal paste for the installation - you might need to buy this separately
Mga sir can I use a laptop for HTPC? Here's the specs of the lenovo SL400:
•Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 (1.8Ghz)
2MB Cache, 800Mhz FSB
•Intel GM45 Express Chipset
•1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ DDR2
•160GB 5400rpm HDD
•DVDRW Multiburner
•14.1" WXGA(1280x800) TFT LCD Glossy
•DOS OS
•Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
•Intel 5100AGN, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth, Integrated Camera
•Built-in stereo speakers
•ThinkPad UltraNav
•4 USB 2.0, Firewire 1394; external display, RJ-11, RJ-45; Audio: Headphone/Line-out, external
microphone, HDMI, 1Type I/II PC Card slot with 34mm ExpressCard via adapter,
•1 Secure Digital Card Slot
•6cell battery
•2.5Kg
•ThinkVantage Active Protection System
•Carrying Case
•Power Cord
Planning to upgrade my laptop, pagsabay ko na lang yung work at HTPC. Thanks for the input!
Is your laptop capable of surround audio or it's just the usual 2-ch stereo? But even with only stereo audio out, you can manage with a good set of 2.1 speakers like Logitech Z4.
If you need 5.1 or 7.1 channel output on your laptop, then you can invest on an external audio processor from Creative (they sound pretty good actually but tend to be power hog), or, you can try to find those PC Card type audiocards.
I fancy this laptop especially it's 16" native 16:9 truebrite screen.
Toshiba Satellite A355-S6925 .
may alam pa ba kayong shop or seller ng iCute QS02?
nagpareserve ako sa PC Reform (Makati) last Tue. then yesterday pumunta ko for pickup, damaged naman ung last stock nila. sayang lang pamasahe ko.
nag-inquire din ako sa 2 seller pa from TipidPC, kaizen and tzilon. out of stock rin.
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update: nakabili na ko ng AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+, Emaxx AMD780G-PRO-128, and Thermaltake KK-500A PSU.
my friend po got a qs02 sa pcoptions gilmore.. a few weeks ago.. call nalang po muna kayo para di sayang punta..
mga sir for those who are looking for a pci video card check this videocard by PNY http://www3.pny.com/FX-5200-256MB-PCI-P1732C16.aspx (http://www3.pny.com/FX-5200-256MB-PCI-P1732C16.aspx) I don't know if this card will able to produce a Good Video Quality for HD viewing, I have one like this that came from an old DELL pc, and haven't use it pa, planning to assemble a budget HTPC this weekend.
that card is useless for HTPC. if you really need a PCI vcard, better the 8400GS which is similarly priced.
I bought a Palit 9500GT this morning and plugged on my PC. My PC died at first, took me a couple of hours reviving. Thank goodness it came to life!i thought i asked you to get a ati hd4670? (both palit and HIS brand has its own audio chip, no need to passthrough from motherboard)
With a HDMI cable plugged in between the PC and my Panny, to my disappointment, no audio. >:( After some research in Palit's website, I can pipe the audio into HMDI port by plugging a bypass cable to the SPDIF header on the mobo.
http://www.palit.biz/main/faq_show.php?pc_cate=vga&id=101
Bwisit! Kaya pala ako nagtataka para saan itong cable na ito. And nothing's mentioned in the manual. In fact, the manual tells only how to install the drivers and nothing of the card's technical details. Something Palit should have provided, which is crucial for my buying decision. The card's built-in HDMI port was all too irresistable. The Palit card is good and functions accordingly, it just simply didn't meet my expectation.
Despite my initial frustration (sorry for venting it here) my Panny started making noise! Most the BlueRay files I played, I had to max out the TV's volume control to get a respectable sound level. Maybe its in the files kaya bitin ang audio ko.
I'm trying to pipe the stereo outputs to my HTiB, all of the sudden, the TV came silent again. I dunno what went wrong. When pulling out my stereo cables, its back.
Here's what I used....
- xmbc medial player
- Palit 9500GT 1GB DDR2
- NAS200 network storage drive with 1TB drive, which serves as my video jukebox
- Acer E560C (C2D 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM)
I'll try other players and other options.
Brilliant suggestion Momay. I think Albatron even has an 8600GT version of a PCI video card. The other maker is Sparkle.
mga sir for those who are looking for a pci video card check this videocard by PNY http://www3.pny.com/FX-5200-256MB-PCI-P1732C16.aspx (http://www3.pny.com/FX-5200-256MB-PCI-P1732C16.aspx) I don't know if this card will able to produce a Good Video Quality for HD viewing, I have one like this that came from an old DELL pc, and haven't use it pa, planning to assemble a budget HTPC this weekend.
idol(s),
I'm planning to get a ws monitor (either 19" or 22") as replacement for my current 4:3 crt, I'm using a 3yo Powercolor 9250 agp card, I've checked that it has two 4:3 resolutions available, how can get it to display a 16:9 resolution to accomodate the new monitor?
help please ;D TIA
PowerColor 9250 (http://www.powercolor.com/Global/products_speci.asp?ProductID=40) ~ link to the vidcard
*16:9 aspect ratio monitors are supported on 1920x1080 and 848x480 on Microsoft® Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and Microsoft® Windows® Me. The complete list of resolutions depends on the driver version and operating system. NOTE: resolutions are limited by the performance of the attached monitor. DVI-I monitors will be limited to 1600x1200.
i thought i asked you to get a ati hd4670? (both palit and HIS brand has its own audio chip, no need to passthrough from motherboard)
I was. My suki, PCX-Katipunan only had the HD3650 and 9500T. Bad call on my part to fall for the Palit card. :(
I'll sell the card again soon and scout for one that has a HDMI port, sana.
Knock Knock guyz ano best buy ngayon n harddisk 500gb or 1TB or 1.5TB... may nabasa ako regarding sa harddisk ng seagate na may version na lumabas si seagate ng once na corrupt daw ung data unaccessible na daw... may certain serial numbers na affected nitong issue na to.. anywayz ano ba ok planning kasi to buy one pero can't decide ano sulit hhehehe..
about sa VC ung friend ko nakabili sa pcexpress Sparkle na 9600gt 1gb 2100 lang as far as i know ok na ok walang problema pati sa gaming and nakainstall sa computer shop nia buhay pa naman y not try it sir baka magustuhan nio kung tipid mode kayo heheh..
wala naman ba side effect un sa mga nakagamit na ng malalaking drive di ba mahirap magmanage ng file especialy puno na di ang bagal na ng response time nun kung walang defrag defrag d ba....
Try:
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2511132
or
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2797602
Parehong sa Gilmore yan. Naka-post naman yata yung mga landlines nila so try mo tawagan.
i'm using 1.5TB mixed with a a couple of 1TB HDD and a 500GB HDD on my PC - no issues on performance ... much easier to manage files because you do not have to move them around when your drive gets full - laki ng capacity .... only drawback with these large capacity drives is the initial installation - 1.5 TB almost takes 12 hours to format
btw, PC Hub is already pre-selling the 2TB HDD's at 12.5k
wala bang Quick Format option? parang mahal yata ang 2TB @12.5k. mas mura ang 2 x 1TB.
update: i'm setting up my HTPC now. ;D
sir redone.. ang problema po ng multiple hd is sa case natin.. since htpc..
my case has room for only 2 hds.. kayalang.. mainit na pag.. kaya naisip ko 1 lang.. iniisip ko either 1tb or 1.5tb...
sir raptor.. papost naman po ng hdtune ng 1tb and 1.5tb hd niyo and kung anong brand sila? which would you suggest me to buy?
thanks
Nothing's mentioned if the card has a separate audio. Most likely it will tap the mobo's SPDIF.yun ni-recommend ko sayo ATi 4670 bro, 4k +/- palit brand or HIS. ;)
HTPC up and running now. here's the damage:
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7GHz >> P3,050.00
Board: Emaxx AMD780G-PRO-128 >> P3,350.00
RAM: 1GB Kingston DDR2 800 >> P650.00
HDD: 160GB Seagate SATA >> P1,850.00
Optical: Lite-On DVDRW Black (Lightscribe) SATA >> P1,250.00
PSU: Thermaltake 500W >> P2,000.00
Casing: iCute QS02 >> P1,980.00
Service: Assembly Charge >> P0.00
Total >> P14,130.00
Future upgrade will be 4GB RAM and 1TB external HDD. ;D
thanks sa mga tumulong sa akin through their suggestions and all!
need your help guys. i connected my HTPC to Panasonic 32LX80 via VGA cable but no image was displayed on the TV. Blackout display.
when i connect my laptop to LX80, the display is OK.
i did some testing using my Viewsonic 4:3 LCD monitor and here are the results:
1. Laptop to Pana LX80. Display is OK on LX80. Resolution @ 1280x800 (native resolution of Laptop).
2. HTPC to Viewsonic. Display is OK on monitor. Resolution @ 1280x1024 (native resolution of Viewsonic).
3. HTPC to Pana LX80. I transferred the VGA cable from Viewsonic to LX80. No display on LX80. Blackout.
I reconnected the HTPC to Viewsonic. I changed the resolution to 800x600. Then I transferred the VGA cable from Viewsonic to LX80.
4. HTPC to Pana LX80. Display is OK on LX80. Resolution @ 800x600.
do you have similar experience with your Emaxx EMX-780G-PRO board? how can i set 1280x800 resolution to LX80?
From step 4, did you try other resolutions, other than @ 800x600, where the HTPC to Pana LX80 worked? If other resolutions work, then maybe the LX80 simply does not support the 1280x1024 if you did Step 2 then Step 3 in order, as the PC is still in 1280x1024. As you said, the 1280x800 resolution worked on your laptop to LX80 so the TV supports that resolution. In any case, try setting the HTPC to Viewsonic to 1280x800 resolution, if it is supported by the Viewsonic, then transfer the cable to the LX80.
mga sir i have a 32 inch pana.pag nakakabit sa pc may konting hindi nakukuha sa screen...:/
k lng po ba specs ng pc ko.pwede n po ba ito or malakas msyado sa kuryente?
e6600 proc
2gb RAM
8800gt videocard
pinagiisipan ko kasi kung bili pako ng HT or ito na lang pc ko...btw, meron na din po pala kong wdtv
ano po ba mas magnda gawin? just buy a speaker like z5500 and connect it to the WDTV? or buy an HT?
i could only get the LX80 to accept 1024x768 from HTPC... anything higher than 1024x768, the LX80 blacks out. :(turn off the overscan of your tv btw. then adjust it via windows (the overscan). you can either turn it off has what clondalkin suggested, or simply tweak it for windows to maximize your display ;)
i tried the HDMI connection to LX80. 1280x800 worked but the picture quality is not good. i switched back to VGA cable.
turn off the overscan of your tv btw. then adjust it via windows (the overscan). you can either turn it off has what clondalkin suggested, or simply tweak it for windows to maximize your display ;)
ano tingin niyo sir z5500 or HTIB? :)
yun ni-recommend ko sayo ATi 4670 bro, 4k +/- palit brand or HIS. ;)
Already retired the 9500GT and plugged in the HIS HD4670. Got the Panny making noise, but I still can't get the mobo's own audio chip (Realtek) to work alongside. I can get the TV and the mobo to sound off individually, but not when in unison during playback. I tried XMBC and the Windows Media Player.check the audio devices under device manager, you can choose the default audio device that you want to use ;)
Penitensya ko ata ngayon ah....think, think, think.
check the audio devices under device manager, you can choose the default audio device that you want to use ;)
(you can also right click the icon for sound under the system tray to choose the default audio device)
What about entry level AVR + 5.1 set of speakers?+1 ;D
What about this gaming/HTPC configuration courtesy of Raptor:
Processor: AMD Phenom X4 9650 Quad Core 2.3GHz >> P6,700.00
Board: Emaxx AMD780G-PRO-128 >> P3,350.00
RAM: 2GB (1GB x2) Geil DDR2 800 >> P1,550.00
HDD: 500GB Seagate SATA >> P3,000.00
Optical: Lite-On DVDRW Black (Lightscribe) SATA >> P1,250.00
PSU: Thermaltake 500W >> P2,000.00
Casing: iCute QS02 >> P1,980.00
Graphics: ATI 4670 >> P3,950
Sub-Total >> P23,780
Licensed Vista >> P5,000 - I dont understand why you guys would rather not write this significant cost in the list.
Total: P28,780
TOWER: Lian LI Lancool PC-K7B Secc ATX MID Tower ATX- 4,100
(I’m not very particular w/ casing but my graphic card is huge and wont fit on smaller case so I needed a tower w/ a lot of space and w/ a good ventilation since my card can go up to 90 degrees celcius)
GRAPHIC CARD: HIS ATI RADEON HD4870 X2 2GB DDR5 – 19,000
( I got this one cheap since its price when I bought it is around 26k. It overclocks great, no noise unless you tried overclocking it to the max, most energy efficient ati card as per ati ofcourse)
PROCESSOR: INTEL Q9550 2.83 GHz – 15000
(for gaming I’d prefer quad cores than icores base on what I’ve heard)
HDD: SEAGATE 320GB 7200RPM SATA – 2,800
MOBO: ASUS P5K-SE P35 1333FSB – 4,850
MEMORY: KINGSTON DDR2 800 2GB – 1,100
OPTICAL DRIVE:LG DVRRW – 1,200
PSU: HEC ZEPHYR 750 WATTS – 6,000
( I need a psu w/ atleast 650w and 8 pin pcie power connector and this is the cheapest one I could find)
now I need a sound card.. any recommendation?
No problem. Here are my thoughts.
1) Why get a 780G chipset mobo when you're getting a 4670 anyway?
Because its a gaming PC as well. You wanna game with on-board graphics?
3) Get 1 stick of 2GB RAM instead of 2 x 1GB; do you plan to add RAM in the future?
Im totally ignorant of AMD powered system (this is Raptor's idea BTW), but please clarify if similar to Intel systems, should DDR2 RAMs be installed in pairs (dual-channel) in order to reach maximum performance? or oks lang na paisa-isa?
How's Linux with Torrents (can it reach the same maximum potential speed that one can get using popular torrent servers such as Utorrent)? If Im reaching 10MB/sec DL speed using Windows, is there any merit to using Linux?
How many percent of HTPC/PC/Gamers are Linux literate? I can appreciate that it's cool to learn it though.
Regarding item no. 1, another option is a Radeon 3xxx video card instead of a 4xxx model ....reason for this is that you can configure the onboard video controller of the 780g motherboard in tandem with a Radeon 3xxx card for hybrid crossfire ...3xxx din kasi integrated graphics ng 780g kaya pwede sya crossfire config with another 3xxx card
Item no. 3, AMD motherboards also employ dual-channel memory controllers ... 2x 1GB would perform better than single 2GB stick ... for upgrades, you have another 2 slots free
Linux would basically have the same performance in downloading torrents as a Windows platform PC with the same Internet bandwidth connection
Please educate us some more about Linux ;D. Can I run KMP, MPC and Utorrent using Linux?
No problem. Here are my thoughts.
1) Why get a 780G chipset mobo when you're getting a 4670 anyway?
Because its a gaming PC as well. You wanna game with on-board graphics?
3) Get 1 stick of 2GB RAM instead of 2 x 1GB; do you plan to add RAM in the future?
Im totally ignorant of AMD powered system (this is Raptor's idea BTW), but please clarify if similar to Intel systems, should DDR2 RAMs be installed in pairs (dual-channel) in order to reach maximum performance? or oks lang na paisa-isa?
4) If you plan on using Windows Media Center, the license will not be P5000. Which version of Vista do you want?
Bro Ninjababez is offering his licensed Windows Vista Ultimate for this price. Maybe less ;D And I can get OEM version of Windows Home Premium for around that price. However, I dont personally recommend Windows Media Center but that's very subjective. Straight KMP or MPC-HC with codec is fine.
5) Why do you need 4 cores?
Because its a gaming PC as well.
Ok at least now it's clear that the intention is to separate the software from the hardware price. That's fine. Still 20-25% of the total PC price is still too significant not to be mentioned, unless you assume that most people would not have to spend this much. My supposition is, most people SHOULD/MUST pay for OS and it's not cheap relative to the total cost of the system.
Questions (I really dont know the answers to this):
How's Linux with gaming anyway?
How's Linux with Torrents (can it reach the same maximum potential speed that one can get using popular torrent servers such as Utorrent)? If Im reaching 10MB/sec DL speed using Windows, is there any merit to using Linux?
How many percent of HTPC/PC/Gamers are Linux literate? I can appreciate that it's cool to learn it though.
Cheers
AFAIK, very few games are optimized to run on 4 cores (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). In terms of performance, high-end dual-core procs actually outperform quad-cores on quite a number of benchmarks.most games right now can utilize all four cores. :)
most games right now can utilize all four cores. :)
in some old benchmark softwares, yes dual core processors may lead this department.
but the primary use of the system would be as an htpc/multimedia so a quad core will be utilize.
my take on this discussion, although quad core is a little "overkill" id still recommend getting this if you have a little extra to spend. this helps a lot especially if youre using a builtin vga.
for hd mkv playback
quad core + builtin vga = OK
dual core + 4670 = OK
quad core + 4670 = overkill on HD playback (why, 4670 will be carrying the load so your quad cores will run a 10% the most :D )
Thank you for the correction. Appreciate it very much. :)although its supposed to, im kinda skeptical when it comes to triple cores. ::)
Would getting a triple core be a good idea then?
most games right now can utilize all four cores. :)
in some old benchmark softwares, yes dual core processors may lead this department.
my take on this discussion, although quad core is a little "overkill" id still recommend getting this if you have a little extra to spend. this helps a lot especially if youre using a builtin vga.
for hd mkv playback
quad core + builtin vga = OK
dual core + 4670 = OK
quad core + 4670 = overkill on HD playback (why, 4670 will be carrying the load so your quad cores will run a 10% the most :D )
Installation of Ubuntu Linux is very similar to Windows no-brainer ... Interface after installation is very similar to Linux ... standard install would include OpenOffice (equivalent of MS Office and basically works the same as MS Office)
AFAIK, very few games are optimized to run on 4 cores (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). In terms of performance, high-end dual-core procs actually outperform quad-cores on quite a number of benchmarks.
Hi raptor!
Would OpenOffice open all my old Word and Excel files?
I'm really interested to build an AMD Phenom based system running on Linux. Nerveblocker seems to be having lots of fun on it. I just cant touch any of my Intel machines right now and install Linux on top of Windows primarily because I've set the systems so stable, that Id rather not disturb the configuration until it becomes necessary (maybe sa next OS reinstall). Also cant afford any PC down time and Im sure why wife would not allow me na ma-istorbo panonood nya. :)
Sir, as mentioned on my previous post, you can try out Ubuntu Linux ... either download it and burn to DVD or request for a DVD copy...you can boot-up from the DVD and run Linux without disturbing the configuration on your system ... this is a good way to try the look and feel and different functions ... actually parang Windows din
There's also another variant that is really intended for HTPC, but I haven't tested it yet ...just Google it - Linux Media Center ... based on my reading, it has the same functions as the MS version plus you cal also configure it to monitor and control home security cams and you can also use it as a switch for supported IP phones,
yups gumagana naman yung speed indicator ng icute ko ;Dsakin kasi nag bblink lang na 000 ....hmmm....anong mboard mo sir? TIA!!!
sa mga nababalak mag upgrade ng HTPC Casedi lumalabas pic sir.
check this out: http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=93781.0 (http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=93781.0)
(http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/antec-fusionmax/fusionmax20.jpg)
At last may htpc na ako yehey!!! ;D
here's what i got:
AMD X2 5000
Emaxx 780g
Team Elite 2x1gb DDR2-800
Seagate 500gb SATA
Asus DVDR 22X SATA
Powerlogic S93T w/ 500w (mas pinili ko ito para mas may air circulation, di problema in case magupgrade tsaka more on desktop use naman at isa pa pagnanunood ka e di ka naman nakatingin sa casing ;D )
thanks to EJ of Questlogic and of course kay ninjababez ;)
congrats on the purchase sir! sakto .. puyatan na ulit yan!
parehas tayo ng setup, except for the optical drive :)
hehe... kaso lang nagpapahanap pa ako kay EJ ng coax bracket kc walang kasama sa box. meantime, tyaga muna mga anakis ko sa 17" crt monitor hehe.
huh? bat ganun alang coax bracket, dapat kasama na yun sa package ng motherboard. Anyway, hahanapan ka naman nila EJ eh. unting tiis na lang ;D
At last may htpc na ako yehey!!! ;D
here's what i got:
AMD X2 5000
Emaxx 780g
Team Elite 2x1gb DDR2-800
Seagate 500gb SATA
Asus DVDR 22X SATA
Powerlogic S93T w/ 500w (mas pinili ko ito para mas may air circulation, di problema in case magupgrade tsaka more on desktop use naman at isa pa pagnanunood ka e di ka naman nakatingin sa casing ;D )
thanks to EJ of Questlogic and of course kay ninjababez ;)
Saan nga ba galing yung 3 cores? ;D Anyhow, it's really amazing how "reasonably" priced AMD chips are compared to Intel's. So I'm thinking, since the same 780G chipset supports more powerful CPUs than the AMD X2, why not maximize the CPU if the budget is around 25K. You'd end up with enough/spare power to do most applications smoothly on a single machine - and cheaper than an equivalent Intel based PC - nice.
Meron pa bang MOBO na cheaper than 780G which supports the Phenom? Another clarification, when you say 780G chipset MOBO, does that imply na the on-board graphics is the HD3200 class or there are many variants?
ballpark, how much bro? ;D
Powerlogic S93T w/ 500w (mas pinili ko ito para mas may air circulation, di problema in case magupgrade tsaka more on desktop use naman at isa pa pagnanunood ka e di ka naman nakatingin sa casing ;D )
taka nga din si EJ, kaso last unit na daw and next week pa dating ng ibang batch pero inihahanap na nya ako... bait nga e. ;)same thing happened to me when i got my 2nd 780g mobo. :(
SOS please :-\what do you mean when you said it doesnt work, and you have playback issues?
I'm currently having problems with playback of some of my avi files. I'm using the a 3gp Player or KMP (w/ defiler & FFDShow codecs) running on a P4 2.6ghz 512ram. I even tried cccp which i read in the other thread, doesn't work either. My avi files are sd, size of less than 1gb.
Please direct me to a codec link that i can use :)
TIA
same thing happened to me when i got my 2nd 780g mobo. :(
ej was able to get me a bracket after a week though :)
what do you mean when you said it doesnt work, and you have playback issues?
anyway, try cleanboot first. there must be something running in the background thats causing this. :)
thank you for replying bro.whats the system specs of your home and office pc? btw i got my uber kewl codecs from Clondalkin. ask him if he doesnt mind me sharing it to you ;)
certain avi files doesn't work in my home pc, but works perfectly in my office pc using the same classic kmplayer on both occasions. I transferred them thru my flash drive. does my home pc lacking the proper codec? I've noticed that the avi files (that doesn't work) are late 2008 films. what codec can i try?
ihingi nya na lang daw ako sa distro. ;):D nice bro :D
:D nice bro :D
btw i had the same case with my hi-end asus motherboard years ago.
missing 3 of 4 sata cables, no q-connector, heck even the floppy cable is missing. :D :D
whats the system specs of your home and office pc? btw i got my uber kewl codecs from Clondalkin. ask him if he doesnt mind me sharing it to you ;)
my office pc is an intel dualcore 1.6ghz, 512 ram. will pm Clondalkin
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7GHz >> P3,050.00
Board: Emaxx AMD780G-PRO-128 >> P3,350.00
RAM: 2GB (1GB x2) Geil DDR2 800 >> P1,550.00
HDD: 500GB Seagate SATA >> P3,000.00
Optical: Lite-On DVDRW Black (Lightscribe) SATA >> P1,250.00
PSU: Thermaltake 500W >> P2,000.00
Casing: iCute QS02 >> P1,980.00
baka this is my final solution :'(
thanks to clondalkin & ninjababeznah if youre playing SD avi then there should be no reason to upgrade :)
pa share naman po ng special sauce please :D
baka this is my final solution :'(
1. Uninstall everything related to your avi playback (KMP, codecs) then install them back one at a time starting with the media player. Why are you not using Windows Media Player nga pala?
pm me your email address for the special sauce and missing seasoning ;)
pm me your email address for the special sauce and missing seasoning ;)
pm sent idol :)
for reference of future htpc adapters (like me), what computer monitors are acceptable to play hidef contents 22" down?
like these monitors, are these acceptable?
Samsung 933NW 19" Wide (http://www.samsung.com/ph/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computerperipherals&type=monitor&subtype=lcdmonitor&model_cd=LS19CMNKF/XM)t
LG 22" W2252TQ-BK (http://www.rsun.com.ph/view_item.php?item=LCD070)
i would suggest that you go 1-inch bigger > Samsung 2333HD ...it currently sells for 17k cash .... it has a built-in tv tuner ... it is a full-HD tv (1080p) ... plus they have a current promo - free dvd player with HDMI out
the 19 sammy costs 7k only
the 22 lg costs 9k only
can these accomodate hidef content?
What mobo will be best at ~php3000 to be paired with AMD™ Phenom™ X4 9650 2.3ghz and Palit HD4670? Was eyeing GA-MA78GM-US2H kaso I wouldnt need the 780g chipset since will be using the 4670 for graphics coz 50/50 games at mkv ang pag gamit so sayang and the gigabyte is at ~4k. Impt din pala sa akin ang may optical out since it will be connected to a receiver. tia :)780g is not just an igp but a chipset, a good and advance one. so i would still prefer getting this motherboard. even if i plan to purchase a ati 4670 card.
here's my setup:on the hardware side you can try and turn on or off the overscan feature via the menu.
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 7750
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H
Memory: 2 gig Team Elite DDR2 800
running on dual OS XP and Vista
sirs ask ko lang, how do you maximize the display? This is connected to my 50 inch Viera using HDMI but hindi nakamaximize ung display, i tried adjusting sa control panel, ganun parin.
on the hardware side you can try and turn on or off the overscan feature via the menu.
on the software side (make sure that overscan is turned off), use scaling and toggle overscan using ati cc.
Thanks ninjababez! Mag laptop na sana ako kaso mukang mas sulit bumuo nung nasabihan ako ng kaibigan ko na pwede rin pala parang ps3 ung htpc for games. ty ty! :)
PC gaming has always looked better than anything else - if you have the right graphics card and monitor.i agree, cause if we were to compare the old nvidia 7 series on sli vs. xbox360 graphics. talo ang xbox (iirc xbox's graphics is comparable to nvidia 6800 ultra on sli). ;D
The one with both 60Hz, less eye strain ;)
Good Specs Dowals....Francis(Kiko) built ba ito'? (Kaya lang mukhang hindi, kasi die hard Intel si Kiko eh', AMD rin ang target ko muli, pero na-convince niya akong mag Intel) ;D
Ako rin nag-balik sa tower, hindi lang dahil sa space, pati na rin sa heat generation lalo na kung AMD. :P
Pag nawala na nga ang warranty nang Acer X3200 ko...at nag bigay na nang kung ano-anong problema, ito'ng casing ang unang-una kong papalitan. ::)
Ako rin nag-balik sa tower, hindi lang dahil sa space, pati na rin sa heat generation lalo na kung AMD. :P
Athlon 64 X2 5400
Emaxx 780G pro
4GB Geil DDR2
640GB WD Caviar Green
LG DVD w/ LS
Tower Casing (space issues)
Samsung 2233SW
Altec Lansing ATP3
I'm currently having problems with this new setup, CPU automatically shuts down or restarts if I use the LG dvdrom (but not all the time). Sometimes, soon as I hit the eject button of the dvdrom drive, PC shuts down or restarts. Over the weekend, i've tried ripping 3 DVDs, pc worked fine, but later in the afternoon when i was transferring files from a DVDr, pc powered down. What seems to be causing this?
Case Fans: Coolermaster R4-L2R-20AC-GP (http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?product_id=2915) P583 and Arctic Cooling 12PWM (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3_48_68&mID=113&language=en) P319
@pao, where did you get your case fans? i'm interested with the CM 120mm fan
Sa PC_Reform halos lahat (QQ02 from Kiko, LG DVDRW from PC Corner Megamall). Check them out at TipidPC.
straker, can you post an image of your case?
My humble rig po:
AMD Athlon x2 6000+ (Windsor Core)
Asrock NF6G-Vsta
1Gb Palit Radeon HD4870 Sonic
4x1Gb Transcend Axeram ddr2-800
HEC Winpower 550AB Psu
Samsung 18X Dvd-Writer Lightscribe
80Gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
160Gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
Acer P223W 22" (via DVI)
Panasonic Viera TH-L32X10 32" (via HDMI)
Pioneer XV-DV505 Htib A/V Receiver
Software players:
PowerDVD 9 Ultra
GOM Media Player
Media Player Classic
basically gaming rig ko po sya at the same time ginawa ko na rin pong htpc. I decided po na mag HTPC na lang po ako due to budget constraints (and mas nagandahan po ako sa PQ output ng pc ko compared sa dvd player upscaler ko kasi hehe) than upgrading my current existing hardware (Buying a Sony Ps3, newer Dvd player upscaler, etc.).
plan ko pong upgrade in the near future:
LG GGC-H20N Blu-Ray/HD-Dvd rom (for Blu-Ray and HD-Dvd playback)
1Tb Western Digital Mybook (storage medium)
Hi, nice setup you got there. Kumusta ang video quality sa Panasonic X10 mo? Any problems setting it up with your HTPC? Thanks.
thank you po sir. regarding po sa pq ng panny x3210, so far po very satisfied naman po ako for its price range (naka-set po to cinema-warm para "natural" ang color tone ng image). wala naman po akong naging problem regarding po sa pag setup ng panny x3210, literally plug and play lang po sya via hdmi
ginawa ko pong dual monitor setup po; yung panny x3210 for the movie output and acer p223w for the "workplace".
btw, ano po kaya magiging suggestion po nyo mga sirs, should I go for 720p/1080p mkv harddrive route or the blu-ray/hd-dvd disc route? hindi po kasi kaya ng budget pag both. thanks
I would go for the 720p/1080 mkv harddrive route for budget reasons. If you get the blu-ray/hd-dvd drive you have to factor in the cost of the Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs.sa acer po i use 1680x1050 and sa panny i use 1920x1080.
Anong resolution ang ginamit for your Acer and Panasonic? Thanks.
sa acer po i use 1680x1050 and sa panny i use 1920x1080.
hindi naman po ganun kalaki ang difference ng pq and aq ng mkv vs. blu-ray/hd-dvd? thanks po ulit :)
I thought the panny 32x10 was just HD ready (1366x768) and not full HD.
The difference in quality would depend on how the mkv was encoded and the resolution 720p or 1080p. The advantage will still be on the blu-ray especially on the audio (DTS-HD master) but you will need to buy more equipment to fully appreciate this. I guess for the meantime you could try out a few 720p or 1080p mkv on your htpc to see if you are satisfied with the video and audio quality already.
mag o-audition ako ng few 1080p mkv files to test po kung pwede na sa "taste" ko hehe
i'm also surprised na kaya ng panny mag out ng full-hd reso given na hd-ready lang sya "accdg. to paper", i just use the highest possible reso on the vidcard settings and 1920x1080 ang highest possible output for the panny, sa acer talagang hanggang 1680x1050 lang.
I think the panny 32x10 is 1080p capable it can accept a 1080p signal from a PC, PS3 or other device and downsample it to it's native resolution of 1366x768.sa sound output po analog pa lang po from the motherboard directly to the htib.
For sound output what connections do you use? Thanks.
sa sound output po analog pa lang po from the motherboard directly to the htib.in time bro ;)
mejo short pa po sa budget kasi in upgrading the audio setup hehe.
in time bro ;)thank you po for the encouragement hehe, mejo may slight case nako ng sars haha mahirap nato! :D
sa sound output po analog pa lang po from the motherboard directly to the htib.
mejo short pa po sa budget kasi in upgrading the audio setup hehe.
Anybody with a BDROM equipped HTPC? I would like to know ifdm1179 is right about the powerdvd, lemme just add that the free version powerdvd only outputs stereo, only the paid version outputs multi channel. :-\
1. It has a bundled media player?
2. Is the upscaler within the drive's electronics or media player dependent?
3. Does it draw more power than a typical DVD?
Does it mean naka stereo output ka lang or meron analog 5.1 input yun htib mo? Thanks.analog 5.1 po, kaya dolby digital 5.1 pa rin po yung output kahit papano hehe :)
are bdroms available locally already?unfortunately sir, none po as of the moment.
Bro, nakabili ka na sa kanya?ako bro dati ko na nakadeal yan.
Bro, nakabili ka na sa kanya?suki po ako kay sir Woody esp. pag talagang only in Japan yung mga pinapabili ko. very good and reputable seller po si sir Woody. :)
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My humble rig po:
AMD Athlon x2 6000+ (Windsor Core)
Asrock NF6G-Vsta
1Gb Palit Radeon HD4870 Sonic
4x1Gb Transcend Axeram ddr2-800
HEC Winpower 550AB Psu
Samsung 18X Dvd-Writer Lightscribe
80Gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
160Gb Seagate Barracuda Sata
Acer P223W 22" (via DVI)
Panasonic Viera TH-L32X10 32" (via HDMI)
Pioneer XV-DV505 Htib A/V Receiver
Sir ask lang kung ano gamit mo sa pana mo gamit yung v card ???VGA or HDMI??
wala ka ba naging problem sa resolution ???
and paano set-up nyo sa sound pc to Htib??
analog 5.1 po, kaya dolby digital 5.1 pa rin po yung output kahit papano hehe :)
What brand and model is your HTIB? Thanks.paki read na lang po sir yung specs ng pinost ko nandudun po lahat ng info ;)
nalog 5.1 po, kaya dolby digital 5.1 pa rin po yung output kahit papano heheyup tama po kayo yung output lang na capable yung soundblaster audigy2-zs soundcard via analog is only 2.1 (dapat sa digital toslink para dolby digital-ex 5.1/dts-es 5.1), then out lang ng pio avr is dolby prologic2 (kakakita ko lang earlier this morning. :) )
hope you dont mind pwede makita pic ng connection sa likod ng pc, lcd, at htib pati narin output ng lcd mo.
meron kase ako panny 32" LE8 and nag kakaproblem ako sa reso using hdmi. pero vga ok naman. at sa htib hindi siya 5.1 output 2.1 lang ang lumalabas. syangapla ano cable gamit mo sa audio htib to pc???
Sirs,
anyone here tried OVERCLOCKING their Intel Processors..?
Is it safe...
ABC
would there be substantial improvement for an OCed Athlon X2 5400 on an emaxx 780g pro+ with stock hsf?for HTPC use, you don't need OC. i am using Athlon X2 5200, Emaxx 780G-PRO, and 4GB RAM. all at stocks speed.
or i'll just be risking more than normal wear & tear?
sirs may tanong po ako, when i connect the HTPC to my HTIB via optical , bakit po stereo lang lumalabas?ano po ba dapat gawin ko na settings?
also, how do i know if or change to DTS/Dolby Digital surround?
Have you properly configured your Sound Settings sa PC (Control Panel) to output Digital Raw or DTS or whatever through the optical out?
Another way is if AC3Filter or any audio codec/filter is installed in your PC, you should set the optical output correctly (DTS, etc.) within that particular application.
sir how exactly do i do this?sorry medyo noobie pa sa ganito.thanks a lot for replying.
Have you properly configured your Sound Settings sa PC (Control Panel) to output Digital Raw or DTS or whatever through the optical out?
Another way is if AC3Filter or any audio codec/filter is installed in your PC, you should set the optical output correctly (DTS, etc.) within that particular application.
yes it is .. it seems like they rate it low, to have high OCability ;D
with the right ram and board, you can't go wrong ;)
right click on your sound icon on the task bar. choose adjust volume properties, under audio choose the default device. you can choose between hdmi, HD audio etc. most of the time hd realtek(depending on the builtin soundcard), is what you choose for spdif output (coax or fiber optic).sir ninjababes,
ac3 filter however is installed either by your media player (i use kmplayer and media), or separately.
anyway, just choose the option for passthrough spdif (AS IS). that should output dts or DD, given that your source has dd or dts.
HTH :D
sir ninjababes,according to this link http://www.emaxxtech.com/files/EMXP35PRO/manual/EMX-P35-PRO_manual.pdf , you have spdif out (via optical). use realtek HD output, you'll be needing an optical cable :D
there are only 3 options under volume properties (when choosing default device) Realtek HD audio output, bluetooth audio and bluetooth high quality audio. it is set already to Realtek HD audio..but no optical/spdif.
my motherboard is EMAXX p-35 pro po pala..
according to this link http://www.emaxxtech.com/files/EMXP35PRO/manual/EMX-P35-PRO_manual.pdf , you have spdif out (via optical). use realtek HD output, you'll be needing an optical cable :D
then via ac3 choose passthrough spdif, this should output dd or dts if it's available
hth ;)
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hi sir!its ok na po for playing dvds..thanks very much!yeah it's a hit and miss for pl2. i forgot the title but there's this action movie which sounded better in pl2 than dd. ^_^
however, sa games po medyo kakaiba, stereo lang hehe.pag ginagamit ko naman ung dolby pro logic II sa htib, dun lang nagkakasound sa lahat ng speakers, however, medyo weird kasi some sounds seem weak where it shouldnt be (example, when i fire a gun sa crysis warhead, napaka-hina ng gun sound, barely audible. pero pag may nagsasalita, ok naman..)
get a gigabyte, msi or asus mobo
what wrong with intel brand?most of the time they scrimp their motherboards. :(
Vista would normally update every Thursday wee hours hence when I wake up on Thursday morning
Consider 500GB as min - that's the common configuration for brand and BTO PCs nowadays.
in my case 24/7 is literal, blame it on my lousy internet connection. the only way i can download a decent number of movies in a month is if i leave my pc on all the time.
The trend nowadays is to look for MoBo with Solid capacitors, ones that will ensure longevity of service, most especially most PC usage entails 24/7 use.
It's such a depressing experience once the MoBo gives in and even more painful, if it's only one capacitor. Chances are except if there's a clone of your MoBo, another reformat is needed.
So far, Asus & Gigabyte has available MoBo with solid caps here in metro Manila.
MSI has the weakest caps, I had 2 die in service, heard form my friend, that one internet shop with MSI, all crashed within a year.
Intel boards, are problematic since the beginning, they have a tendency to heat up and are more costly, no wonder, most shops don't carry them, but you can always get them on a per order basis, besides, I have yet to hear an Intel board with solid caps, maybe, they'll join in one of these days.
i see. i am using an intel mobo right now. so far haven't encountered serious problem/s. for my proposed htpc, i won't turn it on 24/7 and for downloading. instead, i plan to build a new pc (but lower spec than my current pc) or get a laptop. and i'll download at my bedroom.
i'm still figuring out which one to invest (laptop, htpc, or nmt). my brother has suggested to convert my current pc to htpc and invest in a laptop. but my problem is how to play my downloaded files to my crt tv, which is situated in the bedroom. the crt tv has component inputs
Since you mentioned that your current PC is already C2D, you can buy a cheap model ATI card...maybe something like 34xx series or 43xx series. For ATI cards, ang standard TV out is that S-video looking port - that port also serves as HD-out for HDTV connection (you can check the data sheets of ATI cards - they clearly show support for high resolution via that S-video port). Im not sure if the S-Component Video dongle is supplied with the lower level ATIs but they surely are supplied with the higher ones (38xx or 48xx) - or you can buy separately. Kaya yung PC ko, I can connect to HD CRTs via that configuration - result is absolutely fantastic IQ for 720p and 1080p mkvs. Top to bottom models ng ATI cards, the HD video engine is the same, kaya you dont have to buy the expensive ones, unless you need high performance 3D (gaming). Set your media player and codecs properly and you should be fine.
So maganda nga sigurong option ang decent laptop for 2nd PC. BTW, I dont understand why you have to build a new one with LOWER specs than what you have right now. Baka mas magastos yon in the long run because of the need to upgrade.
The only reason why I'm suggesting that you get a new ATI card is because you need TV out for CRT TV connection. If your current X1550 has no such port, then research on availability of DVI/VGA to component video adapter or converter or dongle.
With your planned HTPC, what kind of media do you have in mind by the way? DVD, BD, MKV, AVI? For BD playback, you must buy a card no less than an Nvidia7600GT or equivalent in addition to the BD ROM drive. For MKV, AVI and DVD, you only need to install the right media player and codecs in your current C2D machine (Core 2 Duo and not Pentium D right?). You dont even need to replace your X1550 if you connect to any kind of monitor via DVI or VGA.
Explain to the wife the economies of all your options. Right now, you already have a very capable PC for media playback. Leaving it all night everyday to DL something will certainly cost less than investing on a dedicated DL PC. A few hundred pesos in electric bill a month - how many months will it take to reach the cost of a new PC? That's what my wife has been doing the past 3 years in Pasig. The only reason why I finally got a laptop for her is inaangkin na ng anak ang PC and she doesnt want my Japanese OS laptops. ;D Just make sure you have a good quality PSU that can be safely made to run continuously and reliably.
Im trusting the feedback of dm1179 about the performance of the 4500MHD graphics engine on a C2D laptop, as well as the datasheets provided by Intel. The heaviest application would be 1080p MKV playback and the processing power of a C2D alone would suffice. No gaming plans. No BD plans. I agree na mas maganda with discrete card, but I thought you want a low spec PC for DL in the first place?
right now kasi, iniisip ko kung what kind of laptop i'm going to get, kung sakali. i'm looking at the acer aspire 4736 series. pentium dual core nga lang pero with hdmi out.intel 4500 chipset is good enough. as long as you have the right codecs, i did encounter an issue or two (with hd dvd mkv convers). then i got myself the amd version with 780g chipset running at hd3200 ati, that's when i stopped browsing for the next laptop upgrade ;) even the hard to play 1080p hddvd mkv files are easily played (make sure that your using the clondalkin special combo :D )
according to the user manual, it supports optional HDTV output feature for 720p and 1080i. it also has application support for blu-ray and HD-DVD. :D
i just need to look for an s-video to component cable and dvi to hdmi dongle. and to enable the audio of Hdmi function, i need either a s/pdif in adapter or s/pdif cable (problem: my pc doesn't have s/pdif out but it has optical digital line out).
ganun din mangyayari sa akin further down the road. once na nagkaanak na kami, hindi ko iiwan ng nakabukas yung pc kasi baka masira ng mga taong hindi nakakaalam. and definitely ibibigay ko sa magiging anak ko yung pc...
the low spec pc is an option. but i'm kind of leaning to a laptop para less clutters. tsaka I am going to make my house a wi-fi zone.
yung laptop, i intend to use it for downloading and i need for mobility to connect it to my bedroom crt tv ( medyo malayo yung pinaglalagyan) for playback ng mga media if we're in the bedroom lang.
Are you not considering a combination of PC and NMT in your house?
i was considering one. pero advice sa akin na laptop is a better investment
Well that depends on your planned usage. A 2nd PC would certainly be more flexible in terms of having redundant full capabilities, while an NMT is primarily a 2nd playback unit for downloadable contents - it's also web and network-capable but apparently inferior to that of PC.
One of my most satisfying acquisitions in recent months is an Egreat 31B that has been "harmoniously" paired with a Dell dual core desktop PC. The NMT is permanently connected to an HD CRT via component video in the main bedroom, while the PC is located in another room with its own LCD HDTV - two ways of watching 720p and 1080p contents simultaneously - very convenient. All downloads are done through the PC only - mostly while the family is asleep.
my lcd tv is located at the living room. I could leave the pc on for the night but my internet connection is slow. (bayantel 899). downloading 1080p contents will take days.
for the crt tv in our room, i just need to find some cables to connect it to the component video in of the tv from the laptop. and it's a bit far from where my current pc is located.
That's why you should try to do the DL during the night para hindi abala sa daily routine, and mas malamig ng konti ang ambient temp (make sure to turn off the monitor and other PC accessories not needed). If you try to DL something while doing social networking online, gagapang yung internet. Acquisition of contents is another task you have to deal with.
May I ask what kind of CRT TV you have? If it's not 720p or 1080i capable, it may not be worth connecting unless you plan to watch mostly sd stuff. Maraming CRT TV models in Manila that are equipped with component video input but not capable of signals higher than 480p (DVD). Pero magagamit pa rin kung sa magagamit of course.
Finally to quote Ninjababez, "tebenets base on your statement, you really want to get a new laptop" ;D
my wife's cousin is asking tips for a new htpc/gaming pc, as a 780g user, i might recommend my current specs. but what's the counterpart (or closest) Intel based mobo to the AMD 780g?
AMD - 780g + HD 4770
Intel - Mobo (?) + 9500GT
TIA :)
very happy with the 4770 ;D sulit na sulitcan this output hd audio via hdmi?
electric bill hardly noticeable bro, di nag rereklamo si misis eh ;D
@ninj: sorry I can't tell as of now, im currently using an old atp3 on my pc :-\what's the brand? maybe i can check it online :)
Hi all. Do you have feedbacks or review of the ASROck Ion330?
Thanks.
How much did everything cost sir sans the OS?
Except the OS, roughly 16k.
i would like to ask an opinion from you guys. these are the specs i've been eyeing for. it will be used for gaming and htpc :D questions lang sana guys, bago lang kasi ako sa HTPC. How can i get a dolby or dts signal from this rig? comments and suggestions are very welcome if medyo may mas okay kayong hardware na alam na pwede incorporate dito. thanks so much.
Intel core i7-920
MSI x58 PRO (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2009/03/12/msi-x58-pro-review/2)
Kingston 2GB DDR3 1333MHZ
Inno3d GTS 250 1GB DDR3
Seagate 250GB Sata
Corsair 620W Power supply
Cooler master cm690 casing
ASUS HTPC MOBO w/ Remote control :o
M4A78-HTPC/RC
Eto na po ang set up ko. ;Dlooks like a mid end gaming rig for me :D :D
Asus P7P55D mobo
Intel i5
MSI HD 5750 ddr5
4 GB(dual)ddr3 OCZ gold edition
Corsair 750 watts
Cooler master storm scout
Ah, sorry the Asus MoBo is a disappointment for me. The sound chip is very primitive (a real HTPC should have a multi-speaker setup at least a 5.1). The remote control isn't for Media Center, its for its own media software which has limited functionality. It has HDMI connections but offers no recording capability.thanks for the warning bro. next in line pa naman yan sa upgrade path ko.. >:(
For a little extra money, its better to buy a different MoBo instead and separate tuner/capture card with a remote control compatible with Media Center and a surround-capable sound card. You get better features and the ability to record. Sorry.
nice! magkano inaabot lang?
hehehe. mahilig din kasi ako mag games sir. btw, pano kaya po ako makakapag output ng DTS and DD audio from my mobo? baguhan pa lang po kasi ako when it comes to that. ;Dregular dd and dts, thru spdif. according to this image it has both coax and toslink/optic at the rear panel.
regular dd and dts, thru spdif. according to this image it has both coax and toslink/optic at the rear panel.
(http://www.pcper.com/images/reviews/801/icon2.jpg)
hd audio needs hdmi audio out, though im not sure if its capable of it :)
awts. ganun po ba sir? kelangan ko pa tlga sir ng AVR?you can always use the analog 5.1 (or 7.1) :)
regular dd and dts, thru spdif. according to this image it has both coax and toslink/optic at the rear panel.
(http://www.pcper.com/images/reviews/801/icon2.jpg)
hd audio needs hdmi audio out, though im not sure if its capable of it :)
Bro my ASUS M3N78-VM also looks the same at the back but the co-axial is SPDIF-IN and not out. Only the optical has SPDIF-OUT. I'm just confirming if the said MOBO has both SPDIF out on both optical and coaxial.doc does this mean it can record digital audio? if that's the case then .. KEWL ;D ;D
bale sir, kelan ko bumili ng soundcard na may coaxial output? im thinking of buying na of logitech z5500 muna. hope you guys can help me on what brand or mas maganda, specific na soundcard na talaga to consolidate with z5500. salamat ng marami mga sir.no need na bro, bili ka nung sinend ko sayo sa sos baka meron. or try tipidpc
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
AMD Turion X2 RM-74 2.2GHz 1MB L2 cache
ATI Radeon HD4570
4GB RAM
playing NOT DXVA compliant 1080p flawlessly...
is this a laptop?looks like it is :)
looks like it is :)
pretty kewl huh :)
upgradeable ba vidcards ng laptop?
99.99% not feasible Bro.agree! youll end up spending more!
hi gurus,
Can you recommend an HTPC than can do an NMT and PS3 function? I was initially planning to purchase WDTV live and Ps3 pero the HTPC looks better in terms of function and price wise. I'm into downloading 1080P movies and playing NBA 2K10. My LCD is a 32LH70. TIA
how much is your working budget?
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0Ghz P3,400
Motherboard: Emaxx AMD780G-Pro AVL/DDR2/PCI-E P3,100
Hard Drives SATA: 500GB Seagate 7200RPM SATA 16MB P2,450
Memory DDR2: 4GB DDR2 800 Geil Dual P4,750
Video Card PCI-E: PowerColor HD5770 1GB 128Bit GDDR5 P8,200
Optical Drive: LG DVD-RW 22X GH22LS30 SATA with LS P1,250
Casing: Duke DUO8A with 500W PSU P1,550
Mouse: A4Tech 2X Click Optical OP-620D USB P 250
Keyboard: A4Tech Game Master KB-28G PS/2 P450
Total: P25,400
baguhin natin :)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6Ghz P7,350
Motherboard: Emaxx AMD790GX-XTRM P5,650
Hard Drive: 500GB Seagate 7200RPM SATA 16MB P2,450
Memory DDR2: 4GB DDR2 800 Geil Dual P4,750
Video Cards PCI-E: ATI Radeon HD4770 512MB DDR5 P5,000
Optical Drive: LG DVD-RWSATA with LS P1,250
Casing: Duke DUO8A with 500W PSU P1,550
Mouse: A4Tech Optical USB P250
Keyboard: A4Tech Game Master P450
total P28,700
dahil sa "PS3 function", naging mas mura pang bumili ng PS3 and one of those 6-7K na media players. ;)
dahil sa "PS3 function", naging mas mura pang bumili ng PS3 and one of those 6-7K na media players. ;)
an Intel Based system will cost moreit's a cycle bro, check the price in feb of next year. baba ulit yan ;)
I wonder why RAMs significantly increased its average price from 6 months ago? they cost almost double today :-\
it's a cycle bro, check the price in feb of next year. baba ulit yan ;)
Guys ask ko lang...need some tip on configuring my software HTPC set-upganyan din nangyayari sakin pero nilalakasan ko nalang :)
Im using the latest K-lite codec and ac3filter
regarding sa SPDIF passthrough configuration
while playing MKV files + coaxial cable + reciever do we have to check both AC3 and DTS (ac3filter spdif passthrough)
coz napansin ko pag AC3 lang nakacheck ang lakas ng sounds pag nagplayplay ng DTS movie, pero ang receiver ko nadedetect lang is Dolby Digital, pag chineck ko naman DTS din, humihina pero ang detection ng Reciever ko is DTS mismo...(I have to crank the volume abit to enjoy the movie specially the center channel)
which is which...sa MKV movies naman na encoded with AC3 walang issues..
pls advice thanks
Regarding sa desktop looks better in VGA and movies in HDMI...
If tama pagkakaalala ko and similar topic yung nabasa ko, for HTPCs connected to Samsung LCD HDTVs via HDMI, you should use HDMI2 port behind the TV (as also stated in the manual) AND for some reason, everything becomes better if you rename "HDMI2" to "PC". I don't know why, can someone confirm this? My HTPC is connected via VGA only.
Mas maganda at crisp ang output via HDMI from HTPC based from personal settings but you can back track some threads regarding this matter. Kasi some claimed that dvi/vga connection from HTPC to LCDTV mas maganda. HTH. ;)
Gurus'
Question: Same Video quality at resolution ba ang ganitong connection?
sir ninjababez pareho tayu ng laptop, puede palang backup htpc, panu kung walang hdmi yung AVR ko (yamaha-rxv450). possible bang kumuha ng digital signal using 3.5mm/optical adapter sa compaq cq40-310au? Nagtry kasi ako gumamit nun adapter kasama sa audio pro na optical cable kaso hindi ko mapagana sa klite.tried that already, never worked. you need to get the HP dock. :(
Tried setting audio properties wala pa rin. Baka me idea ka sir panu paganahin.
Just an upgrade in my HTPC: (in red)
My current problem is the HDD Temperature now at 54°C... I'm considering to replace my case... my current case has poor ventilation. ok b yung Thermaltake V3 @Php2300.00... or maybe experts can suggest a better case my budget limits me to Php2500.00... Help! :-[
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055t 2.86 Thuban (hexa-core 6 cores)
Motherboard: Asrock 890GX Extreme 3
Powersupply: Corsair HX650W Modular
CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Memory: G.Skills RipJaws 2x2 GB 1600mhz CL9
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Performance Touch Screen Fan Controller
Video Card: ATI HD 4890 (planning to upgrade to ATI HD 5870)
Magkano inabot ng rig nyo? TIA :)
Congrats!
Guys I'm planning to upgrade my video card Inno3d 9600gt 1gb green ed. Ano po bang masusuggest nyong VC? I'm thinking of shifting to ATI instead of nvidia. Btw my procie is c2d e7500. Thanks
nice. where did you buy the veris and how much?
this is my first weekend with my new rig ;D
Athlon 64 X2 5400
Emaxx 780G pro
4GB Geil DDR2
640GB WD Caviar Green
LG DVD w/ LS
Tower Casing (space issues)
Samsung 2233SW
Altec Lansing ATP3
running on XP :)
HTPC and gaming rig:
Acer M3400
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Hard Drive: 1TB w/ removable carrier for additional hard drive
Memory: 4GB (upgradable to 16GB)
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD5570 1GB
Optical Drive: DVD-Super Multi
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Casing: Tower type
Mouse: Acer Wireless
Keyboard: Acer Wireless
PSU: 550W
Portable Hard Drive: 1.5TB Western Digital
Monitor: 42-inch Samsung Plasma TV
Hmmm WALA yan! Atom PC lang kasi gamit ko. :-[ :-[ :-[
Hmmm WALA yan! Atom PC lang kasi gamit ko. :-[ :-[ :-[
anyone running Microsoft Media Center on Window 7 Ultimate?using it for .avi files that does not play good in kmplayer :)
HTPC and gaming rig:
Acer M3400
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Hard Drive: 1TB w/ removable carrier for additional hard drive
Memory: 4GB (upgradable to 16GB)
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD5570 1GB
Optical Drive: DVD-Super Multi
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Casing: Tower type
Mouse: Acer Wireless
Keyboard: Acer Wireless
PSU: 550W
Portable Hard Drive: 1.5TB Western Digital
Monitor: 42-inch Samsung Plasma TV
anyone running Microsoft Media Center on Window 7 Ultimate?
Looks like no one is using this... how about XBMC on Windows 7 Ultimate?
I'm using one sulit na sulit works flawlessly on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit ;) and I also had Media Portal alternative to XBMC ;)
Does your Win 7 Ultimate 64bit automatically boots up to the Windows Media Portal? If yes, how did you installed it?
this is my pc set up:not necessarily, have you tried using coreavc codec?
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual
Core Processor 4600+
2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8200
Windows XP
most 1080p movies skip and stutter.. for vlc, kmplayer and xbmc..
help! what should i do?? do i need hardware upgrade??
thanks!
not necessarily, have you tried using coreavc codec?
nope, pano to' with xbmc? :/not familiar in setting xbmc to use another codec bro eh. :-\
thanks.
not familiar in setting xbmc to use another codec bro eh. :-\
media portal marunong ako ;D ;D
for some reason on my Win7 Ultimate 32bit installation, I cannot find the steps to trigger the Windows Media Center option... would you know how to do it?
ok ba media portal?? :)ok para sakin ang media portal, kung gusto mo ng porma. ako kasi default player ko lang is kmplayer :)
but i have to do full scraping again.. hahaha.. darn!
this is mine (copy-pasted from my gallery here http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,119823.msg1243716.html#msg1243716 (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,119823.msg1243716.html#msg1243716))
PC Specs
Proc: Intel Core i7 920
Mobo: Intel DX58SO
guys may nabasa ako noon.. hindi pwede pang PC ang plasma?pwede naman kung HTPC lang talaga.
totoo po ba? im planning to buy plasma for htpc
thanks
when I got this unit last year it was high end, now its just run of the mill except for the video card LOL :P
Halos High end sir eto ah. BTW local purchase mo yun plextor?
guys may nabasa ako noon.. hindi pwede pang PC ang plasma?
totoo po ba? im planning to buy plasma for htpc
thanks
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ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3/HDMI/SPdif/8-channel audio - micro ATX - AMD 880G/SB850 P4,100
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0Ghz (2-yr wty) P2,800
1 Terabyte WD Caviar Green 64MB (2-yr wty) P3,400
2GB DDR3 1333 Kingston Single (2-yr wty) P1,800
Samsung 24X DVD-RW SATA with LS P1,100
TomMade Mini ATX/ITX Case w/ 500w psu P800
Total price:
P14,000
The part I really love the most is the mobo. It has next gen SATA (6 Gbps), USB 3.0, HDMI, Spdif, HD Audio, and more. It's also 6-core compatible.
Rear I/O ports:
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
6 USB
8-channel audio
Not bad for an Asus board under 5k.
(http://www.asus.com/websites/Global/products/dCFJVtaiZVk1PJCL/5OPNP4AUObRgubGw_500.jpg)
I think you're using XBMC Sir. What's the remote your using? How much does it cost?
Anong model po kaya ng cdr-king remote ctrl ang pwede sa XBMC?
Remote Controls..
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Brader wow-warlock, may option ba na pixel shader ang SageTV?
Sir ask ko lang p kung saan nyo binili yung mga parts na yan? balak ko rin po kasing mag Buo ng HTPC ko.. salamat po..
How's the WD Caviar Green 64MB as an OS HDD? Tulugin yang HDD na yan kapag idle.
(http://www.tommade.com/UploadFiles/Image/2010012521511178671969.jpg)
ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3/HDMI/SPdif/8-channel audio - micro ATX - AMD 880G/SB850 P4,100
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0Ghz (2-yr wty) P2,800
1 Terabyte WD Caviar Green 64MB (2-yr wty) P3,400
2GB DDR3 1333 Kingston Single (2-yr wty) P1,800
Samsung 24X DVD-RW SATA with LS P1,100
TomMade Mini ATX/ITX Case w/ 500w psu P800
Total price:
P14,000
The part I really love the most is the mobo. It has next gen SATA (6 Gbps), USB 3.0, HDMI, Spdif, HD Audio, and more. It's also 6-core compatible.
Rear I/O ports:
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
6 USB
8-channel audio
Not bad for an Asus board under 5k.
(http://www.asus.com/websites/Global/products/dCFJVtaiZVk1PJCL/5OPNP4AUObRgubGw_500.jpg)
Bought the parts from PCHub in Gilmore QC (near St. Paul's).
ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3/HDMI/SPdif/8-channel audio - micro ATX - AMD 880G/SB850 P4,100
Sir this mobo is now 6,250 sa gilmore.. mataas na masyado...ang nakita ko na P4,000 is Asus M4A88T-M AMD 880G.
ano po kayang magandang ibagay na casing dito..?
sir, newbie ko sa computer/htpc setup. ask ko lang kung di na kelangan ng video card and fan? if needed, what do you suggest. gusto ko sana ng magbuo ng same setup pero mga 2TB yung hdd. everyday viewing of hi-def movies / tv series and surfing lang, di po ako gamer. hope you can help me identify what parts i need.
(http://www.tommade.com/UploadFiles/Image/2010012521511178671969.jpg)
ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3/HDMI/SPdif/8-channel audio - micro ATX - AMD 880G/SB850 P4,100
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0Ghz (2-yr wty) P2,800
1 Terabyte WD Caviar Green 64MB (2-yr wty) P3,400
2GB DDR3 1333 Kingston Single (2-yr wty) P1,800
Samsung 24X DVD-RW SATA with LS P1,100
TomMade Mini ATX/ITX Case w/ 500w psu P800
Total price:
P14,000
The part I really love the most is the mobo. It has next gen SATA (6 Gbps), USB 3.0, HDMI, Spdif, HD Audio, and more. It's also 6-core compatible.
Rear I/O ports:
1 x DVI
1 x D-Sub
1 x HDMI
1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
6 USB
8-channel audio
Not bad for an Asus board under 5k.
(http://www.asus.com/websites/Global/products/dCFJVtaiZVk1PJCL/5OPNP4AUObRgubGw_500.jpg)
Decided to upgrade my very old "2004-college-days" (http://tinyurl.com/2f9bt8b) PC case... you will be missed :'( My new HT/G PC set-up (AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.61GHz, MSI 790GX-G65, SAPPHIRE HD5970 2GB GDDR5, 4GB TRIDENT DDR3 Ram, 4TB Raid 0 WD, Corsair HX750w, Creative X-fi Titanium, Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro)(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4500/creampc201005b.jpg)
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@nerveblocker I use embermedia on my pc to organize my movies on my Synology DS210+ NAS, other than that yung windows media center with klite that comes with W7 plays most of my library.
^
Sir paano iset-up ang MPC-HC as ext. player ng XBMC?
<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="MPC-HC" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files (x86)\Media Player Classic - Home Cinema\mpc-hc.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}" /fullscreen /close</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
<rules action="prepend">
<rule filetypes="mkv|avi" player="MPC-HC"/>
</rules>
</playercorefactory>
if 9.11 xbmc and above create an extra playercorefactory.xml file inside their "\UserData\" folder.nice share XanderCage :)
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_use_an_External_Player_for_media_playback (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_use_an_External_Player_for_media_playback)
tapos eto gamit ko na code so xbmc will utilize mpc-hc when playing avi and mkv files.
nice share XanderCage :)
Bro balik na sa XBMC (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif)ayaw ko doc, walang auto-fill zoom eh :D
if 9.11 xbmc and above create an extra playercorefactory.xml file inside their "\UserData\" folder.& used this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>I ran XBMC and played an avi movie, paused then opened the same movie w/ mpc-hc, napansin ko na magkaiba ng video quality, so I thought hindi nya ginamit yung mpc-hc as external player.
- <playercorefactory>
- <players>
- <player name="MPC-HC64" type="ExternalPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files\Media Player Classic - Home Cinema\mpc-hc64.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}" /fullscreen /close</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
- <rules action="prepend">
<rule filetypes="mp4|mkv|avi" player="MPC-HC64" />
</rules>
</playercorefactory>
I ran XBMC and played an avi movie, paused then opened the same movie w/ mpc-hc, napansin ko na magkaiba ng video quality, so I thought hindi nya ginamit yung mpc-hc as external player.
Ano kaya remedy? I'm using win 7 64bit, mpc-hc 64bit & xbmc 9.11
talaga? hmm, in my experience pareho naman sila. btw when you opened the file in xbmc, did the mpc-hc logo come up before the file played? baka kasi yung internal pa rin yung nagpplay.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <playercorefactory>
- <players>
- <player name="MPC-HC64" type="DefaultPlayer" audio="false" video="true">
<filename>C:\Program Files\Media Player Classic - Home Cinema\mpc-hc64.exe</filename>
<args>"{1}" /fullscreen /close</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
- <rules action="prepend">
<rule filetypes="mp4|mkv|avi" player="MPC-HC64" />
</rules>
</playercorefactory>
I did not come up before the file played brader...
Pwede kaya 'to, instead of externalplayer e defaultplayer?
pwede mo try, but it might not work. required kasi yung "ExternalPlayer" which contains the path of the external player executable.
pwede mo try yung script na nilagay ko without specifying that your player is 64bit or try mo install yung 32bit na mpc-hc, dami kasi ako nabasa na incompatibilities ng 64bit mpc-hc.
tsaka yung xbmc pag ginamit yung mpc-hc, yung interface is mpc-hc talaga, lahat ng controls nya etc. parang ginawang explorer lang yung xbmc.
Please note - even if your DAC is capable of HD processing, if you use a USB DAC, this is useless - the bandwidth of USB only allows for lower processing output (CD quality at 48) - what happens is the sound is upconverted from 48 - Tsk which is what you want to avoid for the best sound quality. Less processing, the better.
Gud pm mga sir! share ko lng po HTPC ko, pero meron din po ako sa HT gallery ntin. Tnx and God Bless! :)
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DACS (Marketing...)
On the USB DAC, there may be DACs that handles 24 bit resolution but what they will get from the USB port itself from Mac and Windows is only 16 bit streaming as this is a limitation of the usb 1 audio specification (for usb 1 and usb 2 devices) - which means you only get upconverted 24 bit audio from the USB DAC (much like upscaling DVDs and saying this is HD - Hmmm). There is a usb 2 audio specification passed in 2009 but with a theoretical bandwidth of 24 bit, but doubtful if this works in the real world - most implement just the PCI-E route as the bandwidth there is secure even at true 24 bit 7.1 streaming where the real world streaming bandwidth of usb audio 2 is likely less specially when you are using USB for your extra HD (movies / torrent HD), keyboard, mouse and printer....
There is nothing wrong with 16 bit streaming. 16 bit streaming to a great DAC design can sound spectacular. So why say its 24 bit when its just upconverted (unless you read the fine print)?
For true reliable 24 bit audio, the PCI interface is used - the popular choice is the Asus Xonar (True DD / DTS HD bitstreaming - I'd like to see that on even USB 3 coming our way soon). Stereophile favorite is the Asus Xonar for music cards (less than USD 200). You can use the 24 bit streams to your uber expensive DAC and get possibly better than analog sound. I myself am using 16 bit usb DAC and it sound great enough for me. :)
Not really high end when you have high jitter rates. Just because you want to use USB when there is Firewire or PCI without this problem. And because there is no USB audio specification that delivers what is needed. Simply being a USB 2 device is not enough - its the USB architecture that is not ideal for 24 bit audio. Maybe another IEEE spec will come along and solve this problem with USB.
Salvation is USB asynchronous mode (if only someone can do this...)
The better solution is the asynchronous mode of USB, very / extremely difficult to implement - the plus side is jitter is reduced, negative is there may be no current effective implementation because these require extreme programming skills (bypassing windows altogether).
My Set-up:
Am I biased or are HTTPC really superior in video quality compared to NMT / media players like the popcorn
series? The ATI 5 series or the Nvidia GT 200 series up deliver blue ray quality videos, almost perfect video. From media players (NMT), I see some jaggies and colorations among others.
PS3 have great video and its a shrunk video chipset that can be used in NMT.
I guess all the USB DACS you mentioned deliver good >> great >> spectacular sound. But note that none of these are really using usb asynchronous mode. There is currently no way for the PC OS to be a slave to an external clock which real asynchronous mode implies (notwithstanding any claims of audiophile companies unless there is an architectural overhaul of the standard OS model used by Win / Mac / Unix).
I believe all the products mentioned would have the PC clock still using its own clock and not a slave to the USB device. When the PC clock is a slave to the USB device clock then we can have real asynchronous mode. In the meantime, we already have a way to get out of this clock mess and deliver 24 bit audio without jitter theoretically. And that's through PCI. But I guess PCI is not sexy, how can you sell a PCI card for USD 2,500 or more?
USB / PCI Clocks
The difficulty with USB is the clock timing (slower - almost just as fast as CD) than PCI, even slower than those required to get real HD. That's why people work around this physical limitation and its why this is not an issue with PCI - the bandwidth is almost unlimited. But USB appears to be easy to use with PC / Laptop. With PCI - jitter is less of a problem and its cheaper too! No need to go for really expensive PCI cards when less than USD 200 gives you exactly the same bit streams.
eto bagong board/cpu
Asus E35M1-M Pro AMD Fusion Micro-ATX
pang htpc 16000yen daw - 8k sana paglaunch sa pinas
Horrors of making a DAC:
http://www.eetimes.com/design/signal-processing-dsp/4027593/PRODUCT-HOW-TO--Using-the-Blackfin-Processor-for-Bus-Powered-USB-2-0-Compliant-Designs
I guess its really, audition, audition , audition like any audio items we crave for. :D
ano po ok na setting ng xmbc tsaka catalyst control center? my vcard is ati hd4650, 6gb mem, i5 processor.. tv po is sony 40bx400..
what do you mean Brader?i mean, ano po dapat settings sa xmbc tsaka ati control catalyst center. post ko sana current settings ko pero may error pag nagpost ng mahabang message..
penge naman po ng SPECS ng PC na gagamitin sa HTPC. budget is 15K lang po, salamat po..
OK sir Wildfire thanks po ulit.. ask ko lang po sir kung pano ang audio out using this video card? I've read before na meron pang wire na i-coconnect from the Mobo going to the video card para sa processing ng sound if HDMI and connection po.. sana po maclarify nyo thanks po..additional question.. sir saan po meron nitong Video card na ito?
Sir wildfire, Just got a new HTPC... inabot ng 16 plus....pero OK naman.... thanks po.. and thaanks to pinoydvd...
I've read before na meron pang wire na i-coconnect from the Mobo going to the video card para sa processing ng sound if HDMI and connection po..Sa mga lumang video card lang to, mga Geforce 9 series. Mga bago ngayon mostly may onboard audio output na. :)
mga guru's please build me a bang for the buck HTPC.
thanks!
at kung ok lang pa-build na rin ng super budgeted HTPC that can play 1080p flawlessly.
thanks again!
Core i3 530 2.93GHZ
Foxconn H55M
Geil DDR3 1333mhz 2gb
EVGA GT430 1024mb
2TB hard disk
+
psu and casing
If you were to choose among the netbooks listed below to serve as HTPC, which one would be best in terms of bang for the buck based on features:hi bro, not that these netbooks are bad, but if youre to use it as an HTPC naman why not use a full intel I3 processor with ATi vga. :D
1. Acer Aspire 522 - 17K
2. MSI Wind U230 - 24K
3. Asus 1215T - 22K
4. Sony Vaio YB - 30K
All have HDMI out. Wifey wants sony for its looks and its really feature packed but im balking a bit because of its price. If not these netbooks, are there any other options? We don't want to go beyond 12 inches for portability.
Thanks.
Wifey wants a netbook and I'm trying to explore if I can get HTPC to go with it to consolidate my expenses. ;Dygpm
ygpmThanks bro. Its been a while since I dabbled into computers. My 2 laptops are all vintage (AMD Turion and Intel Core2Duo)and I'm trying to catch up that is why I'm asking you guys since you are more current and have actual experience with the newer tech.
it will help a lot in deciding. ;)
Thanks bro. Its been a while since I dabbled into computers. My 2 laptops are all vintage (AMD Turion and Intel Core2Duo)and I'm trying to catch up that is why I'm asking you guys since you are more current and have actual experience with the newer tech.funny you called them vintage. i just got a core2duo laptop for 37k @ villman it was a high end series late 2009 early 2010. :D
If you were to choose among the netbooks listed below to serve as HTPC, which one would be best in terms of bang for the buck based on features:
1. Acer Aspire 522 - 17K
2. MSI Wind U230 - 24K
3. Asus 1215T - 22K
4. Sony Vaio YB - 30K
All have HDMI out. Wifey wants sony for its looks and its really feature packed but im balking a bit because of its price. If not these netbooks, are there any other options? We don't want to go beyond 12 inches for portability.
Thanks.
Last January, I acquired MSI U230x (over Asus 1215t due to better specs and deal) for a friend and was able to test playback of 720p and 1080p videos. 720p is passable but 1080p is very slow. The specs says it has hardware decoder for HD playback, but it was not fast enough.bro gunslinger, remember my PM? :D
My mom's 1-year old ASUS PDC ultraportable has better FPS for 1080p playback than this one.
ang another thing much better ba at mura na bumili ng mobo na may built in vid card with hdmi or seperate??Integrated Video is more than sufficient for this purpose, as long as you choose the motherboard/chipset wisely (you should choose an HT-oriented one).
ang habol ko lang no drop frames pag full HD... and less power ayaw ko ng mga quadcore lakas sa kuryente.A system might not drop frames with most current formats, but there is no assurance that it'd do well with future formats.
Integrated Video is more than sufficient for this purpose, as long as you choose the motherboard/chipset wisely (you should choose an HT-oriented one).thank you for your lquick response...
A system might not drop frames with most current formats, but there is no assurance that it'd do well with future formats.
Have you considered an ITX build? Something i3-based might be worthwhile. :) If you're really into low power consumption, then the AMD Fusion architecture might appeal to you.
@raider125jeigh or should I say Derek....try MSI 785-E53 AMD785 ddr3/HD4200 or Asus M4A785D-M PRO meron sa PC express bro.. and inabot ng buo ko is 13.6K lang.
Heres the specs.
MSI 785-E53 AMD785 ddr3/HD4200 - 3.800
Athlon II X3 440 (3.0G) 2mb AM3 - 3540
Kingston 2GB 1333 ddr3 - 1200
500gb Hitachi SATA - 1770
Transformer casing - 1600
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse MK250 - 1200
AVR - 370
CDRking HDMI cable - 200
==================
TOTAL 13680
Check mo bro.. SO far OK naman.. you can also change the housing meron dun tig 1200 lang.
Just want to ask for your suggestions kung anong netbook (around 10-12" screen) ang capable magplay smoothly ng HD movies 1080p? Habol ko kasi yung ultraportable na kahit nakahiga makakanood ka, hehe.
Thanks! ;)
Mga gurus,
Just want to ask for your suggestions kung anong netbook (around 10-12" screen) ang capable magplay smoothly ng HD movies 1080p? Habol ko kasi yung ultraportable na kahit nakahiga makakanood ka, hehe.
Thanks! ;)
Sirs I have a mkv movie and according to mediainfo software, these are the details...
Size: 8.42GB
Overall bit rate: 11.4 mbps
Video Stream: 9287Kbps, 1920*816 at 23.976 fps, AVC([email protected])(CABAC/5 Ref Frames)
First Audio Stream: 640kbps, 48.0Hz, 16 bits, 6 channel, AC-3
Secong Audio Stream: 1510 Kbps, 48.0Hz, 24 bits, 6 channel, DTS
Can my U230 play this file smoothly using KMPlayer?
Thanks
Thanks Sir chess :)
Does this combo work for you?
Do I need to tweak KMplayer?
Netbook 1080p issues...(my problem as well...)Agree on the 720p. I tested this weekend the new Sony VAIO YB, their latest netbook and it couldn't handle a 1080p demo file from samsung and some other 1080p flicks. 720p though played flawlessly.
For those looking into playing HD video at 1080p resolution for netbooks, this can only be done by good graphics chips as the most powerful netbook classified processors are not powerful enough for 1080p software decoding to date. I think only broadcom crystal hd, nvidia ion2 and fusion (amd e-350) can handle good 1080p playback for graphics chips. Hd 3200 cannot go beyond 720p and even here its not good. So look closely at what the netbook uses for its graphics.
So without the above video chips, you have to get a PC with better graphics. I guess the HDMI is a gimmick without the power behind it for most netbooks for HD playback.
Actually, if you like tweaking, you can get u230 and lower power netbooks to play 1080p, but you would have to use software decode and tweak the settings so that the cpu can handle it (core avc). Reports show you have to disable a lot of features that it will not really be 1080p anymore...So maybe 720p is better for these netbooks at best...
Mga sir, newbie here sa HTPC,
Will this setup work for 1080p playing?
EMX-AMD880HD3-PRO
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0ghz
2-4 Gb DDR3
etc...
or will I still need a discrete graphic card?
You can actually try the 880 first. If you want something better, just get a discrete video card as an upgrade.
this is actually the best way to go. test your HD movies using the IGP first. if you think video playback is not good enough, then that is the time to add a discrete video card.
this is just similar to upgrading gaming video card. when the new games you want to play cannot be supported any more at your desired frame rate, then that is the time to upgrade your video card.
Got it from a seller on Tipid-PC. Name is Mike, cell no. 09228278781. He was very accommodating helping me work through all the choices over a few days, and although we eventually gave up, he went to quite a length to find me the casing I wanted. A++ seller in my book. Oh and another thing: I received all the items SEALED. For me this is very important. Ok here's the list:
1. Gigabyte E350N
2. 2 x 2GB DDR3 PC1333
3. WD 500Gb 7600RPM 6 Gbps SATA
4. Liteon DVD/RW DL drive
The case I got at Virra Mall.
Since I've also gotten a few things from CD-R King: PC remote, and HDMI cable.
I'll be going out within the week to get my mobo. Main use would be for HTPC, minor gaming lang siguro kung sakali. Now, only question is which one should I get:
Jetway MA3-785GP-LF
<Click here for specs> (http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/motherboard_view.asp?productid=668&proname=MA3-785GP)
or
Emaxx AMD880HD3-Pro
<Click here for specs> (http://www.emaxxtech.com/products.php?id=31)
The 880 chipet is newer than the 785, but the Jetway seems to have an advantage in terms of connectivity. The Emaxx doesn't seem to have an HDMI port, nor does it have an SPDIF out on the back panel (only a header on the board).
Of course if you want lossless multichannel audio, you'd likely put a dedicated video board anyway.
Hi guys,
Can you stream video (avi or mkv) to several Tv's using a NAS (qnap, synology) or a HTPC? I am thinking of a home media server streaming to several tv's in the house. Will streaming to more than one or two tv's strain my wireless network?
Thanks
OT:
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@dowal, sir sa 1080p meron drop frames pero tolerable lang. 720p work very well. see below screenshot for 1080p.
Mga masters,bought this (first image red) (http://villman.com/Product-Detail/Asus_X42JY_VX124) from villman, but returned it and replaced it with this (2nd image) (http://villman.com/Product-Detail/Asus_K42JY_VX026), after i noticed that the body is a bit flimpsy. same specs, good buy for 30k. :)
Anong Laptop ang capable for HTPC duties?
Planning to sell na my rig and replace it with a laptop for portability.
Around how much kaya yung with bluray rom na?
I'm looking for a laptop that could play 1080p with ease and could bitstream DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD through HDMI.
Thanks so much!!! ;D
Specifications:
Processor & Cache Memory Intel® Core™ i3-380M 2.53 GHz Processor
Operating System Free DOS
Chipset Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
Main Memory DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 4GB SDRAM
Display 14" 16:9 HD (1366x768) LED backlit
Video Graphics & Memory ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 6470, 1G DDR3 VRAM
Hard Drive 500GB,5400rpm
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Double Layer
Card Reader SD ,MMC card reader
Video Camera 0.3 Mega Pixel web camera
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN Integrated 802.11 b/g/n or 802.11b/g
Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional)
10/100/1000 Base T
LED Status Indicator Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/full/low
Storage device access
Capital Lock
Wireless on status indicator
Interface 1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
Audio Built-in speaker and microphone
Altec Lansing® speakers
SRS Premium Sound
AC Adapter Output: 19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90W
Input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
to bit-stream Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, just select a laptop with any of the following:i wish i could see these in action ;D
- Core i3/i5 (Clarkdale) + Intel HD
- Core i3/i5 (Sandy Bridge) + Intel HD-
Intel/AMD processor + AMD Radeon HD5000/HD6000 series graphics
- Intel/AMD processor + NVIDIA GT430 and above graphics
the Zacate netbook can bitstream as well, AMD E-350 + ATI HD6310.
for 1080p playback, a dual-core processor is recommended.
One of the biggest strengths of the Core i3, and the H55 chipset is that it also supports HDMI Audio Pass Through for Native Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming.
The primary goal off this writing was to get the Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio up & running. And guess what …. it really worked !
to bit-stream Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, just select a laptop with any of the following:
- Core i3/i5 (Clarkdale) + Intel HD
- Core i3/i5 (Sandy Bridge) + Intel HD
- Intel/AMD processor + AMD Radeon HD5000/HD6000 series graphics
- Intel/AMD processor + NVIDIA GT430 and above graphics
the Zacate netbook can bitstream as well, AMD E-350 + ATI HD6310.
for 1080p playback, a dual-core processor is recommended.
to bit-stream Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, just select a laptop with any of the following:
- Core i3/i5 (Clarkdale) + Intel HD
- Core i3/i5 (Sandy Bridge) + Intel HD
- Intel/AMD processor + AMD Radeon HD5000/HD6000 series graphics
- Intel/AMD processor + NVIDIA GT430 and above graphics
the Zacate netbook can bitstream as well, AMD E-350 + ATI HD6310.
for 1080p playback, a dual-core processor is recommended.
^yes, it can.
actually, playing blu-ray rips requires more resources than playing the actual blu-ray discs. example (but using ION330-BD in this case)..
(http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff398/temp_album_photo_2/Forums/ION330_Playback_Resources.jpg)
Mga masters,
Anong Laptop ang capable for HTPC duties?
Planning to sell na my rig and replace it with a laptop for portability.
Around how much kaya yung with bluray rom na?
I'm looking for a laptop that could play 1080p with ease and could bitstream DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD through HDMI.
Thanks so much!!! ;D
Sir Louie.. Eto po ung spec ng laptop ko baka sakali makatulong..
Processor
Intel® CoreTM i5 2410M Processor (2.3GHz/3MB cache)
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Memory3
4GB (1 X 4GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz
Chipset
Mobile Intel® 6 Series Express Chipset (HM67)
Video Card
ATI Mobility Radeon 1GB 5470 Series
15.6" (39.6cm) HD WLED True-Life (1366x768)
Audio and Speakers
SRS Premium SoundTM - 2 speakers @ 2W each
Built-in microphone
Hard Drive
Up to 500GB4 hard drive (7200RPM)
Optical Drive
Internal tray-load DVD+/-RW
Power
6-cell 48WHr Li-Ion Battery
Camera
1.0MP Integrated 1280x720 native HD Webcam
Wireless
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030(802.11 b/g/n+ Bluetooth 3.0+HS)
Ports, Slots & Chassis
Externally Accessible
(2) USB 3.0
(1) USB 2.0
(1) USB 2.0 with E-SATA & Power Share
HDMI v1.4 Port
VGA Port
Integrated network connector 10/100
LAN (RJ45)
AC adapter connector
Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 Mic-in)
8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Digital (SD) Memory Card
Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC)
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Multi Media Card (MMC)
MultiMedia Card plus (MMC+)
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick PRO (MS Pro)
xD Picture Card (xD)
Dimensions & Weight
SWITCH by Design Studio enabled Laptop
Width: 14.80" (376.0mm)
Height: 1.24" (31.37mm) front / 1.39" (35.2 mm) back
Depth: 10.24” (260.2mm)
Starting weight of 5.84 lbs (2.65 kg)
Acquired last year sa Singapore.. Mas mura kasi don mga laptops lalo na pag IT show.. hehe..
Good luck sir.
Salamat sir plapoy :D
Gandang specs nyan!
Pero baka mahal na yan dito sa Pinas :'(
Budget ko lang is around 22K max... :(
Most probably yung mga E-350 based laptops ang papasok sa budget or sana makatyempo ng 2nd hand na higher specs ;D
No prob sir.. i got it for 47k i think.. pero nagcheck ako ngayon.. mga 1ksgd na lang sya estimated to be around 30k.. (If you will buy it in SG)
Kung dito po sigurado mga 50k plus pa yan ganyan spec.. Konti ipon na lang sir pasok na sa budget nyo yan.. maganda source yan sa 55" nyo at future LSi? tama ba?. hehe.. ;D
There are low wattage system already Bro. I share your concern about regular desktop power consumption so I looked for a lower power system I could keep on 24x7. Actually, I wasn't looking for a HTPC, we use NMTs, but the motherboard, Gigabyte E350N, I found is actually designed for use as an HTPC. It only draws 19 watts! Of course if you put a hard disk, which you will, the consumption goes up.
I think a lot of the bros also use their HTPCs for gaming too which is why they go for "gas guzzlers". For gaming my family uses a PS3, which I don't think most PCs can beat when it comes to gaming. For browsing and day-to-day PC work we use these old Pentium 4s :). Maybe this approach is more expensive in term of total investment but I think the running cost is lower and the value proposition is better.
Its just like having a system for music and a system for movies.
na try ko din kasi itest yung wdtv live at xtreamer, ang layo ng image quality sa htpc using ATI videocard.
yung friend ko din binenta yung xtreamer nya kasi mas mganda quality ng htpc. anyway kung di naman maselan pwede na nmt. ;D
where is the like button sir AC?
;D ;D ;D
masters please suggest a VC that support dts-hdma and/or dolby true-hd for a really tight budget here.
thanks!thanks!
more on music and movies but still gaming on a side track brader weng?
:D :D :D
baliktad tayo ATI hanap ko.
no time to play talaga eh.
masters what can you say with this VC?
(http://www.advancetec.co.uk/acatalog/Sapphire_ATi_Radeon_HD6570_2GB_2.jpg)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD6570 2GB
dts-hd and trueHD lang ang importante sakin.
the 3D capability is just a bonus.
is there other VC out there i should get instead of this but with the same benefit and less cheaper?
ano ba mas maganda sa 2 brader pagdating sa movies? naglalaro lang ako siguro 2x a month na lang during weekends, 2hrs na pinakamatagal, mas masarap manuod ng movies e :D
Hi, wala bang 6570 na 1GB lang? kasi you won't need 2GB kung dts-hd and true-hd lang ang importante sa iyo. You could also get 5570 which should be a bit cheaper if you have no interest in playing 3D Blu-ray discs.
BTW, meron ka nang nabiling receiver?
Thanks.
yup. humble pio 520 lang brader ang nakayanan ng bulsa. :D :D :D
il consider 5570.i do a little research at yan nga ang malimit na nakikita ko.
the question is..kaya kaya nya kung mag upgrade nako sa bigger panel with 3D?
a 55incher size perhaps
Ok na yan pio 520 nabasa ko rin doon sa other site na meron ka na bagong speakers. Regarding playing 3D maski anong panel size pa with regards to 5570 and 6570 is depende sa source of 3D mo currently meron 3 common options
1. Half SBS - basically a mkv file at 1920x1080 resolution with the left/right images squished at 960x1080 each. This is the same as playing a 1080p file so no problem na with dxva acceleration of your current onboard video card.
2. full SBS - two files (left and right) with full hd resolution for each file. currently only stereoscopic player software can play this and unfortunately walang dxva support so this will all be CPU dependent. I have a 3.0ghz dual core AMD and most na try ko ok naman minsan meron konting stutter. pero to be safe you will a need higher than 3.0ghz
3. full 3D BD ISO or BDMV folder - this will be the only time meron advantage ang 6570 over the 5570 because it's uses MVC (multiview coding) na supported ng 6000 series. pag 5000 series card mo balik CPU only processing ito which from the 2 I have tested it will be safer to get a CPU higher than 3.0ghz.
sana nakatulong ito.
BTW, kumusta EB nyo last week? ilan kayo pumunta? (siguro naman mas marami na sa 3 natin before)
2 bago..sumipot naman lahat.si mike(macber2) sumipot na rin sa wakas.rev nagbago ng hilig ???
iv got the 9.2 pakonte konte mabubuo ko na rin.abangers nako for center ;D
target ko nga sana is 6xxx series dahil mag shift na kami from remux to 3D.
thanks sa info brader james.
Kung bibili rin ako ngayon yun 6xxx series na rin kukunin ko dahil konti lang naman yun difference in price sa equivalent model nito sa 5xxx series. Sisiw lang ang 3D sa inyo kung sa remux palang nakuha nyo na lahat. Gusto mo rin na meron konting gaming, anong type of games ba sinasabi mo? And kung in the future gusto mo mag stereo 3D gaming mas ok kung nvidia kunin mo.
i played 3rd person rpg games only not inclined on fps games.like i said brader im no longer playing video games.in fact i sold my ps3 a long time ago. ;D ;D ;D
tumatanda na tayo enaf na sakin ang plants vs zombies. :D :D :D
after 3rd EB maybe we shift to 3D so need ko na hardware with 3D capabilities
Kung plants vs zombies and mga casual gaming lang yan sobra sobra na ang 6570 hanap ka lang model with 1GB and passive cooling kung meron. Ang sakit naman yun tumatanda na ako kasi pinakamatanda dati sa groupo hehe. Ang madugo naman talaga sa 3D hardware is yun Tv or projector next is yun glasses kung active shutter pag passive mura lang mga glasses.
(ot)
do you see the group thread?we test the active shutter of panny on MUA last EB.panalo brader!
walang wala 3D ni LG ;D ;D ;D
Doc or bro joko, ano bang counterpart sa nvidia nung hd6450?
no idea brader.but im pretty much sure not the gt260 of nividia.wild guess is the 460 ???
im using the 6450.so far satisfied with the performance.a friend of mine asked some of my remux and texted me that he's experiencing drop frames with his 260 so i said get ati series 6.but he told me 5xxx of ati is enaf.
no more stuttering on his part. :D
sir, ano pong brand ng case mo sa e350 htpc?
hmm.thats weird cuz when i was using my on-board (4250) i dont experience such drop frames or stuttering
maybe catalyst can cure it.
ddr5 version yung 6450 mo brader?nope.
Maybe it's the 1.6GHz proc. Just guessing. ???pwede master.
pwede master.
maybe on other brand like asrock or msi.
my friend using the E-350 asus and as of him walang issue daw
Mine is Asrock. :-\no disrespect master pero eto po ang info ayon sa kanila.i maybe wrong..
no idea brader.but im pretty much sure not the gt260 of nividia.wild guess is the 460 ???
no disrespect master pero eto po ang info ayon sa kanila.i maybe wrong..
may i ask the player you use?
ang balita ko kung VLC ang gamit magstutter or hindi magplay ng maayos sa zacate since procie ang ginagamit nito to decode the file unlike mph-hc with DXVA compliant derecho VC and decoding and procie has nothing to do with it.
according to the link below, the nvidia equivalent of the hd6450 is the GT 220
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-performance-radeon-geforce,2997-7.html (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-performance-radeon-geforce,2997-7.html)
parang gtx 520 na ata ngayon brader ang counterpart nabasa ko kagabi...
sir ang pinaka mababang model ng nvidia na 500series na may GTX is the gtx550
Generic QUBE 700W, am saving up for an XFX 750 watts Pro Core Edition 80PLUS though
InWin Griffin Chassis, am saving up for the Maelstrom or Dragon Slayer
AMD HD6790 video card, pwede na ito, will try the HDMI video and 7.1 output next week ;D
AMD Athlon II x645 2.9 Procie, pwede na rin
question guys, worth it ba yung Blu-Ray na ROM for a HTPC setup?
ayoko kasi magDownload :)
thanks po.
Yes it's worth it if you plan to play blu-ray discs. This is my recommendation since you don't like downloading
Thanks.
Generic QUBE 700W, am saving up for an XFX 750 watts Pro Core Edition 80PLUS though
InWin Griffin Chassis, am saving up for the Maelstrom or Dragon Slayer
AMD HD6790 video card, pwede na ito, will try the HDMI video and 7.1 output next week ;D
AMD Athlon II x645 2.9 Procie, pwede na rin
question guys, worth it ba yung Blu-Ray na ROM for a HTPC setup?
ayoko kasi magDownload :)
thanks po.
Yup sulit. I find the PQ better than my PS3. Just use PowerDVD.
I agree. PQ is better than my dedicated player too (after tweaking the processing options and calibrating the output). Aside from the great PQ, you get nearly limitless file compatibility with this platform.
It's more cumbersome to use though, as a downside.
The initial set-up could be time consuming because of the numerous tweaks and options available but after all is set, trully worth it. I will try out a Linux set up after I get to change my ATI videocard to Nvidia. The boot up time for my e350 machine takes so long running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. >:( Banking on the faster boot up of Linux.
Hi, I'm just wondering why you are changing your ATI video card to Nvidia?
Thanks.
i know where youre coming from doc.
let's be honest ati has been the best card for multimedia but bugged drivers tend to cripple the hardware.
so much potential, kita naman sa bechies ang kaso sablay talaga. madalas mas maganda pa gumamit ng older driver para gumana lang. :)
Bro I'm talking about running the Video card in Linux. Buggy talaga ang ATI. But I have no experience with Nvidia and Linux. I might rest on my comfort zone running my HTPC on Windows 7 with the slow boot up around 1 minute >:( or go the extra mile running an HTPC in Linux. Just doing the not-so-easy-way for experimentation purposes.
Somehow now I feel like Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. Haha!
Bro I'm talking about running the Video card in Linux. Buggy talaga ang ATI. But I have no experience with Nvidia and Linux. I might rest on my comfort zone running my HTPC on Windows 7 with the slow boot up around 1 minute >:( or go the extra mile running an HTPC in Linux. Just doing the not-so-easy-way for experimentation purposes.yes doc the fact that they can't do it in windows platform, sa linux pa kaya ;D
Somehow now I feel like Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. Haha!doc di pwede, si sheldon di mag-post yun sa hot or not thread ;D
Medyo mabagal nga ang boot up ng E-350 because of the slow 1.6Ghz cpu pero minsan ko lang naman i-boot up. I use this as my torrent rig so very seldomn nakapatay. I'm just confused doon sa stuttering you get with the on board video for 1080p content while using XBMC, meron bang built in video player ang XBMC that doesn't use DXVA? I don't use XBMC kasi I just use the MPC-HC with DXVA enabled and no stuttering for 1080p I did encounter a few files that won't enable DXVA mode I think because of the way it was encoded .For those files meron chance ng stuttering because you are left with only the CPU for decoding. I don't really use this machine much for movie playing so my observations maybe proven false if I had used it more extensively for movies.
BTW, What Nvidia card are you planning to get?
Thanks.
yes doc the fact that they can't do it in windows platform, sa linux pa kaya ;D
ATi believer parin naman ako despite of .. :)
btw how quick is it to setup my iphone as the remote. ;D
doc di pwede, si sheldon di mag-post yun sa hot or not thread ;D
I think XBMC is more of a powerhog than MPC-HC or KMPlayer. I am not having problems in playback with My ATI 6450 using Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. It's just the bootup time that sucks.
Overkill ba ang GT520? ;D
I don't have much experience with Nvidia cards. I'm just basing this on Tom's Hardware Graphic's card hierarchy chart and yun equivalent ng GT 520 sa performance is yun ATI HD 3650. But this is more for gaming performance. Can't you try out your ATI 6450 first sa linux installation or wala talagang way to get ATI cards to work under linux?
No playback problems with XBMC and 6450 pero when using only the E-350 fusion's graphic chip matindi ang stuttering for 1080?
Ok sir. i'll try Linux with the ATI card first. The first time I ran my 1080p videos and even some 720p material using the onboard ATI 6310, there was stuttering in some parts of the movie. I remember Scream 4 and Glee Encore. I only ran XBMC and didn't try any other player. Tried to tweak video settings but to no avail. The E-350 is being marketed as a low powered HTPC MOBO and theoretically should perform well even on full HD videos but I experienced otherwise. It should perform well because it can beat a dual core atom in terms of fullHD playback based on some benchmark tests I've read. The xtreamer Ultra having a dual core atom proc is being marketed to play full HD videos flawlessly so what more with the E-350. I still need to read feedbacks though regarding this.
This is my 2nd HTPC wherein the additional VC improved much on playback. In my readings the VC takes of some load from the proc to process videos so I surmise it should perform better with a dedicated GPU.
doc eb tayo, gusto ko ng hippo ;D
The E-350 will only perform well as an HTPC platform if the video supports DXVA otherwise hirap talaga yun 1.6ghz to play 1080p high bitrate files. I remember the early days of MKV where I was using an AMD dual core 2.6ghz and the onboard video chip didn't support DXVA yet and I would encounter 1080p files that would stutter on certain parts. I wouldn't even bother with the Xtreamer Ultra especially kung sanay ka na to build your own HTPC and tweak it. With it's price you can build a better HTPC on your own and it doesn't even support DTS-MA and Dolby True HD bitstreaming.
Hopefully ok yun installation mo ng Linux with the ATI 6450 so you could save yourself from buying another VC.
Just an update on my Linux install with XBMC. I have installed the fglrx AtI driver after updating. Was able to access the AtI Catalyst Center and reduced tearing (just realized that this is the term for those horizontal lines going up and down). There was no option though for video acceleration. I ticked enable VDPAU acceleration on XBMC which by the way didn't crash. 720p is ok but not perfect i.e. Occasional stuttering and 1080p was hanging.
I downloaded the official ATI driver from the website specific for HD6450 but I have to uninstall the fglrx driver first before loading the official driver. The instructions are kinda tricky so I let it as is first.
As expected, the bootup time in Linux was cut in half. Funny thing is, after installing Linux as dual boot with Win7, my windows boot up time was also cut in half. ;)
I was able to solve the slow bootup time by just using the sleep function in Windows. Boot up now is fast within seconds lang. ;D
That's good to hear at least you solved your slow booting up problem without buying a Nvidia video card. I really don't mind the slow Windows booting up time on my HTPC which is a bit faster that the E-350. What I would do is turn on the PC first then the TV and AVR by the time I switch to the HDMI input nasa desktop na ang display.baliktad tayo james.
baliktad tayo james.time is gold kay doc mel kaya ganun.
i switch on the AVR first then TV then my PC.
boot up time will not reach 30sec.
ang trip ata ni master doc yung fast as stand alone dvd/BD player
biru lang po ;D
That's good to hear at least you solved your slow booting up problem without buying a Nvidia video card. I really don't mind the slow Windows booting up time on my HTPC which is a bit faster that the E-350. What I would do is turn on the PC first then the TV and AVR by the time I switch to the HDMI input nasa desktop na ang display.
baliktad tayo james.
i switch on the AVR first then TV then my PC.
boot up time will not reach 30sec.
ang trip ata ni master doc yung fast as stand alone dvd/BD player
biru lang po ;D
time is gold kay doc mel kaya ganun.
iirc bihira mag patay ng pc yan :)
Thanks for the tip and it saved me a lot of moolah. BTW, if you turn on the PC first before the TV and AVR, is the HDMI audio output routed to your AVR? I've read in another thread that you need to power up your AVR or display where the HDMI is connected from your HTPC so that the PC would be able to identify that the audio should be outputted through HDMI. I also experienced that when the PC is turned on first before the AVR, sometimes there is no sound output.
Most often than not nakabukas na PC ko because ginagamit ng kuya ko sa surfing and I would just turn on the AVR and madetect kaagad na meron HDMI audio device na connected and will switch the audio output automatically to the HDMI. So no problems at all with turning on the PC first. I don't even need to turn on the TV kung playing music lang. I'm using a Yamaha AVR and ATI 5670 now and also 5770 before. Running on Win7 x64 pero I haven't tried XBMC yet.
pahingi nmn po konting advice doc mel, balik ati po ako from nvidia gtx260 to hd5670, ano po best settings sa CCC para malessen yung grayish ng black scenes? tapos may stuttering din po pag fast moving scenes? gamit ko po samsung 32" led tv w/ 120hz true motion,pati po kaya sa tv may settings din akong dapat baguhin? dati po kasi di masyadong halata yung pixelated na grayish color sa mga dark scenes sa gtx260
Ah ok. I will try to experiment later with PC on then TV. Try XBMC. It has all the ease of use of an NMT but with better eye candy. You can also download and use different add ons and programs for a complete HTPC experience. Highly recommended if you are going to use a PC remote. I've been using the card type CDRKing remote which in my opinion is the best partner for your HTPC with XBMC.
That's good to hear at least you solved your slow booting up problem without buying a Nvidia video card. I really don't mind the slow Windows booting up time on my HTPC which is a bit faster that the E-350. What I would do is turn on the PC first then the TV and AVR by the time I switch to the HDMI input nasa desktop na ang display.
Have just tried turning on the PC long before turning on my TV. Audio is present via HDMI. Thanks for the tip! :)
Naku bro wag mo kong tanungin dyan as I only use the default settings. My HTPCs are hooked to a plasma and a full HD PJ and I haven't encountered those problems. I have experienced stuttering in fast moving scenes when using PowerDVD but when I was have started using XBMC's internal player with DXVA enabled, smooth na ang video even at full HD. I have just copied the calibration settings of my TV and PJ from the net. Just google it baka meron din yung TV mo. Unless you have a calibration disc to optimize the PQ of your display.
Good news looks like everything is shaping up nicely on your second HTPC.
thanks Doc, matry nga sa xbmc, pero ext player ko e mpc-hc din po. salamat po sa tip,wala ako idea pagdating sa settings ng displays kasi,meron pala makokopyahan ;D
Hi mga sir,
I am looking for something like this:
(http://i56.tinypic.com/9tj2f4.jpg)
This is an S/PDIF module bracket. Anyone you of guys know who or what/where are the shops that are selling these? ;D
Motherboard ko kasi meron namang pangSPDIF pero wala yang ganyan, yung I/O lang ang available.
Thanks!
hi sirs, i'm planning to go the htpc route na. I was given the ff specs for a low power budget htpc:
-intel i3 2100
-asus p8h67-mle mobo (w/ hdmi) mini atx board
- 4gb ddr3 kingston
- 1tb sata 7200 seagate
- inno 3d gt440 1gb video card
- casing: power logic slim
capable na po ba tong set-up for 1080p output? do i still need an aftermarket cpu cooler?
new po kasi sa htpc
total cost: 21050 may discount pa daw
try to pm this guy from tipidpc.com (http://www.tipidpc.com/ratings.php?username=XPC42)
I think your specs is more than enough to run 1080p videos smoothly since you have a dedicated video card. Mine has only an E-350 1.6GHz processor but can deliver. You have a lot of options in choosing what media player would play your movies. You do not need an aftermarket cpu cooler if you will just watch movies with it.
Hello. Newbie here.
Ask ko lang if ok na tong HTPC ko.
MSI GF615M- P33
AMD Phenom II x4 925 Processor
500gb Samsung HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
4gb DDR3
Not sure if this is the right place to ask pero:
Gusto ko sana magstream ng movies from my PC to HDTV, kasi sa ngayon ganun ginagawa ko and I can say na PQ is much better compared to PS3 or from my external HDD. Ask ko lang kung makakastream ba ang XBMC to my LG LE5500? Kasi yung Nero Home Essentials nakakastream except for .m2ts files.
Sorry kung OT!
Hi thanks and I'm all set :)
Using power DVD I can now use SPDIF.
Next question would be, do you guys know how I can play Music using SPDIF?
Right now I can only use this on movies with Dolby Digital etc. hehe TIA. ;D
Hi thanks and I'm all set :)
Using power DVD I can now use SPDIF.
Next question would be, do you guys know how I can play Music using SPDIF?
Right now I can only use this on movies with Dolby Digital etc. hehe TIA. ;D
What software are you using to play your movies and music? If you are using the same software for both media, and your audio output settings is set to spdif, most probably your music will be streamed through spdif.
Doc my idea po kayo bakit ganito yung screen pag .avi movie? gamit ko po shark007 codecs,natry ko na din po gamitin as video decoders yung gabest,haali,lav's,ffdshow & ms splitter pero bigo pa din po e :'(
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa140/wengkapre/aviredscreen.jpg)
Hi sir. Bale sa Music nung una is yung Zune software, then tinry ko sa Winamp, it did not work, I can't configure them to use the SPDIF. Only XMBC made me hear it through the SPDIF.
Now, do you guys know how I can create playlists on XMBC? It seems like I can only play per folder. ehehe
All my movies are playing well except those .avi movies po, lahat po sila red screen pag nagplay Doc :'(
When you use other video players ganun din nangyayari?for sure, kung iisang codec lang ang gamit ng players.
When you use other video players ganun din nangyayari?
sa vlc kaya nya iplay sir,pero pag mkv or mp4 gray naman po color sa vlc
sa vlc kaya nya iplay sir,pero pag mkv or mp4 gray naman po color sa vlc
wala pa kasing mp4 or mkv copy yung na dl ko po e...ngayon lng uli kasi ako manonood sana ng .avi...pag di ko padin naayos,antay na lng ako mkv or mp4 copy
nangyari na to sakin sir.. try to update yung vlc nyo ng bago.. dl nyo na lang po sa site ng vlc.. :)
Meron po bang step by step instruction for installing xbmc for windows and linux?Setting up XBMC (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Setting_Up_XBMC)
Pa-share naman po. ;)
Setting up XBMC (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Setting_Up_XBMC)
If you want XBMC to startup like an NMT install XBMC Live in your hard drive. Deretso na yan at wala ng dadaang OS.
not sure kung cdrking ang gamit ni nerveblocker, pero parang ganyan yung nakita ko na gamit nya.
anyone using this remote?
(http://www.cdrking.com/apanel/modules/products/images/large/1845_4.jpg)
How can i emulate the mouse button as arrow keys? hindi nakikita ang mouse events sa eventghost.
But all the other button are working just fine.
Here's my set-up
Asrock E350
4 gig ram
32 gig ssd
apex itx case
tp link usb wifi
cdrking remote
windows 7 64
xbmc pre eden
eventghost.
anyone using this remote?
(http://www.cdrking.com/apanel/modules/products/images/large/1845_4.jpg)
How can i emulate the mouse button as arrow keys? hindi nakikita ang mouse events sa eventghost.
But all the other button are working just fine.
thanks
Nweis. I bought another remote also from cdrking this time w/o the mouse feature. Its not listed on cdrkings website.
This one's works like a charm although you need to disable couple of features on windows due to conflict. You also need to program the remote with eventghost.
^ @nerveblocker,
Have you remapped the remote / configured with eventghost or it worked out of the box with XBMC?
Can you post pictures of the new remote you've bought w/c is not listed in CDR King website Sir? I'm interested to know if its better than the TM-RC04 we're discussing. tia.
Musicgeek- I'm just wondering if you can play HD contents on your EeePC setup Or are you just playing avi files?
not sure kung cdrking ang gamit ni nerveblocker, pero parang ganyan yung nakita ko na gamit nya.MY BAD!! si gunblade pala ;D ;D
but IIRC he's familiar with eventghost :)
sir its pretty much like this one.
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=File:Unbranded_remote.jpg (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=File:Unbranded_remote.jpg)
i map the power button with the xbmc's shutdown menu using eventghost.
Here's my set-up
Asrock E350
4 gig ram
32 gig ssd
apex itx case
tp link usb wifi
cdrking remote
windows 7 64
xbmc pre eden
eventghost.
anyone using this remote?
(http://www.cdrking.com/apanel/modules/products/images/large/1845_4.jpg)
How can i emulate the mouse button as arrow keys? hindi nakikita ang mouse events sa eventghost.
But all the other button are working just fine.
Have you tried to remap the power button from standby / suspend to other functions perhaps have it as shutdown key?
;Autohotkey script "Set standby button to ALT+F4"
;=================================================================================
OnMessage(0x218, "WM_POWERBROADCAST")
WM_POWERBROADCAST(wParam, lParam)
{
If wParam=0
{
Send, !{F4}
Return 0x424D5144
}
Else Return
}
has anyone tested the power consumption of their HTPC?...i current have an Htpc but im contemplating on building a low power htpc...need advice thanks
has anyone tested the power consumption of their HTPC?...i current have an Htpc but im contemplating on building a low power htpc...need advice thanks
sir wildfire 415 on idle? or loaded.. grabe... akin 75watts lang idle around 200 loaded (sobrang minsan lang magloaded pc ko.. pag ginamitan ko lang ng artificial stuff pang load)
ano laman niyan??
(http://i52.tinypic.com/9lennr.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2uhrdlk.jpg)
Server Torrent Rig HTPC (passive cooling) (around 21watts idle 45watts loaded)
intel i3-2100T
gigabyte h67 itx mobo
4gb ddr3 OCZ
3X samsung 2TB HD
pico psu
Thermalright HR-02 cpu coole
custom copper chipset cooler
custom acrylic case
55" Toshiba led tv
thanks guys
sir stagea.. yes... custom made po yung... acrylic.. using 1/4" thick acrylic... was wishing nga sana na mas tight sana ang bends.. kayalang wala ako acrylic bender.. i just used heatgun.. kaya medyo wide ang bends.. hehe
sir yygoob..
bought it sa us po... imho... mas matipid lang yan ng konti kesa sa i3-2100... if i were to buy again (now).. i would have gotten the G620 (better value for money... wala pa yan nung bumili ako eh).. and i think it will do the job well naman
btw... im not sure if kaya ng G620 ng 3D but check niyo din po...
G620 (ofcourse i3-2100 would perform better but... overkill)
+h61 or h67 mobos (i think i have seen H61s at around 2400php @matx form factor... )
if your wondering why iba binuo ko and iba sinusuggest ko.. its just because wala pang H61 noon..
regarding magpagawa... hehe i think you can do it yourself.. im a novice in diy...
it not that hard to make.. just takes a lot of time.. specially in preparation of your materials...
ang pinaka masarap.. after niyo mabuo is... yung satisfaction na may nagawa kayo with your bare hands:D
1)buy acrylic... i think nasa 600 pesos worth yan... but may allowance... so tinabi ko nalang iba..
2)count screws/lockwashers/nuts yan.. siguro 20-30 pesos lang lahat..
hehe loaded pala.. kaya pala.. may katakawan...
heres my setups:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2556ef7.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/fwksg3.jpg)
Gaming HTPC (75watts idle... around 200watts loaded)
intel e7200
gigabyte g31 matx mobo
4gb ddr2 team elite
seagate 1.5TB
palit gtx460
LG dvdrw
ocz 700w
scythe Shuriken
enzotech chipset cooler
Coolermaster htpc case
55" LG 3D led tv (only 80 to 85watts)
(hoping to upgrade this to an i3 sandy bridge.. or ivy league if magka budget:D)
(http://i52.tinypic.com/9lennr.jpg)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2uhrdlk.jpg)
Server Torrent Rig HTPC (passive cooling) (around 21watts idle 45watts loaded)
intel i3-2100T
gigabyte h67 itx mobo
4gb ddr3 OCZ
3X samsung 2TB HD
pico psu
Thermalright HR-02 cpu coole
custom copper chipset cooler
custom acrylic case
55" Toshiba led tv
may mod po ba magagawa to shorten the sata cables?
thank you sir wildfire:D
CM Media 262 po
may black and silver niyan.. ang tagal ko nag mimini mini minimoe sa shop... i think... tama naman pinili ko.. hehe
actually hard disk coolers po yang ginamit niya sa sides... now he has 3x 2tb on it.. hehe
btw.. ano po ang trinity apu? upcoming model yan ng amd?
malapit na ba lumabas yang trinity n ivy?...
sir AC pati ba yung picopsu sa US din nabili? mukhang wala dito pinas nagbenta nyan
baka pag ibang PSU gamitin mas malakas sa kuryente
Uy dapat pla mabisita si sir nelson at matanong ang specs nung htpc nya!! ;D
ahh.. i see.. sir stagea... yan pala next gen... hindi ako nag babasa about amd eh... hehe intel fanboy ako eh.. but sa torrent rig.. muntik ako mag E350.. hehe
Question guys, I use the SPDIF on my PC, pero bumibitaw yung sounds when I'm watching a movie, Dolby or DTS, biglang nawawala yung sound then magkakaron uli..
kakairita ;D
you guys think this is a problem with my Cable?
I use a fiber optic cable, yung mura lang, and use Cyberlink PDVD for playback.
thanks.
^ Integrated sa mainboard. :)
if i were to build a system now
i would probably go G620
G620 2700 or i3-2100 4900
asrock H61 matx 2400
ram 4gb 2000
hd.. siguro 2tb kasi htpc.. i heard bumaba nadaw samsung @4500
generic case w/psu.. around 1000
G620 total 12500
i3-2100 total 14700
Mabagal po ang E350 imho, maski yung E450 bitin pa din unless disable mo most ng post-processing features. The G620 is like a lower-clocked i3, less Hyperthreading. The G620 does HTPC work more comfortably, handles 3D, and will likely be of use for a longer period of time.
As for gameability, saying that the E350 is gameable is like stating that an underbone bike is raceable. It's something relative. The E350/E450 APUs aren't bad, they're just too limiting in terms of performance (imo).
If you want to go the AMD route, check out the A6-3500 APU. It's significantly more powerful than the E350, and is far more gameable (if that's what you're after).
thanks@AC
@Stagea how about power consumption?? and how much it will cost to build a A6 unit
Asrock A55M-HVS - 2880Stageaness, a bit ot sa topic. pansin ko when i was copying files kila DMF, effecient yung pag copy ko ng files, dahil ba dito yun "ASRock XFast USB Technology - Faster Than Your Imagination!" (http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=a55m-hvs), or im just imagining things ;D
Stageaness, a bit ot sa topic. pansin ko when i was copying files kila DMF, effecient yung pag copy ko ng files, dahil ba dito yun "ASRock XFast USB Technology - Faster Than Your Imagination!" (http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=a55m-hvs), or im just imagining things ;D
Effective yung XFast ek-ek na yan sa experience ko, especially with USB 2.0 devices... whether you're using the USB 2.0 or the USB 3.0 ports. I can get 40MB/s+ transfers sa mga meron nyan, which is awesome for USB 2.0. Pero siyempre mas mabilis pa din yung USB 3.0. Medyo madami akong PC na ginagamit, pero yan talaga ang pinaka mabilis sa USB 2.0 transfers na nasubok ko. Na-experience din ni Paul yan sa PC ni DMF, nung kinabit nya sa USB 2.0 port yung HDD nya, akala nya sa USB 3.0 nya nakabit kasi mabilis yung transfer (USB 3.0 yung HDD nya).
Yung 3x USB Power Boost ng Gigabyte is effective din. Yung mga devices na usually kailangan ng dalawang USB sockets for power, kayang kaya ng mga Gigabyte na may ganitong feature with a single socket. Pero hindi siya nakakabilis ng transfer, unfortunately. :P
Effective yung XFast ek-ek na yan sa experience ko, especially with USB 2.0 devices... whether you're using the USB 2.0 or the USB 3.0 ports. I can get 40MB/s+ transfers sa mga meron nyan, which is awesome for USB 2.0. Pero siyempre mas mabilis pa din yung USB 3.0. Medyo madami akong PC na ginagamit, pero yan talaga ang pinaka mabilis sa USB 2.0 transfers na nasubok ko. Na-experience din ni Paul yan sa PC ni DMF, nung kinabit nya sa USB 2.0 port yung HDD nya, akala nya sa USB 3.0 nya nakabit kasi mabilis yung transfer (USB 3.0 yung HDD nya).atleast di sya imagination :D
Yung 3x USB Power Boost ng Gigabyte is effective din. Yung mga devices na usually kailangan ng dalawang USB sockets for power, kayang kaya ng mga Gigabyte na may ganitong feature with a single socket. Pero hindi siya nakakabilis ng transfer, unfortunately. :P
so mas recommended mo ito kaysa e350?? wala bang small form factor na katulad na xtreamer ultra? gusto ko kasi mejo portable...
may hiccup na ang e350?
Napakalayo nyan sa e350, performance-wise. You get around 4x as much graphics power and 5x as much processing muscle based on synthetic benchmarks. You can build a small form factor one, pero baka asa 20k lalabas ang system mo.
The e350 will play most file formats smoothly, as long as accelerated siguro nung GPU nya. The downside is pag hindi accelerated nung GPU, possibleng makupad na. Another thing is maski accelerated na, hindi mo magamit ang postprocessing features nung GPU if you want to maintain good frame rates dahil kulang sa processing power ang e350 to do that. Kumbaga sa car masyado mahina yung engine na hindi ka pwede mag aircon or magkarga ng mabigat. Aandar pa din siya, pero you don't get all the advantages of driving a car.
Nasa sayo pa din naman yan, if you're willing to make that compromise.
I see... in terms of power consumption? gano naman kataas ang iaangat? yung board na binigay you sa akin wala optical in.. hanap ko kasi may optical na din
Anong recommended os para tipid kuryente? Thanks
AMD A6-3500 APU - 4250
Asrock A75M-ITX - 4450
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3-1600 - 2180
Samsung 1TB 2.5" HDD - 4995
Antec ISK-100 -3690
Total: 19565
Ayan sample ng sobrang portable na build, 8GB RAM na para less likely mo i-upgrade sa future. Eto hitsura nyan:
(http://static.flax.ro/imagini-produse/carcasa-antec-isk100-mini-itx-sursa-90w-argintie-isk-100-2.jpg)
(http://hirahata.com/photo/2011/20111031.jpg)
Parang Mac Mini na lang, less the optical drive. Take note that you may have to make some mods sa included HSF (or replace it with a low profile one) for proper fitting sa ganitong type ng case. Most likely baka kailangan na tanggalin yung Fan sa Heatsink, since may fan na din naman on top yung casing.
The included power supply is very efficient, kung power consumption ang biggest issue mo. Also take note that the proper PC software configuration has more to do with your actual consumption than the parts that you use. Maski matitipid pa sa kuryente yung parts mo, if you don't use the power saving features of those parts, in the end baka mas mataas pa konsumo than mga matatakaw na parts.
Parang sa car, maski matipid sa fuel na model ang bilhin kapag bad ang driving habits ng magmaneho, gastador pa din.
brader ano kaya power consumption nyan? parang gusto ko magbuo ng ganyan pero with videocard
lakas pala niyang A6.. mismatch ang i3 sandy.. hehe
not to mention.... power efficient.. @20watt idle...
Around 20W idle siguro and 30-40W siguro typical htpc load with a properly configured one (ymmv). That's a fraction of a PS3's consumption, and closer to a notebook.
You may wanna check out a larger ITX chassis kung gusto mo may video board. The video board may consume more power than the rest of the system kung midlevel or higher ang gusto mo (dependent on load din). You may want to go the Intel route na lang, if you're going for dedicated video anyway. The AMD Llano's main draw is the much faster on-chip graphics (which may not matter for your intended configuration, unless you plan to setup Radeon Dual-Graphics).
Here's a benchmark comparison between the i3's on-chip GPU and the A6's on-chip GPU.
(http://img5.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/0x0/2/2250/002250274.jpg)
i3 sandy na lang ako, can you recommend a good videocard solely for movie watching with 3d capabilities
The OS type is only a small part of the picture. It's the configuration that matters more... if it's setup to power down unused hardware, and to utilize efficient means of processing that's available in the hardware. Power use optimization po ang dapat gawin. Napakadaming features ng PC components these days to make them "green," hindi lang ginagamit ng most.
As for the OS, yung mga magagaan sa resources na OS ang pinakamatipid sa kuryente if done right, like a customized Linux install. Pero even a full-blown Windows 7 / Vista Ultimate install can be very power-efficient when configured properly.
sir wildfire... lakas napo ng built in graphics ngayon.. hehe i made my i3 htpc for my dad eh.. favorite game niya is civilization5... bago ko binuo yun.. i checked kung kakayanin ng sandy graphics yun... nagulat ako it can play that game smoothly.. (which my msi U210 netbook now can not play na kaya din naman 1080p movies)
sir stagea.. tama po ba intindi ko?Tama po. Yung general processing capability nung Llano is more in line with the Clarkdale processors pa (and sometimes with the Yorkfield pa nga), while the graphics capability is quite a bit ahead of the Sandy Bridge. Intel might try to bridge the gap with Llano's graphics capability with the upcoming Ivy Bridge processor. The AMD Trinity should come out sooner though, and it's supposed to further improve on graphics and parallel compute capability (by integrating an HD 7xxx series GPU).
malakas ang a6/a8 sa graphics mahina sa processing
ang i3 naman malakas sa processing mahina sa graphics?
kaya sila at par sa performance?
hehe honestly.. now ko lang nalaman may ganyan na amd.. hehe medyo intel fanboy here eh.. hehe those are very nice consumption po for the amd.... 16.2watts @idle... most of the time.. idle lang naman ang... htpc.. downloading.. hehehe
and for me.. ok lang matakaw when im watching or playing... kasi nagagamit ko naman.. nanhihinayang lang ako pag... matakaw kahit idle..
brader stagea 3d capable na ba ung HD 6670?
Halos lahat po ngayon 3D video capable na over HDMI 1.4, maski nga yung Intel HD Graphics 2000 capable nyan eh.
thanks ..can u direct me to a site or link on how to properly configure windows 7 to be more effecient? thanks
AMD A6-3500 APU - 4250
Asrock A75M-ITX - 4450
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3-1600 - 2180
Samsung 1TB 2.5" HDD - 4995
Antec ISK-100 -3690
Total: 19565
Ayan sample ng sobrang portable na build, 8GB RAM na para less likely mo i-upgrade sa future. Eto hitsura nyan:
(http://static.flax.ro/imagini-produse/carcasa-antec-isk100-mini-itx-sursa-90w-argintie-isk-100-2.jpg)
like like like.... heheh san nakakabili nito.. kung ganito mga setup well well well... di ko na kailangan ng xtreamer ultra or manli... heheh remote controller na lang aus na.... may alam ka po ba na board na may built-in wifi and bluetooth?
(http://hirahata.com/photo/2011/20111031.jpg)
Parang Mac Mini na lang, less the optical drive. Take note that you may have to make some mods sa included HSF (or replace it with a low profile one) for proper fitting sa ganitong type ng case. Most likely baka kailangan na tanggalin yung Fan sa Heatsink, since may fan na din naman on top yung casing.
The included power supply is very efficient, kung power consumption ang biggest issue mo. Also take note that the proper PC software configuration has more to do with your actual consumption than the parts that you use. Maski matitipid pa sa kuryente yung parts mo, if you don't use the power saving features of those parts, in the end baka mas mataas pa konsumo than mga matatakaw na parts.
Parang sa car, maski matipid sa fuel na model ang bilhin kapag bad ang driving habits ng magmaneho, gastador pa din.
para di kayo mahirapan, get the best of both worlds :Pbagong hakot mo to brader jamy?
laptop with Intel I3 2.53Ghz, ATi HD6470 dedicated 1gb ram, 8GB ram :P
was supposed to be a gaming laptop pero bitin pala, htpc nalang ;D
bagong hakot mo to brader jamy?tagal na nyan bro (6 months), actually bago nag 1 year old yung older laptop ko (i3 with ati 5470) pinalitan ko na nito, though konti lang naman ang difference nila sa speed.
para di kayo mahirapan, get the best of both worlds :P
laptop with Intel I3 2.53Ghz, ATi HD6470 dedicated 1gb ram, 8GB ram :P
was supposed to be a gaming laptop pero bitin pala, htpc nalang ;D
Hindi pa ata best of both worlds yan, Master Jamy. Kasi mas mabilis yung integrated ng AMD Llano sa HD64xx eh (though the HD64xx is more capable than Intel's integrated solution). ;)i stand corrected, if you want the better of both worlds ;D ;D
The Llano integrateds have an HD65xx designation because of their relative performance (between the HD64xx and HD66xx dedicated solutions).
i stand corrected, if you want the better of both worlds ;D ;D
medyo curious ako sa actual performance ng AMD Llano. pag di nabenta yung old htpc casing ko, i might assemble a new one with Llano platform ;D
Ayun o.asan? ;D
btw since im using my latop for my HTPC, is it OK to use usb hub for my external 2tb hdd's?
may sariling power supply naman yung mga external HDD's ko, pero ok lang kaya let's say 4x 2tb via usb hub?
currently using 2x2tb OK naman, but im not sure if 4x2tb is pushing it. :)
As long as you're not overloading the hub, and you're not bothered with the performance, ok lang yan. Tignan mo yung power requirement nung USB device tapos i-sum mo kung kakayanin nung hub. Powered hub ba ang gamit mo?re: performance, ok lang naman no hiccups so far :D
btw it's not powered, i never thought i would need a power hub kasi may sariling adapter yung mga external hdd's :-\
how would i know if im overloading it? ???
You should be able to see your USB devices under Device Manager. May Power tab yung mga hub, and it will tell you the total power available from the hub, and the power required of each device that's connected to it.thanks .. :)
As long as the total power required of the attached devices do not exceed the power available value, then you'd normally be okay. :)
A powered hub's main advantage is that it can normally deliver full power to each of its ports, while a non-powered hub will split the power that it sources from your PC's USB port.
Just reposting my E350 HTPC:doc pag nakapasyal ako dyan ulit, dala ako power calculator. kung mas mababa ito sa laptop ko .. alam na! ;D ;D
Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue
*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine. ;)
Just reposting my E350 HTPC:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d178/nirvblakr/HTPC-1.jpg)
Specifications:
Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue
*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine. ;)
zacate way is one of the cheapest htpc you can build.panalo din sa konsumo sa 1.8 dual core with 6450 igp.
eto sana plan ko ipalit sa current htpc ko but the 6450 does not support hd audio so discreet low profile 6xxx ang napuntahan.. ;D
musta power consumption??? pero according to stagea panalo daw yung AMD A6... hirap pala magbuo kung limited budget hay..... sa Gilmore ba lahat makukuha ang mga parts na ito??
zacate way is one of the cheapest htpc you can build.panalo din sa konsumo sa 1.8 dual core with 6450 igp.
eto sana plan ko ipalit sa current htpc ko but the 6450 does not support hd audio so discreet low profile 6xxx ang napuntahan.. ;D
zacate is e350 right?? pede na sa light gaming ito.. tama po ba... kasi yung suggestion ni stagea mas okay daw A6... 15k lng kaya strench budget so sana maayos na htpc mabuo ko hehe..
Nabuo ko to for P10-11k lang. Got parts from tipidpc. Wala pako pangtest ng power consumption.doc may rom drive na ba yan @ that price?
HD 6310 po ang integrated video ng E-350, while HD 6320 naman sa E-450. Both are Zacate APUs; both are HD Audio capable via HDMI.
If your idea of light gaming comes in the form of flash games and older titles running low res, then yes, you could.
based sa mga nabasa ko parang okay ang ASRock question na lang ngayon... will I go to AMD or Intel.... pag AMD A75 pag intel naman Z68... which is which??? Same pa rin ang requirement
1. ITX
2. No lag or hiccup when playing 1080p
3. light gaming
4. Power consumption
doc may rom drive na ba yan @ that price?
You should be able to see your USB devices under Device Manager. May Power tab yung mga hub, and it will tell you the total power available from the hub, and the power required of each device that's connected to it.bro i did not see the power tab, checked under details then chose power. wala naman details dun.
bro i did not see the power tab, checked under details then chose power. wala naman details dun.
what i saw howerver is 20% system reserve, 1% blutooth, 1% (forgot) for bandwidth usage :-\
HD 6310 po ang integrated video ng E-350, while HD 6320 naman sa E-450. Both are Zacate APUs; both are HD Audio capable via HDMI.oops oo nga pala..6310 ;D
oops oo nga pala..6310 ;D
nag-rambulan na hardware sa isipan ko.and 6450 also support hd audio.
It should look like this:nakuh !Ndot peke ata windows 7 ko ;D ;D
(http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1439i5919646C6E87E0FB/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&px=-1)
i heared ATI5xxx with updated driver can now used for 3D
@Stagea
got it!
parang "duh" moment for me. anyways it read 0mA. that's good right? :)
Both can meet requirements 1, 2 and 4. AMD handles number 3 a whole lot better.
Sige will browse the pricings... so basically this all can be found in Gilmore..
Listed yung HDDs pero 0mA? If so, then the USB interface is probably powered.yup using 2 powered external HDD. :)
If you don't see your devices there, check all the hubs listed. :)
Had you not included #3 to your requirements, the G530 would've suited your needs very well.
kung mag g530 ako di ang path ko intel which is z68m tama po ba?
laki din pala advantage ng i3 compared sa... G620 and celeron.. akala ko.. halos same lang.. hehe
so... if you were to give real world scores to g620 i3 i5 or i7? what would they be? planning to upgrade my c2d eh.. hehe... im thinking i3 or i5.. kayalang nalilito pako.. hehe thanks
thanks sir for explanation.. very helpful po..
i guess... i will have to go with i5-2500 if budget permits.. hehe if not.. i3-2100....
kayalang medyo nanhihinayang ako ngayon dahil.. malapit na lumabas ivyleague... yung ivyleague po ba.. pwede kabit sa 1155 motherboards? hehe
motherboard kasi na tinatarget ko ngayon.. is asrock h61 matx... 2350php lang ngayon.. hihi... and nagpm na sakin suki ko.. saying tataas nadaw prices ng ddr3... kung tama ako bigay niya sakin is 1050php per stick of 4gb ddr3. ito na chance ko mag 8gb.. hehe
wow... 800 nalang pala:( badtrip.. i got my 4gb for 2100php for my i3-2100t.. hehe
wow.. hehe im dreaming of 8gb rams.. you have 12gb na pala.. monster talaga rig mo.. hehe
Based on Anand's test bench specs, I compared the SYSMark 2012 performance of the G620, the i3-2100, the i5-2500K and the i7-2600K.
The i3 is on average ~31% faster than the G620, based on the system level benchmark. Arithmetics (file compression, office applications, statistic work, etc.) get the most benefit from an i3, whilst games and 3d graphics work generally don't get any noticeable advantage.
The i5 edges the i3 by being 50 to 80% faster for most processing-intensive tasks (3d rendering, 3d gaming, media encoding/compression, etc.), but barely makes a performance edge for media playback, internet surfing or general office use. Bapco puts a typical i5 system as ~41% faster on average against a similarly-speced i3 system.
The i7 edges the i5 by upto ~30% for very parallel tasks, but these are very specialized applications. Most other tasks do not benefit much from the use of an i7 processor, and thus Bapco puts the average gap at a disappointing ~3%.
Pentium - Great budget processor; performs just like an i3 as a gaming platform. This would be the Japanese or Korean compact car; perfectly adequate for the daily drive, cheap to buy and run, and has great residuals to boot.
i3 - Full featured processor at a reasonable price; perfect for general office and home use. I'd compare it to the stereotypical Japanese midsize executive car; competent, comfortable and reliable.
i5 - Powerful mainstream processor; great for demanding games, content creation, etc. Probably like a European sport-luxury sedan; chances are, it won't leave you wanting.
i7 - Xeon for the masses; targets specialized needs served by parallel-optimized applications. This is like having an Italian exotic... it won't be much faster than a nice sedan for 6 days of each week.
halimaw po kayo.. hands down ako sa mga review ninyo... tambay siguro kayo ng gilmore heheh... am going to visit gilmore this weekend magcanvass ako ng board muna.... kasi yung ang pinakaimportante to make this all happen hehehe... then next ko processor... pero binigyan niyo ako ulit ng panibaong isipin... ngayon 3 na ang way ko either celeron or core or fusion... waaaa... ano ba ang board ko... hehehe hirap kainis na ito.. :(
halimaw po kayo.. hands down ako sa mga review ninyo... tambay siguro kayo ng gilmore heheh... am going to visit gilmore this weekend magcanvass ako ng board muna.... kasi yung ang pinakaimportante to make this all happen hehehe... then next ko processor... pero binigyan niyo ako ulit ng panibaong isipin... ngayon 3 na ang way ko either celeron or core or fusion... waaaa... ano ba ang board ko... hehehe hirap kainis na ito.. :(
Ganyan talaga pag ikaw ang may-ari ng Gilmore IT Center. ;)
Oo nga master, thanks sa pag-entertain mo samin kahapon diyan sa building mo. :)ang titindi talaga ng mga pinoydvd members ang lulupit ;D
ang titindi talaga ng mga pinoydvd members ang lulupit ;D
Parang ang ganda ng llano pero di nito kaya mag 3d right?
Ganyan talaga pag ikaw ang may-ari ng Gilmore IT Center. ;)
Si sir Stagea po ang may-ari nun. :)
@stagea a now decided to go to amd... pero may nabasa ako kasi yung nirecommend mo sa akin FM processor tapos meron din AM3+ ano difference nila which is better??
It surely is 3d-capable. What sort of 3d feature are you looking for?
mga sir patulong po. napansin ko lang po pag nanonood ako gamit ang htpc, parang hirap sya ireproduce ang colors sa mga dark scenes o yung mga may umuusok parang sa cowboys and aliens. parang layered sya from dark to lighter colors, halata yung layers samantalang pag sa bd player (mkv capable) ako nanuod, ok naman yung mga scenes na ganun, uniform yung screen, wala yung mga parang layers na sinasabo ko.. sinubukan ko na iadjust brightness and contrast sa pc pero ganun pa rin po.. ganun po ba talaga pag sa pc or meron lang adjustment na kelangan? video card ko po ay ati radeon hd4650. sony po parehas tv and bd player..na-try mo sa ibang player?
3d movies sbs n 3d bluray
na-try mo sa ibang player?thanks! sinubukan ko mpc ngayon sir, nakainstall sa pc pero d ko ginagamit kase parang madilim, pero pansin ko mas ok nga colors compared to xbmc, wala masyadong clouding effect.. pero mas maganda pa rin quality pag dun sa bd player.. ganun po ba talaga?
dxva compliant like mpchc
thanks! sinubukan ko mpc ngayon sir, nakainstall sa pc pero d ko ginagamit kase parang madilim, pero pansin ko mas ok nga colors compared to xbmc, wala masyadong clouding effect.. pero mas maganda pa rin quality pag dun sa bd player.. ganun po ba talaga?try to update ;D
brader jamy have you tried splash?pm me details kung san makakuha ng special version
pm me details kung san makakuha ng special versionbusy yun kakapagawa ng lungga nya ;D
si xrampage nakalimutan na yung invite ko ;D ;D
busy yun kakapagawa ng lungga nya ;DOT: nakow wag kamo sya masyado magbuhat at baka di na sya lumaki ;D
btw splash pro can output HD audio rin ba?opo
wow.. grabe! galing ako gilmore sir stagea.. tama kapo.. meron 800.. meron pang 750 na pqi brand(which i think is also a good brand)
mamaya magbubuo kami.. hehe htpc para sa friend kong girl (naingit saaming boys.. hehe gusto din ng htpc for her 46" tv in her room..) aga nagkaroon ng 46 niyan eh.. para sa hindi techie... 2 yrs ago pa yata siya.. nung naka 32 pa kami
i3-2100
asrock H61
4gbram
my friend's old hd
aurum psu
emaxx rebel case
AM3 is older and is used on Sempron, Athlon II, Phenom II and lower Opteron processors.
i3-2100nice bro. magkano inabot? :)
asrock H61
4gbram
Yung splash pro EX po hindi nag nag output ng dolby at DTS pag naka toslink/optical kaweird, unless the media being played is just stereo.
hindi ko alam lang sa dolby trued HD or sa DTS HD...
kse nasubukan ko na ..meron ako sa laptop nyan..ang nababasa lang ng recevier ko eh prologic lang..
so FM na po ako... go for llano...???
That makes sense. I don't see the budget that we're talking about as anywhere near optimal for an AM3+ build. It would work for AM3 (older) or FM1.
An FX Processor, an AM3+ board with a 9-series chipset and a dedicated video adapter would likely cost far more than a Llano build, so they are generally not comparable. You have to build a pretty wretched Bulldozer system to get down to Llano levels of cost. They're just targeted at different segments.
The Bulldozer aka 'FX' CPU and its AM3+ platform are not optimized for low system cost and low power consumption. They are intended for PC enthusiasts and people with higher performance demands. Their combination is like a 2-seater performance car. The product serves a specialized target market that's willing to forego some practicality in favor of performance.
The Llano aka 'A' APU and its FM1 platform are optimized for the mainstream user who values good performance, reasonable system cost and low power consumption. Together, they are like your typical sedan or SUV. The product appeals to the sensibilities of the majority by being capable, affordable and inexpensive to run.
weird, unless the media being played is just stereo.
will try this via laptop hdmi out and hd audio capable receiver later this week.
Gigabyte
GA-A75M-UD2H (rev. 1.0)
GA-A75N-USB3 (rev. 1.0)
Asus
F1A75-I DELUXE
F1A75-M PRO
F1A75-M
Asrock
A75M-ITX
A75 Pro4-M
A75M
Zotac
Zotac A75-ITX WiFi
Dagdag ko na pala yung Zotac second na mahal na ITX board sa market.. una kasi yung sa Asus yung deluxe then Asrock....
That's a mixture of uATX and mITX boards. Anong form factor ba ang gusto mo? Check the board features din kung kumpleto ang mga hinahanap mo.
In terms of brand, I generally prefer Gigabyte, followed by Asus. Asrock is a good budget brand din naman.
ITX na po napagdecisionan ko.. para talagang small form factor lang... 4 and ITX dito...
GA-A75N-USB3
F1A75-I DELUXE
A75M-ITX
Zotac A75-ITX WiFi
Based sa mga nabasa ko mas napabor yung ASRock above all... natry niyo na po ba ito in action??? also regarding sa processor A6-3500 vs A6-3650 may malaking diff ba??? malaki po ba ang lose ko pag nag 3500 ako??
A75M-ITX gamit ni Paul, so far so good. Maganda din.
Zotac is PC Partner, I don't think it's at the same level as the other brands here. Lower cost ang target nya compared to Gigabyte and Asus.
The A6-3500 will work for your needs, since particular ka sa power consumption. The A6-3650 is not as power-efficient and runs a little hotter. Sa Llano processors, those ending with 00 ang model number (3500, 3800, etc.) are power-optimized units, while those ending with 50 or 70 ang model number are regular power products.
If possible, choose DDR3-1600 (or higher) memory for Llano APUs for improved performance.
ah yun pala ang diff nun.. hehe sino pong paul???time magazine man of the year 2014 sya bro ;D
ah yun pala ang diff nun.. hehe sino pong paul???
Yup, the 3650 is faster while the 3500 needs less power. 3 cores lang yung active sa 3500 plus mababa yung base clock nya kaya matipid sa kuryente.
4gb enough na po yun.. meron kasi nagquote sa akin 8gb masyado ng overkill sa tingin ko
Just my opinion:
At the moment kaya na talaga ng 4GB, but since memory is cheap nowadays bat mo pa titipirin. Get enough RAM habang mura pa, assurance na din at baka magtaas prices ng DDR3 later on pag naluma na (like what happened to DDR2 and DDR DRAM DIMMs and SODIMMS).
Kung ITX ang bubuoin mo, chances are dalawa lang ang DIMM slots. You can no longer choose to upgrade that pag nilagyan mo ng dalawang 2 gig sticks unless dispose mo yung existing ram na nakakabit.
ah.... parang ang laki kasi 8gb heheh..
ah.... parang ang laki kasi 8gb heheh..malaking factor din ang may extra ram. :)
sir isagad mo na ng 8GB, mura lang naman ang DDR3 ngayon. Mine im using Kingston Hyper X DDR1600 16GB (4x4GB) :)
malaking factor din ang may extra ram. :)me too brader jamy.i wish i could..
if i could, ill get 2x8gb. :)
me too brader jamy.i wish i could..
kaso 32bit lang OS ko ;D nyek.
so stock ako sa 4gb
@stagea di ba ang limit ng 32 bit sa windows 7 is 4gb anything lagpas dun will be wasted. I only have windows 7 32 bit unless meron magpapahiram sa akin dito ng 64 bit.... :)
@stagea di ba ang limit ng 32 bit sa windows 7 is 4gb anything lagpas dun will be wasted. I only have windows 7 32 bit unless meron magpapahiram sa akin dito ng 64 bit.... :)if you need a 64bit installer lang, dami naman online. i have a legit copy pero copy mo lang dvd ha wala nako legit product key eh :)
Time to upgrade then. ;) I'm not sure kung may relation ang 32bit or 64 bit sa limit ng transfer ng files...? I think it's more on sa pagkaka-format ng HDD.DMF isa sa advantage ng Windows 7 64bit ay pwede mag install ng maximum of 192 GB RAM size. :)
if you need a 64bit installer lang, dami naman online. i have a legit copy pero copy mo lang dvd ha wala nako legit product key eh :)
DMF isa sa advantage ng Windows 7 64bit ay pwede mag install ng maximum of 192 GB RAM size. :)
hehe mas maganda kung legit para mamaximize natin potential nun... and windows update na rin.. so kung 32 bit ako di na rin pala ako makikinabang sa 8gb ram tama??
Kasi po, PDvd does NOT support illegal or pirated softwares and hardwares. ;)
Kasi po, PDvd does NOT support illegal or pirated softwares and hardwares. ;)
It's not that simple. Windows Server comes in 32-bit variants that can address more than 4GB of RAM (2008 Enterprise and 2008 Datacenter for example). XP Starter is limited to using 512MB of RAM, Windows Vista Starter is limited to 1GB of RAM, while Windows 7 Starter is limited to 2GB of RAM.
Windows Vista / Windows 7 in Home Basic x86-64 and Home Premium x86-64 do not support more than 8GB and 16GB respectively. 64-bit Windows Server x86-64 variations also apply different artificial limitations to differentiate between the lines.
ang gulo na... hehehe ito na lang po mabilisan na question windows 7 professional... putting 8gb ram will be useless tama po ba kasi limited to 4gb ang 32bit..
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just wall mounted my dad's 55" htpc sa room niya:D hehe magulo pa wires:D
After my long day in Gilmore... Finally natapos ko na yung akin beloved HTPC... wahoo... Thanks to all your suggestions... Especially kay Master Stagea... sa walang kasawaan sa pagsasagot ng tanong ko... ngayon its time to test the unit... xmbc muna hehehe downloading time....
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Congrats on your new HTPC! I hope it would turn out as you expected. XBMC is ok in screens up to 42 inches. Bigger than that, I think you should use an external player already such as PowerDVD, ARCsoft TMT, etc. for a better PQ. Also invest in a good HTPC remote para kumpletos recados. ;D
Congrats on your new HTPC! I hope it would turn out as you expected. XBMC is ok in screens up to 42 inches. Bigger than that, I think you should use an external player already such as PowerDVD, ARCsoft TMT, etc. for a better PQ. Also invest in a good HTPC remote para kumpletos recados. ;D
One of my undervolted builds... 5w running Aero. e450, 8 gigs of ram, wifi, bt, notebook hdd.
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It goes down to 4w or less pa pag sinagad ang settings. Lower consumption than mga dedicated media player. :P
HQV 2.0 score of 179 isn't great for an AMD setup, but it's good enough to be comparable to my main desktop (which is set back by Nvidia graphics).
Current AMD GPUs reach close to 200 na kasi out of the 210 na perfect score.
In comparison, the WDTV Live Plus gets a score of 43 (as per AnandTech). The best dedicated media tanks get to the 90s.
One of my undervolted builds... 5w running Aero. e450, 8 gigs of ram, wifi, bt, notebook hdd.parang gusto ko undervolt yung laptop ko ah! :D :D
It goes down to 4w or less pa pag sinagad ang settings. Lower consumption than mga dedicated media player. :P
parang gusto ko undervolt yung laptop ko ah! :D :D
It often takes time before XBMC Live / Linux supports new hardware. I don't think Llano hardware acceleration is supported at this point. You may have to wait some more and stick with Windows for now.
What's a good HTPC remote? Yung kayang i-control sana yung PowerDVD and TMT? :)
napansin ko mejo mainit yung rig ko umabot kanina ng 60... hala bakit ganun indi ata successful yun buo ko...
Ayusin mo software at hardware config baka naka defaults ka pa. Saka ang consumption medyo mas mataas talaga kung wala kang hardware acceleration dahil mataas ang load nung cpu (kung under xbmc live). Aside from that, dahil hindi pa supported ang features nung APU mo eh hindi din siguro gumagana ang power saving features.
I suggest sticking with Windows for now, if you want to utilize what your hardware has to offer.
sa bios setup palang po umaabot na ng 60 bakit ganun??? wala naman ako ginagalaw pa.. so dapat adjust din ako.. pahiram po ako ng watt meter nila :Ddami pwede factors nung heat ng setup mo. pero imo sa liit kasi ng casing, at sa dami rin ng siksik na gears sa loob, normal lang siguro yan. just to know kung casing nga ang factor, leave it off for 5-10 minutes, then boot while the side panel is out.
dami pwede factors nung heat ng setup mo. pero imo sa liit kasi ng casing, at sa dami rin ng siksik na gears sa loob, normal lang siguro yan. just to know kung casing nga ang factor, leave it off for 5-10 minutes, then boot while the side panel is out.
Wala din gaano vents no? Parang designed pang Atom yung casing.
Wala masyado papamod ko nga ito para magkavent pero sabi aa akin ni eric sa pchub good brand daw ung casing iwin ang tatak mejo pricy din 2800 ko nabili pero ok lang ganda naman hehehe.... Sige will try ur suggestion and give u an update thanks
I just saw a clearer image of your case ('in win' ata yan and not iwin). Ganda ng mounting options, pwede sa likod ng screen.
Mukhang medyo ok din naman yun ventilation. Boot to windows muna and play with your settings. SATA SSD ba gamit mo na main storage/boot drive?
Mukhang medyo ok din naman yun ventilation. Boot to windows muna and play with your settings. SATA SSD ba gamit mo na main storage/boot drive?ventilation looks OK nga but these components are jam-packed in a very tight space.
ventilation looks OK nga but these components are jam-packed in a very tight space.
but IMO 60c is not that bad, ano ba max tdp ba or techjunction ng processor?
So far happy ako dito
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Windows Media Center Remote
Using it with XBMC with PowerDVD as external player. As long as you don't go to your desktop and stick to your media center ala NMT OK to. ;D
So far happy ako dito
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Windows Media Center Remote
Using it with XBMC with PowerDVD as external player. As long as you don't go to your desktop and stick to your media center ala NMT OK to. ;D
@klpangan
I think Linux Catalyst drivers that are Llano-aware are now available. Check if this works for your XMBC Live installation.
Thanks! Looks good. Pero pagaralan ko muna ito kasi kung minsan may mga changes na kailangan palitan sa Windows like yung video refresh rate and post-processing settings.
Sir san po nakakabile nito locally, may kasama na po bang rf reciever?
na try ko cd-r king before pero not satisfied sa range... tia
Sir/s help ;D
I have an extra E2140 Procie.. Planning to use this for my HTPC. Please recommend a budget mobo that has HDMI and Optical out. TIA! ;D
Cheers! ;)
Here's my honest opinion: That's an older processor. It might be more cost effective to buy a new one, rather than to build a system around it..
The money that you'd save in a processor would be spent on a graphics card, if you were to build a system around that processor. You'd probably end up losing in the end (you get older tech and lower performance, yet you pay the same amount).
You can move up to a present-day entry level processor (like a current Pentium/Celeron, or a Fusion A4) and reap the benefits from tech advancements of the past half a decade.
You can ask the XBMC gurus. I personally don't use or like it.
sino po mga XBMC gurus dito.. pa help po.. :Dnerveblocker :D
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most of us think that if we already have one piece of the puzzle, madali na. pero sa totoo lang mas mahal ng kaunti ang lumang motherboard, at ang lumang memory. :)
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most of us think that if we already have one piece of the puzzle, madali na. pero sa totoo lang mas mahal ng kaunti ang lumang motherboard, at ang lumang memory. :)
nerveblocker :D
nerveblocker :D
Hi sir nerveblocker. i saw you are one of XMBC guru here. can you help me with my youtube addon. it was working before but after i upgraded to Eden version , youtube add on is no longer working. i already upgraded the youtube version and tried to remove the addon and put it back again but it is still not working. by the way im using it on Lion OS. thank you sir.
@ nerveblocker, i tried through my safari browser and it works fine. by the way im getting playback failed error message when using youtube in xbmc
guys, can you please help me advice . im planning to build my first htpc setup. and im thinking of going to below specs. can you please comment if its okay or suggest an Intel counterpart that i can compare and think about.
ASRock A75M
AMD A8-3850
Scythe Big Shuriken
Corsair Vengeance LP 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Low Profile Blue
gigabyte 400W
western digital 320gb sata blue
logitech k400
silverstone Grandia 06 black micro ATX
guys, can you please help me advice . im planning to build my first htpc setup. and im thinking of going to below specs. can you please comment if its okay or suggest an Intel counterpart that i can compare and think about.
ASRock A75M
AMD A8-3850
Scythe Big Shuriken
Corsair Vengeance LP 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Low Profile Blue
gigabyte 400W
western digital 320gb sata blue
logitech k400
silverstone Grandia 06 black micro ATX
guys, can you please help me advice . im planning to build my first htpc setup. and im thinking of going to below specs. can you please comment if its okay or suggest an Intel counterpart that i can compare and think about.nasa magkano canvass mo nyan sir?thanks
ASRock A75M
AMD A8-3850
Scythe Big Shuriken
Corsair Vengeance LP 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz Low Profile Blue
gigabyte 400W
western digital 320gb sata blue
logitech k400
silverstone Grandia 06 black micro ATX
Thanks @stagea. can you please suggest specs from intel that you would recommend.
@ Jehelenz. more or less 24k
Congrats on your new HTPC! I hope it would turn out as you expected. XBMC is ok in screens up to 42 inches. Bigger than that, I think you should use an external player already such as PowerDVD, ARCsoft TMT, etc. for a better PQ. Also invest in a good HTPC remote para kumpletos recados. ;D
After my long day in Gilmore... Finally natapos ko na yung akin beloved HTPC... wahoo... Thanks to all your suggestions... Especially kay Master Stagea... sa walang kasawaan sa pagsasagot ng tanong ko... ngayon its time to test the unit... xmbc muna hehehe downloading time....
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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based dun po sa sinabi ninyo??? ano pinaka okay na player dian??? panget ba ang mpc??? and anong codec and need ko?? ngayon kasi i tried windows media center ang bagal ng response ng PC and pag full screen blurred ang fonts... sa xbmc naman yung 1080p ko na wanted ang bagal sobra hay... nakakabaliw na ito hehehe tapos yung kulay ng tao masyadong warm... reddish siya....
A75M users.. pa help naman sa setup if ever na may mali ako...
sir how much inabot yun htpc setup nyo po?
A75M din gamit ko. Try mo PowerDVD. Maganda PQ and SQ niyan. Also play around with the settings of the AMD Vision Engine Control Center. Check mo din video settings ng TV/monitor. Baka kaya warm and reddish kasi hindi lang nacalibrate ng maayos.
nagandahan kasi ako sa XBMC dahil sa file management... so pede ako magxbmc for my file management then play sa external player now ang question anong magandang player... will test powerdvd...subjective na when it comes to choosing an external player. i myself prefer the KMPlayer for 720p and up. some find this player over vibrant ;D
Have you used this software successfully before you built the PC? Mukhang hindi yan driver issue; it's more like a software configuration problem.
Start with the very basics. Disable post-processing features under Catalyst. Try a capable codec like Divx then enable Hardware Acceleration. Test Windows Media Player then turn on DirectX Video Acceleration. Pag napaubra mo na ng maayos, saka ka na magexplore ng ibang players.
subjective na when it comes to choosing an external player. i myself prefer the KMPlayer for 720p and up. some find this player over vibrant ;D
Ako XBMC with PowerDVD as external player. This is a good combination IMHO.
i agree xmbc plus power dvd.. pedeng pede... walang hassle sa setup pede din ang splash pro if you don't want to install additional codecs.... so far am happy with my file manager and player..what do you mean maabo?
tweaking na lang para sa quality kasi nasolve ko na yung issue na parang lechon yung mga tao by lowering the saturation.. next ko mejo noisy ang quality parang maabo siya... compared to when am using vga any suggestions po?
what do you mean maabo?
maabo or grainy thing on movies are normal.in fact, sometimes thats what the director want us to see.
klpangan post ka ng sample movie na "maabo".
title nalang muna tsaka na screenshot :)
wanted 1080p po.... karamihan ng 1080p ko ganun
Karl Wanted is one of the grainiest films Ive ever watched.
hi sir.. musta long time no time... heheh finally naka HTPC setup na ako... hehe ganun pala yun sige will try another title so normal pala yun whahahahyes bro ganun nga :)
Dont make your HTPC set-up too complicated.ditto :)
ditto :)
bro allan ano pala player gamit mo ngayon madalas?
for mkv im using vlc more vs. kmplayer, though mas OK parin yung colors ng kmplayer, may issues naman ako sa playback minsan :-[
for BD kasi TMT/arcsoft ako, having issues with cyberdvd kasi :)
KMP and VLC rin for most high def stuff but I like WMP for low def contents because the image quality is nicer.
oo nga same here, except it does not have the option for "full screen", kaya vlc nalang :D
ffdshow ang default external codec ko but CoreAVC is still installed and can be selected if I need to. I prefer the color saturation of ffdshow
never used ffdshow. though i read that it is better.
TMT3 for pure BD, but PDVD Ultra is still installed in my PC for HD-DVD. I have TMT5 but never installed it yet because TMT3 is enough, up to now.
ewan ko sa PDVD, worked well for others, pero for some reason laging stereo lang or legacy DD and DTS ang labas sakin. and i dont like the controls ;D
However, PCH-A200 na for the most part since Apr 2010, except if I want to be intimate with my CRT PC monitor...hehehe, or 2.1 PC speaker sound will suffice (the main HT is no longer connected to the PC).
Then I have utilities like Aegis Sub, SubtitleEdit, MKVMerge, MediaInfo, Xilisoft Video Converter, Bluray Region Code Remover, Virtual Clone Drive and Daemon Tools - used only when necessary.
im having issues with some bluray ISO that i have using free daemon :(
Not interested in any jukebox stuff. Installed and played with XBMC a few years back but got tired of it within a day. Not my cup of tea. I prefer simple title list that informs all relevant specs of each title.
XBMC is not for me too, though i always wanted to try it again whenever im at nerveblocker's HT. parang ang dali lang kasi i-setup pag sya ang gumagamit
ano magandang htpc case na pwedeng lagyan ng bluray drive?
case ko po heheh liit lang lang peroslim type lang pede dun
ano magandang htpc case na pwedeng lagyan ng bluray drive?check my sig ;D ;D
ano magandang htpc case na pwedeng lagyan ng bluray drive?
Depende po kung anong maganda for you. Andyan na din po ang budget nyo, space constraints niyo, and anong balak niyong ilagay na laman.
check my sig ;D ;D
yup mas OK talaga black. ;D ;D
wow ayos yan kaya lang prefered ko black para mag match sa ibang gears
yup mas OK talaga black. ;D ;D
pero black with silver trimming sana mas OK. :)
Anong brand and how much sya? slim type na bd drive lang pwede?
Brader eto plan ko:
AMD Llano A8 3870 3.0ghz, gpu: hd6550d 600mhz
MSI A75MA G55
Kingston HyperX Genesis (Dual) 2x2gb ddr3 1600 CL9 (KHX1600C9AD3K2/4G) x2
Seasonic (M12II) 520watts 80PLUS Bronze
Corsair H70 Hydro Series™ High Performance Dual-Fan Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung Blu-Ray Combo Internal 12X
iPazzPort wireless keyboard
medyo malaki kasi h70 kaya plan ko spacious pero ka size ng normal receiver, budget up to 4k
wow ayos yan kaya lang prefered ko black para mag match sa ibang gears
Medyo mataas po prices ng htpc cases kesa mga tower type usually. Baka makulangan yung 4k kung malaking case ang hanap niyo.
Since malaking case ang balak niyo, baka gusto niyo din mag dedicated video for post-processing flexibility. The A8's on-chip 6550D is capable of decent post-processing (especially when the GPU is clocked higher), but if you want the capability to do full post processing at 1080p 60Hz, baka HD 6750/6770 or higher ang kailangan. Higher pa if you want to do this in 3D or 120Hz.
Mga Bosing baka me nakapag experiment na sa inyo kung sino mas ok ang quality over the 2
1. PC - HDMI - AVR
2. PC - External Sound Card(e.g. Encore na tinda sa CDR King) - Toslink - AVR
Mga Bosing baka me nakapag experiment na sa inyo kung sino mas ok ang quality over the 2
1. PC - HDMI - AVR
2. PC - External Sound Card(e.g. Encore na tinda sa CDR King) - Toslink - AVR
brader should i go the intel way or stay with a8 and add a dedicated videocard later on?
Either would work. Kung later pa ang video card, AMD may be in a better position to tide you over. Kung mabibili mo na ngayon yung video, then Intel might be the smarter choice since you get a bit more processing muscle.
If you just want a working HTPC with full post-processing, you can forego water cooling and go for a lower processor (G620/G630/i3/Athlon II/A6 would likely work just fine) and slower value ram. That'd save you enough money for a decent GPU.
thanks brader i'll keep that in mind and check the prices again
guys... paano niyo inaalagaan yung mga HDDs ninyo??? lalo na ung mga movie collection niyo?? ano gamit niyo enclosure?? or lahat ba yun nakasalpak sa pc ninyo??? am currently using ung dual dock pero parang duda ako kasi bare ung mga hdds....this is my main concern why i got tower casing and not conventional htpc casing like silverstone.
guys... paano niyo inaalagaan yung mga HDDs ninyo??? lalo na ung mga movie collection niyo?? ano gamit niyo enclosure?? or lahat ba yun nakasalpak sa pc ninyo??? am currently using ung dual dock pero parang duda ako kasi bare ung mga hdds....in terms of longevity, for me lamang ang naka dual dock. open air kasi at depende nalang kung lagi mo nagagalaw while running.
I have all my internal HDDs plugged-in. It's quite inconvenient to keep on swapping them in/out. That also prevents them from being prone to accidental shock and other forms of damage from human handling.
My external drives are either plugged in or not, depending on need.
anong gamit mo para sa external drives mo sir?? naka dock ka po ba or are you using NAS??? meron kasi yung mediasonic probox parang okay yun...
@ninjababez naka dual dock ako ngayon pero ang sakit sakit ng ginawa sa akin.. hahah bigla na lang naging unreadable or corrupted yung 1.5 TB ko waaaa.... di ko nga lam ano nangyari... steady naman siya... tapos nagcheck disk ako di na tapos... nabalik naman file system pero halos 50% ng file wala... kaya chkdsk ulit... hope makuha kung unti data recovery bagsak ko nito or in the end iyakan ko na lang yung mga lost files... :((
guys... paano niyo inaalagaan yung mga HDDs ninyo??? lalo na ung mga movie collection niyo?? ano gamit niyo enclosure?? or lahat ba yun nakasalpak sa pc ninyo??? am currently using ung dual dock pero parang duda ako kasi bare ung mga hdds....
anong gamit mo para sa external drives mo sir?? naka dock ka po ba or are you using NAS??? meron kasi yung mediasonic probox parang okay yun...
base sa case mo mas ok kung mag Mediasonic Probox ka na lang
File server po gamit ko para sa network storage. :) Saka yung iba USB HDDs lang para portable.
base sa case mo mas ok kung mag Mediasonic Probox ka na langeto nalang gawin mo klpangan, para pogi rin tignan. may fan naman ito dedicated for HDD's.
eto nalang gawin mo klpangan, para pogi rin tignan. may fan naman ito dedicated for HDD's.
wow nakaNAS pala kayo bigat naman.....
Traditional file server po, hindi NAS na network appliance.eh di mas bigatin :D ;D
eh di mas bigatin :D ;D
hahhaa... anyway luckily was able to save some of my files.. sahdd ko hay kailangan ko na talaga ilagay sa enclosure yung HDD ko... katakot ulit mangyari ganito... Tera na usapan overnight ang pagrerecover
No la Karl. I have more HDDs than your age (hehehe) and all of them are bare and used with docks. No problemo.
yung sakin dati nung tinangal ko sa dock pinatong ko sa speaker..nakalimutan tangalin nanuod ng movies ayun nalaglag goodbye ang 2tera na movies... :'(
Magandang araw po sa lahat ng mga GURUS dito sa forum ;D. Ask ko lang po kung pede nang pang HTPC setup ang mga ito:
-- Processor: Intel Pentium E5400 2.7GHz Dual Core
-- RAM: 2Gigs(Kingston)
-- MOBO: ASROCK (G31M-S)
-- Hard Drive: 300 Gig SATA (Seagate Barracuda)
2 years na po itong CPU ko... eto po question:
1. Bukod sa:
- Additional Memory (+2GIG)
- Pagbili ng DICSREET VIDEO CARD (pahingi po ng suggestion)
- Additional HARD DRIVE (Planning on 1 TERA)
Ano pa po ba yung mga kailangan pang bilhin para sa setup na ito?
2. Pede na po ba itong setup na ito? or kailangan ko na bumili ng bago? ???
Salamat po sa inyo.
I have a question.
Can you just Output Video on HDMI then Audio will be outputted via USB DAC?
If your power supply can support it, look at the AMD HD 7770 GPU (or higher). The 7770 is strong enough to handle video post-processing duties saka 4K resolution capable din, so baka magamit mo pa pag nagdecide ka magupgrade ng ibang computer/HT parts.
Kung wala ka balak mag GPU-accelerated post-processing, pwede din lower models.
Ang alam ko po sa power supply ko is 500W, sensya ka na sir ah, talagang bago lang ako dito. Will it be enough to handle the AMD HD 7770 GPU?
Naguguluhan po ako kung bibili ako ng bagong cpu ??? ??? ???, ano po pede nyong i suggest sa akin? I upgrade or bumili nlang ng bago?
Basta gusto ko lang po sir ng decent na htpc na pedeng mag play ng 1080p movies and makapag internet pag hindi ginagamit as htpc, wala po akong balak sa mga games.
@Stagea & AC: Salamat po sa mga sagot ninyo ;D
sandy bridge po sir kayang kaya na watch movies 1080p kahit wala vc.. and matipid po sa kuryente kaya.. kahit gawin mong torrent rig.. ok na ok..
pero.. you may want to wait for ivy league... this april daw po labas...
Sir based po from my experience if you have the budget and you want to have a new setup upgrade na po kayo... nakabuo po ako ng HTPC under 10k pero wala HDD hehe ginamit ko yung luma ko eh... ipon para sa SSD.... back read po kayo nakapost po dun yung binuo ko...
pero if you still want to maximize the capacity ng current pc ninyo video card lang po ang kailangan ninyo good to go na yan... di pa naman po luma yung specs na pc ninyo and if for movie playback and internet use ok na ok na po yan....
Friendly advice din po kailangan niyo ng self control hehe magastos ang bisyo na ito.. pagnasimulan kaya iwas sa pangigigil... I think everyone will agree on this one.. :D
Ang alam ko po sa power supply ko is 500W, sensya ka na sir ah, talagang bago lang ako dito. Will it be enough to handle the AMD HD 7770 GPU?
Naguguluhan po ako kung bibili ako ng bagong cpu ??? ??? ???, ano po pede nyong i suggest sa akin? I upgrade or bumili nlang ng bago?
Basta gusto ko lang po sir ng decent na htpc na pedeng mag play ng 1080p movies and makapag internet pag hindi ginagamit as htpc, wala po akong balak sa mga games.
@Stagea & AC: Salamat po sa mga sagot ninyo ;D
I have an HP desktop 6355D. I want sana to convert to HTPC, palit ng video card and sound card lang ba? Power supply?
Yung power supply niyo po ba branded? Kasi kung generic lang usually mas mababa yung actual wattage niyan at hindi pwede sa AMD HD7770. Kung branded siya, pwede na.
Ganyan din ang goal ko before na basta maka-play lang ng 1080p movies and pang internet. Pero once makatikim ka ng full post-processing, you don't want to watch movies without it. Malaking improvement nagagawa nito sa picture quality. So napa-upgrade ako ng buong PC at video card. ;D
sir billabong..
ano po ang full post processing?
share ko lang po psu ko sa torrent rig
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90w pico psu
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matipid po branded psu.. usually near sa peak load
example... a 500 watt branded psu matipid around 400watts close to 90%(if bronze) more than 90 if gold
but at 20watts... mababa po efficiency niya
kaya ok gumamit ng pico psu
90watt limit
most of the time over 90% efficiency according sa reviews
thanks sir...
hindi po sir mahirap yan.. more of planning and time...
skill.. konti lang needed
i dont have a heat bender kaya heat gun lang ginamit ko kaya ang lalaki ng liko.. sana may heat bender.. gusto ko nga ulitin pag may access lang sana ako sa heatbender.. hehe
acrylic po is very easy to work with dahil malambot lang na material...
rotary(dremel) is suggested para mapadali trabaho... pwede din naman manual hand tools but it will take longer
specs po niyan is
intel i3-2100t
gigabyte itx H67
ocz 2x2gb ddr3
2x2tb samsung hard disk
pico psu.
thermaltake HR-02 cpu cooler
custom copper chipset cooler
hindi naman po sir.. hehe mas bigatin yung kay sir stagea... naka gtx280 yata..
sa us ko po nabili most parts...
est. lang po
i3-2100t $125
gigabyte h67 $120
ocz 2x2gb 2100php
samsung 2tb 3.8kphp each
pico psu $60
thermaltake HR-02 bought used 2500
custom copper.. bigay lang ng friend.. hehe
ngayon po nagtatarget ako magupgrade ng.. htpc sa room ko.. hehe hopefully ivyleague kahit i3 din lang
sir billabong..
ano po ang full post processing?
pede ba gawing Mac-Mini Latest Model . pang HTPC... wala bang problema sa MKV larger files ? ayaw ko na mag wndows. thanks in advance
sir stagea... may previous posts po ba about post processing? hehe interested din po ako dito.. hehe
ano po kaya... minimum requirements?
Doable. It's essentially an entry level Sandy Bridge device.
thanks sir,ano ba minimum hardware requirents for a good HTPC? ano player / software gamit ninyo to play flawless MKV files (huge file 10gb and larger) ? plano ko sana bumili ng apple mac mini , gawing htpc and torrent downloader . TIA
Doable. It's essentially an entry level Sandy Bridge device.
Meron ata pero na-ignore na dahil matagal na din. ;D
System Requirements depende po kung gaano ka-extensive na real-time post-processing ang gagawin niyo, at sa precision at optimizations na acceptable sa inyo. Madalas po GPU shaders ang ginagamit to implement this, kaya medyo malakas na 3D accelerator ang kailangan.
pwede bang mag paturo relative to post-processing... ano software gamit dito? may video card is a amd 5700. thanks
Billabong ang bigatin, naka 7970 Crossfire. :)
Maski naka Nvidia ako, I don't recommend its use for HTPC purposes. Medyo malayo kasi sa AMD ang PQ (wala pang HD Audio bitstreaming ang higher models).
AMD Vision Engine Control Center.
So bale ikaw ang magtitmpla ng output mo sir? ::) Depende sa gusto mo. Pero how will I know kung tama na yung tipla ng mga colors ng pinanonood ko? May sinusunod po ba tayong guide kung tama ang mga color, hue, satuaration atbp?
Thanks po.
Astig nga sir. Mas maganda ba kung naka crossfire ang htpc natin? Mas marami po ba itong benefits tulad ng "post processing" capabilities or pang games lang po ba talaga siya?Marami pong klaseng Crossfire sir. Pero for HTPCs mas useful ang single na malakas na GPU than two or more weaker ones dahil kokonti ang video software to support distributed GPGPU functions, saka pag yung UVD ang gamit mo for video decoding it can only tap the shaders within the same GPU ata sa ngayon, at wala ding Crossfire profiles for 2D for now (sa alam ko). As for your question, hindi po siya for games only, though dun siya pinaka-madalas ginagamit.
How will we attain ang HD Audio Bitstreaming sir? Dependent po ba ito sa model ng GPU or sa lakas? Wala pa po bang HD Audio bitstreaming kapag naka crossfire?
ask ko nadin po sir kung gagana
AMD Vision Engine Control Center on Nvidia gpus? nvidia fanboy here eh.. hehe
thanks
here's my htpc setup: intel i3-2105, 4gb ddr3, 40gb ssd. running xbmc on win 7.
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/nvektus/Misc/htpc2.jpg)
The Remux guru of a high quality HD torrent site swears by LAV Filters and MADVR Renderer to obtain the highest quality playback via PC.
is it cheaper to build a htpc than buy a media player like xtreamer or pch? sorry not familiar sa mga pc components prices hehe. habol ko lang naman is to play full hd movies seamslessly and 5.1 sound :)
what in particular should i tweak in AMD Vision Engine Control Center?
Nice-looking system, sir nvektus. :) Are you using studio master files for audio?
Is the catalyst center the same as the AMD Vision Engine Control Center? thanks
AMD Vision Engine Control Center on Nvidia gpus? nvidia fanboy here eh.. hehe
It's essentially the same. The Vision Engine is for AMD APU-based platforms and offers some extra APU-specific features.
when you said amd apu platform..ibig sabihin ba nito eh amd ang processor? thanks
i have just notice na halos walang activity ang videocard ko pag nagplay ng hd movies..is there a way to utilized my videocard sa post-processing etc when playing movies...luma na kasi proc ko 6700 intel core2duo...dxva lang ba talga?
mpc-hc
Pwede na siya on its own, wala lang HD Audio bitstreaming.
I was thinking of getting this Vcard for my upgrade dito sa HP desktop ko Sapphire HD 6570 2G DD3 posted for sale sa TPC less than 3k. Ok na kaya ito? Do i need to change P/S. Hookup ko lang sa plasma ko, tingnan ko PQ and SQ difference with my Med and A300 NMT's.That's a low power board, so your stock power supply would likely have no problem powering it. It has enough capability for basic hardware decoding, video adjustments and deinterlacing.
Time to get extra RAM for those who've been skipping this upgrade. Prices are expected to go up this year.this is bad news ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120302-707333.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120302-707333.html)
I would like to ask kung anung latest videocard ang may support po for a Component Video (YPbPr). Maraming salamat po.
Mga Guru,
Ask ko lng if pwede etong setup ko for HTPC
Currently i am using
AMD Athlon x425 processor
am3 Gigabyte 880GM D2H
2x 4gb Kingston RAM DDR1333
500GB Seagate
Acbel 660W PSU
Gusto ko sanang i play ang bluray movies dito HDMI gamit ko connected sa TV then ung sound papalabasin ko sa pioneer HTZ111. ask ko lng kung 5.1 parin sound nya ung DTS? Ang connection kc nya is from stereo sa likod ng mobo 3.5mm to Aux (red and white) RCA sa likod ng pioneer. Digital parin ba kaya tunog nito.
Thnx mga master...
Finished my first HTPC Build ;). Love it pag noobie ka then you're able to complete something that pans out well. Here are some shots. Basic build lang , nothing fancy.
Gigabyte H61M-S2-B3 MicroATX
Intel Core I3-2100
Sapphire HD5670 1GB DDR5
2X2TB IDD Samsung F4
Corsair 2X4GB PC3
Huntkey 500W PSU
LG DVDRW Internal reader/writer
Silverstone SG02B-F SFF Case
Windows Ultimate
Lenovo N5902 HTPC Remote
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9611/dsc2051h.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/dsc2051h.jpg/)
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Edited my post with prices bro.
Analog parin yan pards. Kung gusto mong digital, connect via optical, coaxial or hdmi i.e. If you have those connections from your MOBO to your HTIB.
Your audio connections from PC to your HTIB is analogue so I think it will not output 5.1 or DTS. If you play dvds with your HTIB and with DD or DTS encoded material, I think it will output 5.1 sound to your speakers. PC HDMI to HDMI receiver to Flat panel with HMDI sana pwede bro. Hapgrade yan pag nagkataon ;D.
Thank you very much master.
I need to change mobo pala na may optical out tapos ikabit ko sa RCA ng HTIB ko as Aux.
May nabibiling devices na isasaksak mo sa usb port para magkaron ng optical out. Tapos connect mo sa optical in ng htib.
Thank you very much master.
I need to change mobo pala na may optical out tapos ikabit ko sa RCA ng HTIB ko as Aux.
Wala digital input yung HTIB mo kaya di pwede. Use your existing setup na lang and make sure that your PC outputs in Dolby Surround encoded 2ch, tapos select PLII sa HTIB mo if possible.
Lenovo N5902 HTPC Remote(3.2k)
Bro, where did you buy this?
Thank Bro. Why do you say "sanayan lang"? Isn't it possible that an HTPC remote behave just like the remote of a regular NMT? During my last attempt at an HTPC, I had to use cursor buttons to move a mouse arrow in the UI which was "nakakainis" and one reason I abandoned the idea.
good evening mga sir.
how to make my laptop be recognized ng akin Onkyo AVR? gawin ko sana syang video source and my display is Acer PJ 5360. my software needed pa ba? using HDMI po.
* no problem if i connect my laptop directLy s PJ.
good evening mga sir.
how to make my laptop be recognized ng akin Onkyo AVR? gawin ko sana syang video source and my display is Acer PJ 5360. my software needed pa ba? using HDMI po.
* no problem if i connect my laptop directLy s PJ.
mga sir pa-advice lang po sana kung anong video card ang magandang updgrde para sa pc ko ngayon.. gamit ko po ay ati radeon hd 4650, stock lang po ng acer m5810 na pc.. problema ko kase yung pq nya, mas maganda pq ng movie pag sa bd player ko pinanood (same material). sumubok na ko ng ibat ibang video player (kmp, mpc, vlc, splash pro, xbmc) pero parang dark parin, ang pangit naman pag tinaasan brightness and contrast settings..kaya naisip ko, baka ganun talaga pq ng 4650.. ano pong magandang video card upgrade na noticeable ang improvement? budget po is below $100 lang sana, order na lang sa amazon.. tia
Calibrate your video output and your display. Even if you replace your graphics adapter, it may not make much of a difference without calibration.
If you really want to replace your graphics adapter, the HD 7750 is probably your best candidate at the moment for HTPC use.
thanks sir! tinignan ko ulit settings sa catalyst control center, dapat pala sa video color mag-aadjust, ginawa ko kase dati, sa display color (digital flat-panel) ako nag-adjust. tapos sinundan ko na lang yung video ni jenna drey sa calibration, ayon, ok na sa kin pq. :) parehas na sa bd player. thanks alot sir! d na ko napagastos. kala ko kase walang silbi vc ko ;D
Congrats! Buti naayos niyo na sir. Maganda talaga PQ ng AMD lalo na when well calibrated and optimized. Upgrading your video card to a more powerful model can make the PQ even better because you can apply more real time video post processing. For me, it's worth upgrading.
In the mean time, try to play around with the Video and 3D Application Settings of the AMD Catalyst.
For playback software, try niyo yung Powerdvd.
One of my undervolted builds... 5w running Aero. e450, 8 gigs of ram, wifi, bt, notebook hdd.
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k175/stagea/IMG00051-20120115-1204.jpg)
I was able to take that down to 3W with lower clock freqs. However, that's mostly idle consumption. Such builds are great for internet browsing and the like. If you want good video playback PQ however, you have to increase your power budget by a bit.
Remember that the build is only a small part of the story. How you configure it makes the biggest difference.
Share ko lang yung remote na gamit ko Antec Veris Remote. ;D ;D
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1352/sdc10346u.jpg)
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can you direct me to a guide on how to make this configurations....seperate yung htpc ko from what im trying to build although being able to play decent video would be a plus...10 to 20 watts while downloading or surfing would be great
I don't know of any guide out there, but you're free to search. I'm sure you'd find one with enough searching.
can i have some tips from you na lang sir!!! ;D like
Eto yung specs (it's an old pc which I'm converting to dedicated HTPC):
Intel C2D E8500 3.06ghz
Asrock 1333 D667 mobo
4GB RAM
9500GT 1GB ---->> walang hdmi kaya balak ko palitan sana ng nvidia GT430.
Thank you sir... e yung videocard po kaya nya?
Yes, the GT430 will do kung di po kayo maselan masyado.
If you want improved video processing, you can opt for a higher AMD graphics solution.
I suggest the Sapphire HD 6570 1GB DDR3. it costs 2900 at OpenPinoy. ;)
Meron po ba maganda AMD na within 3k budget?
mine at 70 watts (watching movies + copying files), 32-38 watts @ idle. (this a 2008 model, ideally newer should consume less)
any chance we can have some sharing on the estimated and actual power consumption of your HTPC rigs?
mas mataas ang power consumption nang sakin idle at 45watts. assembled this htpc 1 month agonope di overkill yun, very effecient yan seasonic na PSU.
specs:
i3 2100 sandy
P8h77 Pro asus
120g SSD
640 laptop hD
760 watts seasonic x series (overkill ata)
powercolor ati HD7770
8gig mem
mas mataas ang power consumption nang sakin idle at 45watts. assembled this htpc 1 month ago
specs:
i3 2100 sandy
P8h77 Pro asus
120g SSD
640 laptop hD
760 watts seasonic x series (overkill ata)
powercolor ati HD7770
8gig mem
Kaya lang pag malaki power supply generally lower efficiency pa din kesa sa maliit na power supply at lower load conditions. Pero okay na yung malaki at may allowance for expansion. :)bro Stageaness, after reading your post naalala ko bigla yung downgrade ko from 1hp AC to .6hp AC ;D
Di baleng oversized ang power supply, dagdag consumption lang ng konti ang problema. Pag undersized eh stability issues at component life ang problema. :P
bro Stageaness, after reading your post naalala ko bigla yung downgrade ko from 1hp AC to .6hp AC ;D
back to yygoob's setup thought, most likely you will be adding more HDD's so tama lang yung PSU mo.
downgrading the video card and PSU MIGHT help lower the consumption but will be moot since under 100 watts ang difference *in idle mode (ika nga ni Clondalkin, isang value meal lang ang difference nyan per month). :)
duling, i thought i was reading 7970 ;D
The 7970 would be even better. It should be able to do high quality post processing with 4k video. ;)kaya nga ako naglaptop nalang as HTPC bro ivan, mga ganyan post ang nakaka tempt mag upgrade eh ;D
kaya nga ako naglaptop nalang as HTPC bro ivan, mga ganyan post ang nakaka tempt mag upgrade eh ;D
pano ba mag unbookmark ng thread ::) ;Dmaster jamy pag nalaman mo na, pabulong na nga rin kung pwede ;D
Now that there are 8k (UHDTV) cameras, displays, and other gear, it's just a matter of time before we get it. I wonder if makers would put a lot of money on 4k when 8k is around the corner.hindi kaya 720 sa 4k at 1080 naman sa 8k master ivan?
You get 16x the resolution and 2x the frame rate of Full HD with UHDTV.
Sharp Aquos 8k:
http://cdn.thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-2.jpg (http://cdn.thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1-2.jpg)
I don't wanna know how much closer I'd need to watch this screen to enjoy all that detail.
master jamy pag nalaman mo na, pabulong na nga rin kung pwede ;D
hindi maiwasan basahin post ni master ivan eh.nanunukso parati :D :D :D
hindi kaya 720 sa 4k at 1080 naman sa 8k master ivan?
parang katulad lang ng trend sa hd at fullhd sa ngayon
hindi kaya 720 sa 4k at 1080 naman sa 8k master ivan?
parang katulad lang ng trend sa hd at fullhd sa ngayon
I don't wanna know how much closer I'd need to watch this screen to enjoy all that detail.sabay bawi? :)
sabay bawi? :)
im happy with 720p right now, ill just wait for the next big thing (na mura :P ) :)
that's it .. *clicking report to moderator* ;D
on topic, is there a card that can take advantage of that screen via gaming? :)
that's it .. *clicking report to moderator* ;D
on topic, is there a card that can take advantage of that screen via gaming? :)
Big thing?
(http://geobrava.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/panasonic_145_tv-11353149.jpg)
Is this 8k screen big enough?
Big thing?
(http://geobrava.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/panasonic_145_tv-11353149.jpg)
Is this 8k screen big enough?
that would be useless. it depends on the film's aspect ratio
Mas maganda ang TV na yan pag mainstream na din ang 8k source pero pag 1080p pa din parang ngayon lang na 720p play sa 1080p na TV.
Viewing material with a very different aspect ratio may waste a huge chunk of the screen, but a larger screen will still display a larger viewable image than a smaller screen of the same aspect ratio.
Viewing material with a very different aspect ratio may waste a huge chunk of the screen, but a larger screen will still display a larger viewable image than a smaller screen of the same aspect ratio.
the larger it displays, images might be distorted nor leave watermarks.
And you need a big room also to place such a big screen. :D
Ok na ba ito for an HT Laptop? ;D
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03068260 (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03068260)
(http://sortdeal.com/uploadimg/20111239262581270.jpg)
Ok na ba ito for an HT Laptop? ;D
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03068260 (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03068260)
(http://sortdeal.com/uploadimg/20111239262581270.jpg)
hello pdvd! Can you suggest a form factor and casing na pang HTPC pero can accommodate gaming as well? the smaller the better, kaso baka mag ka problem pag mainit... TIA ;D
Just reposting my E350 HTPC:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d178/nirvblakr/HTPC-1.jpg)
Specifications:
Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue
*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine. ;)
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc408/robrtsdolly/SilverstoneLC20B.png)
Silverstone LC20B
Doc, ung ganito ba pde ako increase ng memory and processor power pra ma accommodate ang gaming needs? anong brand tong case mo? thanks!
Doc, ung ganito ba pde ako increase ng memory and processor power pra ma accommodate ang gaming needs? anong brand tong case mo? thanks!
brader magkano ung Silverstone LC20B?
P9800. Here's the link (http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=17738548).
I don't think that you will have an issue with the memory and processor in the small cases shown above, except probably for those cases that accepts ITX boards only and limits you to Atom processors. The issue if you're the type of a gamer who's into 3D gaming, you won't be able to fit the high-end video cards on those casing, and you wouldn't have enough power supply capacity for the high-end video cards.
Patulong naman sa mga masters, I am opting to build a Gaming/HTPC rig and here are my planned specs:
cpu, i3-2120 - 5100php
mobo, Asrock H61M U3S3 - 3100php
ram, 8gb 4x2 DDR3 1600cl9 GSkill RJX - 2440php
ssd: OCZ Agility 3 90gb sata3 - 4999php
hdd, 1TB SG Cuda SATA3 - 5100php
odd, any DVDRW - 900php
gpu, 1gb HD7770 Sapphire OC - 7000php
psu, Corsair VX550 - 2900php
atx, Lian Li PC-A01 - 2000php
Any comments/feedback on the build?
Go for a Bluray writer or combo drive to make your rig future proof till the next format comes out. ;)
should i scrap the ssd and just stick with SATA drives?
would an AMD build be better?
Revised Specssweldo na mamaya bro .. masesetup na ba yan tomorrow or sa weekend ;D
Initial Build:
cpu, i3-2120 - 5100php
mobo, Asrock H61M U3S3 - 3100php
ram, 4x2 DDR3 1333 cl9 GSkill RJX - 2210php
ssd: OCZ Agility 3 90gb sata3 - 4999php
psu, Corsair VX550 - 2900php
atx, Lian Li PC-A01 - 2000php
odd, - i will be using an old one
To follow:
gpu, Sapphire HD 7850 2gb/256bit ddr5 - 10620php
hdd, 2tb WDC Caviar Green - 5430php
odd, - bluray reader/writer
cooler, Antec Kuhler H2O 620 - 2950php
will a 4gb ram be enough for a htpc?
will a 4gb ram be enough for a htpc?
Mga Guru's
I've converted my old pc to be a dedicated htpc.
Now yung videocard nya is wala hdmi, meron lang dvi.
So I'm using dvi to hdmi converter, wala nga lang sounds, which I understand.
Yung soundcard ko may optical, can I hook it up sa avr ko para sa kanya manggaling ang sound?
Is the SQ the same with the sound coming from hdmi?
This is just a temporary setup since I'll be upgrading the videocard with an hdmi soon. Priority ko muna ang bumili ng speaker.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the quick reply sir.if DD and DTS then it should be the same, wala lang hd audio yung optical/coax :)
How about the SQ?
are they the same or one is superior?
if DD and DTS then it should be the same, wala lang hd audio yung optical/coax :)
sori d na ako nag backread....
do u buy dedicated sound card or un s MOBO n lang?
can decode DTS / DD na ba ang mga MOBO ngyn?
how about DTS HDMA?
PQ quality ng HTPC is better ba s NMT (xtreamer SW3)?
and ilan PSU watts gamit nyo, HTPC purposes only, para tipid mode.
goin to partner sana s ACER 5360 ko. TIA
sori d na ako nag backread....
do u buy dedicated sound card or un s MOBO n lang?
can decode DTS / DD na ba ang mga MOBO ngyn?
how about DTS HDMA?
PQ quality ng HTPC is better ba s NMT (xtreamer SW3)?
and ilan PSU watts gamit nyo, HTPC purposes only, para tipid mode.
goin to partner sana s ACER 5360 ko. TIA
Built a new basic rig about a months ago ...... heard about the decent built-in graphics of the Llano series.
AMD Llano A6-3500
MSI A75MA-P35
4Gb RAM
SEAGATE 500Gb HDD
COOLERMASTER 500W PSU
Not much into PC games any more, so no videocard yet - besides, wanted to see how the built-in HD-65XX handles the graphics chores.
However, just a few days weeks into using the new rig ...... I've been seeing streaks of fine, horizontal black lines across my screen ..... these lines occur randomly ..... though have noticed that they often appear right after the 1-second blackout blink during a fresh program install (I have disabled this blink, but still the fine black lines appear from time to time).
Since the black line were getting to be annoying & to isolate the issue - had installed an old HD4650 videocard ...... since using the HD4650 videocard, I no longer see the black lines.
Have checked and saw that drivers are updated ...... could the black lines be a hardware issue or just needs some tweaking of some settings ??
Thanks.
I've never had such issues with an A8-3870K. Perhaps you can look into updating the BIOS and/or uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers. If that does not resolve the issue, it could indeed be a hardware issue (HDMI problem or faulty hardware).
The built-in video of your A6 can deliver better video quality than your HD4650, if it's running right and is configured properly.
PQ quality ng HTPC is better ba s NMT (xtreamer SW3)?
Based on my experience YES! ;D. You can change media players and tweak them according to your preference without changing your hardware. I am presently using Splash Pro Ex which has superb PQ and can do "motion flow" even if your display isn't 120hz capable.
Hello mga brader. Ask lang, sa HTPC po ba, paano/ano po ang pwedeng gawing remote control? Then if you're going to connect it to an AV Receiver, HDMI (video card) po ba to HDMI in sa AVR for BOTH audio and video? Ano po kaibahan when using Optical cables (sound card)?
Thanks po.
I'm not sure but I think hindi pa supported ng VLC ang HD audio. Try another player like PowerDVD or Splashpro.
Mga sir, okay na po ba ang AMD Llano/FM1 Processor for HTPC?
Processor - Quad Core A8-3850 2.9Ghz
Board - MSI A55M-P33
Yan sana plan ko ilagay sa Lian-li PC-Q08 or Lian Li PC-V354
TIA :)
I've been reading great reviews @TPC for the A8 series .....
Suggest to make your mobo into the A75 ...... USB3.0 is way useful for those huge files.
thanks sir newwaveboy :)
how about this type of board --- Gigabyte GA-A75M-DS2 (Php 3,200)
excited lang :)
d kaya takaw s kuryente eto and enug na ba for HTPC plus NBA2k12 lang hehhe
Processor: AMD A6-3650 Quad Core 2.6GHZ
Mother Board: ASUS F1A55-M LX3 FM1
HDD: HITACHI DESKSTAR 500GB
RAM: Kingston 4GB DDR3
or ano suggest nyo po?
d kaya takaw s kuryente eto and enug na ba for HTPC plus NBA2k12 lang hehhe
Processor: AMD A6-3650 Quad Core 2.6GHZ
Mother Board: ASUS F1A55-M LX3 FM1
HDD: HITACHI DESKSTAR 500GB
RAM: Kingston 4GB DDR3
or ano suggest nyo po?
Sir i would like to ask if ATI 4850 support bitstreaming HD audio - DTS-HD & TrueHD.
formatted my PC and follow these instructions --- http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/02/02/guide-setting-up-bitstreaming-with-your-windows-7-htpc-part-i/ and still the same, it only shows DTS. :(
For ATI, the lowest model that can bitstream HD Audio is HD5450. For NVIDIA, GT430.
Thanks so much doc :)
No problem. Buy the ATI 5450 nalang. Last time I asked P1200.
compatible ba sya sa ganitong board doc --- A75M-ITX or GA-A75N-USB3. mini itx kasi ang e build ko... thanks
Have a question regarding the cd/dvd drive, my laptop and desktop pc can't read some of my audio cds but it plays fine on a cdp or a regular dvd player. how can i make sure that the drive i get reads all types of cds?wala ba sa manual ng cd/dvd drive mo?
wala ba sa manual ng cd/dvd drive mo?
i don't think my laptop's cd drive has a manual. same din kasi sa desktop pc, hindi binabasa yung audio cd. nasira pa ng ng cd/dvd drive ko yung nora jones cd ko kasi it showed as a blank cd. :(naku yari!
i don't think my laptop's cd drive has a manual. same din kasi sa desktop pc, hindi binabasa yung audio cd. nasira pa ng ng cd/dvd drive ko yung nora jones cd ko kasi it showed as a blank cd. :(
compatible ba sya sa ganitong board doc --- A75M-ITX or GA-A75N-USB3. mini itx kasi ang e build ko... thanks
Have a question regarding the cd/dvd drive, my laptop and desktop pc can't read some of my audio cds but it plays fine on a cdp or a regular dvd player. how can i make sure that the drive i get reads all types of cds?
compatible ba sya sa ganitong board doc --- A75M-ITX or GA-A75N-USB3. mini itx kasi ang e build ko... thanks
sir pasok siguro ;D naka asrock a75 pro4 m at hd5450:)
Regarding audio sa Video cards, same lang ba compared to using dedicated audio cards? It's more convenient than having a sound card for me.
Thanks Pinoydvd for the tips and tricks for the HTPC :)
lumabas rin sa wakas ang DTS-HD Master & Dolby True HD
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Done building my HTPC
MSi A75MA-P35
AMD Llano 3850
Kingston Hyper-X 8GB DDR1600
Sapphire 7750HD
Lian-Li PC-V354 Case
Thermaltake 500watts PSU
:)
Bought a 5-meter HDMI cable and connected it from my HD4850 to Pioneer VSX-1021-K.
HD4850 doesn't have HDMI out, fortunately may nahukay akong DVI-HDMI adapter and it worked. I can get both video and audio running. Also the DTS and Dolby formats.
Inconvenient lang kasi 1680x1050 lang resolution ng monitor ko. Ma change yung icons when I switch displays. :(
Good day Sir.
Maka bitstream ba yung 4850 mo ng DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD? Thanks :)
Buo na din HTPC ko hehe-wala palang VC haha...pero sulit na it plays 3D.iso without problem.
format ang will try to install windows8 hehe
LIAN-LI HTPC Casing
AMD A6 3500
ASROCK A75 PRO4-M
CORSAIR VENGEANCE CL9 4GB 1600
GIGABYTE E570 80plus 570W
80GB MAXTOR HD ;D ;D
Buo na din HTPC ko hehe-wala palang VC haha...pero sulit na it plays 3D.iso without problem.patay....simula na naman ng kabaliwan :D
format ang will try to install windows8 hehe
LIAN-LI HTPC Casing
AMD A6 3500
ASROCK A75 PRO4-M
CORSAIR VENGEANCE CL9 4GB 1600
GIGABYTE E570 80plus 570W
80GB MAXTOR HD ;D ;D
patay....simula na naman ng kabaliwan :D
congrats sis
hehe...tipid sa kuryentepics naman dyan. :D
40-50watts idle/dowload
70watts movie
core temp or 3cores 25-30C hihihihi
I think napaka takaw ng setup ko.. Old skul kasi. 4-year old rig. :(wag mo na kasi OC yung proc bro di naman kailangan ;)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800
Palit HD4850 Sonic 512MB <--- Will be replaced with HD7770
Gigabyte Superb 720W
wag mo na kasi OC yung proc bro di naman kailangan ;)
Buo na din HTPC ko hehe-wala palang VC haha...pero sulit na it plays 3D.iso without problem.
format ang will try to install windows8 hehe
LIAN-LI HTPC Casing
AMD A6 3500
ASROCK A75 PRO4-M
CORSAIR VENGEANCE CL9 4GB 1600
GIGABYTE E570 80plus 570W
80GB MAXTOR HD ;D ;D
Yan po talaga stock speed ng E8500 bro. Hehehemy bad .. duling puyat at nasa office pa ;D
Bro magkano ang ganyang casing? Ano din itsura niya? Can it accomodate large video cards?
How large a graphics adapter? Mga GTX 690?
master i'm eyeing the hd7770.
just checked the price of lian-li's htpc casing sa tpc, mahal pala ;D
(http://media.sapphiretech.com//images/prods/1452/11201-00_HD7770_GHz_1GBGDDR5_2miniDP_HDMI_DVI_PCIE_FBC_634642999539907141_600_600.jpg)
droool mode :o
tsalap tsalap :P
pansin ko lang bakit mas preferred ang ati for ht instead of nvidia?as far as im concern may gusto ko timpla ng ati over nvidia.
as far as im concern may gusto ko timpla ng ati over nvidia.
parang mas 3d friendly kasi nvidia base on the review i readpaanong 3D friendly? sa player naman ang settings nyan eh.
@Stagea: sir yung processor ko kasi na Llano 3850 with Radeon HD 6550D, currently im using sapphire 7750. may improve ba sir pa e remove ko ang 7750 then kabitan ko ng 6550 para maging crossfire. thanks :)
pansin ko lang bakit mas preferred ang ati for ht instead of nvidia?
paanong 3D friendly? sa player naman ang settings nyan eh.
Because AMD (or ATi) has had the lead in video quality in consumer video for quite some time now and offers better built-in video processing features. AMD's past 3 (and Intel's past 2) GPU generations have offered such great video, in all honesty. Nvidia has been trying to close the gap recently (and they've made quite some progress with the Geforce 500 and 600 series), but they're still behind AMD's and Intel's solutions (particularly with noise/artifact reduction and video conversion).
Nvidia offers advantages in some other aspects, but they're not quite the HTPC darling because they haven't polished their video processing to match the competition. It seems like they're just realizing this market now, as their high end products up until the Geforce 500 series did not support HD Audio bitstreaming.
I like both AMD and Nvidia, and I use both solutions. However, I handle video processing via software when running my Nvidia-based rig to work around Nvidia's video issues.
brader im already using a HD5850 right now for my gaming rig and im planning to build a dedicated htpc im planning to use the HD5850 on the htpc and use a nvidia for gaming but im not sure if the 5850 can do 3D video
Mga boss, is it okay if I'll add 2 more RAM sticks that have different brands with my current 2x2GB rams?
But they're all PC2-6400 DDR2-800
HD 5850 can support 3D output, but does not offer UVD support for BD 3D (you may be able to make it work via software).
Sir Ivan, my HTPC has ATI HD6450 has AMDHD3D technology. I have played my videos via PowerDVD 12 and DVDfab Media Player. Both are 3D compatible but both media players only show the 3D BD ISO in 2D. Is your post above the reason why this is so?
Hi Doc,
The HD 6450 has UVD 3 (which supports BD 3D). It's the HD 5000 series (UVD 2.2) and older models that lack this functionality. What screen are you using? Have you gone through the 3D configuration of your player?
thanks i think i'll just get a newer model ati for the htpc and stick with the 5850 for gaming
just checked the price of lian-li's htpc casing sa tpc, mahal pala ;DWORTH EVERY PENNY! ;)
I've read a lot forums and the problem is common. I couldn't find any concrete solution to this. Seems like the problem is only for 3D BD ISO but no problem in 3D BDs. Causes stem from the ripping of the BDs to ISO.
I'll go back again to the settings. Maybe I missed on something.
That's also an option. Because of the lack of UVD 3, a system using HD 5000 series graphics requires far more CPU power to run 3D (and you're limited to full-screen use).
Here's a 6-core CPU being taxed to about half capacity:
(http://media.bestofmicro.com/9/S/288064/original/BR3D%20CPU%20Usage.png)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/fymoth.jpg)
cooler master CM media 262 po..
baka facedout na yan.. i got it.. mga 7 years ago.. but medyo may sentimental sa kahit anong gamit.. kaya di na napalitan
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=5942
http://www.coolermaster.com/upload/download/221/files/CMMedia262_ProductSheet.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Aluminum-Steel-Center-ML03B/dp/B004GGUAUE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1350877835&sr=8-2&keywords=htpc
sir.. may nakita po ako... very nice din.. and priced nicely.. sa us.. amazon.. hehe dati ko pa ito sinisilip silip e.. hehe similar design except.. half height vc lang kasya
mga sir hihingi sana ako ng tulong.
first time ko magbubuo ng HTPC at 2 days na ako nagbabasa pero dami pa din malabo.
eto requirements ko:
• Can Play 1080p or if mahal kahit 720 upscale
• Can play not-so-heavy-games
• Low Power Consumption
• With HDMI
• With USB 3.0
• With pleasing personality
• Will be used as a torrent rig
• Optical Out for Audio
Nag try ako mag lista ng parts pero parang hindi ko alam ginagawa ko :(
Working budget is only 11k.
Baka matulungan nyo ko sa htpc setup ko sir tulong naman sa mga combination ng parts.
thanks!
try this sir :
processor:i3-2100 or i3-2120
motherboard:ASRock B75M-ITX Mini ITX
hdd: your choice..
video card- built in or you can buy seperate one
Ram- 4gb corsair vengeance
casing-Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced- w/ usb 3.0 front
power supply- 450w or 500w depends on video card you want to use -choose branded one like ocz,corsair,seasonic,thermaltake but if you have budget go for modular less cables..
mga sir hihingi sana ako ng tulong.
first time ko magbubuo ng HTPC at 2 days na ako nagbabasa pero dami pa din malabo.
eto requirements ko:
• Can Play 1080p or if mahal kahit 720 upscale
• Can play not-so-heavy-games
• Low Power Consumption
• With HDMI
• With USB 3.0
• With pleasing personality
• Will be used as a torrent rig
• Optical Out for Audio
Nag try ako mag lista ng parts pero parang hindi ko alam ginagawa ko :(
Working budget is only 11k.
Baka matulungan nyo ko sa htpc setup ko sir tulong naman sa mga combination ng parts.
thanks!
Gudam..question lang po...maganda na po if i use a built in video for viewing 1080p movies...or better pa rin seperate?kasi kung ok naman po yun built in ill go for built in..thx
ahh thank you again for the info sir...sir may i ask do you use splash pro?i just wonder if the motion2 ultra 1080 is also the same in motion2 in playback options..thx again
meron ba htpc casing na pwede i-move yung laptop parts?
like lian li meron sila for xbox :D
Baka custom na yan, Master Jamy. Proprietary kasi layout ng mga board nyan usually.yun nga naisip ko bro ivanessa :)
benta ko na nga lang tapos bili desktop ;D (kulamin ba ang sarili :P)
yun nga naisip ko bro ivanessa :)
oh well it was worth a shot :D
benta ko na nga lang tapos bili desktop ;D (kulamin ba ang sarili :P)
so i decided to use my old desktop pc as htpc.sobrang entry level nga lang due to tight budget.
proc:pentium duo core 1.8gh
mobo:asrock g31mv-s2
video card:invidia ge force 210 manli
ram:2 gb
psu:gigabyte 570
storage:1 tb for program files and media files
display:lg 32" 720p
using windows 7 ultimate
i have some questions though:
1.can i use latest programs like xbmc eden,splashplro ex or power dvd 12 with my set up without problems (like stuttering,hanging,etc?) or should i like for older versions?
2.how many hours is the ideal time to leave it on (coz one reason i decided to switch from nmt is im also going to use my set up to dl movies)
3.ilang int hdd po yung puede ko idagdag sa set up ko?
4.mag iimprove po ba yung performance ng pc if i update yung mobo and vc drivers?or should i stick na lang dun sa original driver?
5.what future upgrade should i consider if ever na magka budget ako?thanks in advance my sirs
Sobrang taas sa kuryente niyan lalo na naka open 24/7. Gawin mo upgrade mo na lang sa new mobo and processor new processor now has a powerful built in GPU like AMD A series or intel core i3. >:D >:Dok sir,will take it into consideration.kakabili ko lang kasi nung mga parts.bale kasi galing sya sa sister ko binigay lang yung desktop sa akin kasi sira na.hayun yung processor saka ram na lang natira sa original build kasi unti unti ko pinalitan yung sirang parts.
ok sir,will take it into consideration.kakabili ko lang kasi nung mga parts.bale kasi galing sya sa sister ko binigay lang yung desktop sa akin kasi sira na.hayun yung processor saka ram na lang natira sa original build kasi unti unti ko pinalitan yung sirang parts.
can i leave ti on 24/7?di bibigay yung psu?
What happen bro bat mag HTPC setup ka na naman na desktop? >:D >:D >:Dtamang kulam lang sa sarili ;D
Ako naman benta ko current setup ko then isip kung HTPC na ITX or NMT na egreat R900 with bluray player na. >:D >:D >:D
tamang kulam lang sa sarili ;D
seriously though, di ko na gusto yung itsura nung laptop sa ilalim ng receiver ko, lagi kasi bukas LCD nya while watching ;D
Anong build gagawin mo intel or amd? Ako plan ko mag upgrade to trinity itx. >:D >:Dactually specs ng laptop ko is i3 2.5ghz with 6470 or 6570 na ATi with 8gb ram, pwede maski pareho lang nito :D
actually specs ng laptop ko is i3 2.5ghz with 6470 or 6570 na ATi with 8gb ram, pwede maski pareho lang nito :Dwait mo na lang trinity.pag buo ko ulit ng htpc baka yan din ang way ko
Anong build gagawin mo intel or amd? Ako plan ko mag upgrade to trinity itx. >:D >:D
actually specs ng laptop ko is i3 2.5ghz with 6470 or 6570 na ATi with 8gb ram, pwede maski pareho lang nito :D
i3-3220 + 7750 buoin nyo! >:D
fanboy? >:D >:D >:D
mga sirs patulong naman paano ko kaya iset up yung htpc ko,isa lang kasi display ko.ang gusto ko kasi mangyari i output ko yung display either via vga or hdmi sa isang source lang (lg 32 in)di ko sya kasi ma set up ng maayos eh.when i select vga dun sa tv ko yung microsoft logo lang nakikita ko wala yung mga shortcuts etc.kailangan ko pa tangalin yung hdmi cable na naka connect sa htpc para lumabas yung mga shortcuts etc.btw my videocard is nvidia gt210.thanks
If hd viewing lang naman why get a discrete video card if 7xxx series is already available in amd trinity with less power consumption.
same lang power draw/ consumption ng AMD APU at Intel i3 + discrete:
Sample Setups: (ITX Build)
AMD Build:
AMD A8-3850 2.9Ghz (Radeon HD 6550D)
1 stick DDR3
1 SSD
1 Green HDD
1 Blu-Ray combo drive
PSU Calculator Result:
Minimum PSU Wattage: 144 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 194W
Intel Build:
Intel Core i3-3220 3.3Ghz (55W TDP)
1 stick DDR3
AMD HD 7750 1GB GDDR5
1 SSD
1 Green HDD
1 Blu-Ray combo drive
PSU Calculator Result: (est using i3-2120 3.3Ghz 65W TDP, i3-3220 is 55W TDP, so less 10W draw)
Minimum PSU Wattage: 154 W - 10W = 144W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 204W - 10W = 194W
[calculated using PSU calculator: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine ;)]
proc to proc
price to price
i7 vs a10 both using bulit in GPU
3d
Audio, Video and Networking
Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 7000 series graphics
- DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0
- Max. shared memory 2GB
- Dual VGA Output: support HDMI and D-Sub ports by independent display controllers
- Supports HDMI 1.4a Technology with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1600 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI 1.4a
- Supports AMD Steady Video™ 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jutter reduction on home/online video
- Supports HDCP function with HDMI port
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) / HD-DVD playback with HDMI port
newbie lang ako sa htpc
basta whatever you prefered guys...
AMD fan boy kasi ako and amd sucks for the past years
ung a10 lang lately ung feeling kong big improvement
price and performance
compare to i7 na sobrang mahal
mahilig kasi ako sa mga Mura hehe..pero iba pa din ung builtin compare sa dedicated na mataas na specs...
basta dun ako sa matipid for the meantime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLVrumedUOQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ljYjQWCIsE
Laptop na lang gamitin mo... Para tipid sa kuryenteparehas lang ung laptop and htpc consumption
parehas lang ung laptop and htpc consumption
parehas lang ung laptop and htpc consumption
hindi ko naman masyado ginagmit ung htpc
sa mga fast action movie lang
splash pro hehe...
ung measy x6 pa din gamit ko...mas madali gamitin for me..
Mas makakatipid ka sa laptop... Wag mo saksak sa kuryente pag nanonood ka ha ha ha....piliin mo lang yung laptop na may magandang battery ha ha hahahaha.... gusto ko to...ung battery gawa ng stark industries nyahahaha
hahaha.... gusto ko to...ung battery gawa ng stark industries nyahahaha
Mas makakatipid ka sa laptop... Wag mo saksak sa kuryente pag nanonood ka ha ha ha....piliin mo lang yung laptop na may magandang battery ha ha hanag aalala sa kuryente pero mga gears....tsk tsk..
nag aalala sa kuryente pero mga gears....tsk tsk..
gusto nyo ng matipid mag mp4 kayo tapos 486 build
Puwede may tama ka na naman sis joko. >:D >:Dkakagising lang eh ;)
Yun baka lumilipad pa yan wahaha.. >:D
AMD Trinity A10-5800K Piledriver APU vs Intel Core i3 Ivy Bridge - HotHardware
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcA9W1xb0Cs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcA9W1xb0Cs)
WTF Battle Field 3 with HD7660 of A10 5800k. >:D >:D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijRbNnSuqxc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijRbNnSuqxc&feature=related)
luge intel dyan
dapat mga i5 or i7
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=X79%20Extreme9
(http://www.asrock.com/mb/photo/X79%20Extreme9.jpg)
how about this? eto binigay sa akin na mother board?
@DTNS...sir i think you disregard the power consumption of the 7750..
Ayaw ko nyan masyado malaki need ko MATX or ITX board para maliit lang ang case. Need mo jan full atx na case sobra laki nun di ka naman magagamit lahat yang pci-e niya. Just get what you need IMHO.
Eto mga mobo na pang HTPC. >:D >:D
(http://www.techhum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FM2A85X-Extreme4-M.jpg)
(http://overclockers.co.uk/pimg/MB-102-AK_400.jpg)
+1
Baka naman kasi naka setup na yan ready to use. Check mo yung mga kasama baka naman kasi mahal lang talaga ang setup ng pc jan. Like yung post ni brader darwin na i7 ang mahal. Kung HTPC mo lang gagamitin yan think of the smaller build not a full atx. >:D >:D
nag aalala sa kuryente pero mga gears....tsk tsk..
gusto nyo ng matipid mag mp4 kayo tapos 486 build
Si derick yun ha ha ha...hindi ako yan...sa matipid lang ako na gears... lol
Derick pang matx yung case mo di ba? >:D >:D
Mukhang naka extended display ka try mo sa properties gawin na duplicate display.ok na bro na set ko na ng maayos,thanks
ok na bro na set ko na ng maayos,thanks
Remote GO!
One-stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment
Remote GO! links PCs, tablets, smartphones and TVs wirelessly together through an existing LAN cable and router setup. It allows users to stream multimedia content from PC to DLNA devices, access their computer anywhere using their mobile device at home, while also allowing easy file transfers between your computer and mobile device. It provides seamless environment for a futuristic connected lifestyle with three useful functions: DLNA Media Hub, Remote Desktop and File Transfer.
may free app po ba sa ipad for pc controlling? :D
Yes but that is for amd platform only. Kasi amd mobo FM2 lang ang meron niyan AFAIK. >:D >:D
As much as I like Trinity/FM2 for HTPC use, Asus boards for Intel processors with WiFi Go! also support the same features.
These functions can also be done with third party software, of course.
noob question. Is it ok to place the CPU sideways. Nakahiga instead of its usual vertical position?
hope that more fm2 itx boards come locally :)
What features in a mother board should I be looking for in a new htpc that can also be used for gaming?
What about the video card?
If you like a server type HTPC case consider the (http://Silverstone Tek GD07B Aluminum Extended ATX) with 11 drives slot 3TBx11 = 33TB. I'm planning to get this case put 1 bluray drive and 1 hot swap HDD. >:D >:D >:D >:D
(http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558804_2559200596405_724609677_n.jpg)
i like, available na ba locally?
Can htpcs be turned on and off remotely? That's one of my considerations whether to build an htpc or just get a streamer like popcorn hour.
What's so special about f2 boards and why do you recommend them for htpc setups?
Someone recommended to me the amd a10 processor. How's the cooling solution for this? I would really want a quiet setup for my media room.hihihi...ok yan....kahit stock fan hindi ata mainit yan...
actually mas ok kasi mawawala ung uneven tension sa motherboard from the weight of the cpu heatsink
which stores sell htpc cases? I prefer a quiet and small form factor. itx ba yun? also quiet sana.
What are the advatages of htpc over streamers like measy?
Ive been reading through the thread and splash pro is being mentioned a lot. Whats so special about it!hihihi....it is special
What are the advatages of htpc over streamers like measy?
May scrapers na rin naman ang mga streamers di ba?
hihihi....it is special
60fps - depends on you brader...
ultra motion is special with it gpu accelaration
Whats so special about 60fps? Does it improve picture quality?
For fast scene no blur. ^-^ ^-^
Di rin siguro noticeable unless side by side comparison.kung sanay ka sa 720 hindi mo mononotice
kung sanay ka sa 720 hindi mo mononotice
pero sa mga malalaking screen 40inch to 120inch e may pagkakaiba
Di rin siguro noticeable unless side by side comparison.
Someone recommended to me the amd a10 processor. How's the cooling solution for this? I would really want a quiet setup for my media room.
What are the advatages of htpc over streamers like measy?
which stores sell htpc cases? I prefer a quiet and small form factor. itx ba yun? also quiet sana.
What's so special about f2 boards and why do you recommend them for htpc setups?
There are quiet small form factor cases, but you have to pick them out. The majority of small form factor cases aren't as quiet as bigger solutions (though you can tweak them to bring noise levels down).
FM2 like the asus board has a Remote GO which is very useful in my end i can use tablet with android or IOS to remote my desktop. But asus FM2 is not yet release locally but there are seller at tpc and order basis. With this mobo you can assign max of 2gb memory on your iGPU HD7660D of A10. I also got the A10-5700 proc with 65W TDP but its not available locally.
Seems like a lot of work compared to purchasing a proven quiet streamer. The worst that can happen is that you purchase all the parts and find out that you end p with a noisy htpc. Don't you think?
Mas ok ba yung mga hydro cooling solutions? But then again, those are really expensive.
if you have the budget you can go for liquid cooling...htpc are not noisy it depends on how you build them..mostly noisy lang naman is the fans but mostly fans nowadays are silent...
Gudam...just wanna ask is there any date when the other motherboard manufacturer will launched their itx fm2 mboards?thank you....
How quiet do you need the PC to be? do you sit beside the PC?
Question. I can already remote control my pc with free Teamviewer. Is remote go the same as teamviewer?
Seems like a lot of work compared to purchasing a proven quiet streamer. The worst that can happen is that you purchase all the parts and find out that you end p with a noisy htpc. Don't you think?
Mas ok ba yung mga hydro cooling solutions? But then again, those are really expensive.
I just saw a youtube video of asus wifi go. Its really the same as vnc and teamviewer. Both have free clients for ios and android. Ad they work with any PC.
I feel it's really another marketing gimmick of asus. There's no reason why it would not work with non-fm2 boards since it should work as long as your pc is connected to the network. They just limited it to fm2 boards to sell more of them.
Gudam...just wanna ask is there any date when the other motherboard manufacturer will launched their itx fm2 mboards?thank you....
ASrock and asus is poted at tipidpc but order basis not locally available. So i opted to buy at amazon with the AMD A10-5700 65 watts. Availble AMD A10 locally is 100 watts. >:D >:D
Actually teamviewer need additional PC yan sa Remote GO tablet lang. Sa tingin ko mas ok ang Remote GO parng desktop mo nasa tablet mo lang. If i'm not mistaken same lang sila capability. >:D >:D >:D
Sir xrampage, i dont know what you mean by an additional pc is needed. I can already control my windows xp pc running on core duo through teamviewer running on my ipad and s3.
Ok ba ang AMD E350 for HTPC purpose?
Question regarding htpc cases... aesthetics aside... why not yung standard matx case na lang? ang mahal ng htpc cases.
Ok ba ang AMD E350 for HTPC purpose?
eto naman: 1.6k lang kasama ng PSThis uses the same body as the Thermaltake Element Q. The stock AMD cooler is too tall for this case.
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20229560 (http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20229560)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/xpc42/IMG_0807.jpg)
By the way, in my experience, hindi ganun kadalli gamitin yung mga remote desktop clients like vnc and teamviewer over tablet. The reason being is that tablets are touch devices, whereas PCs are mouse driven. Maybe things will change with windows 8.
I don't use teamviewer to control my htpc. i just use it to download torrents when i'm not home. There's lag also.
Sir xrampage, i suggest you try teamviewer. Remote desktop through tablet may not be as good as you thought it would be for remotely controlling your htpc.
Sir xrampage, which model did you buy? Bibili din ako. Idol kita.
Ok ba ang AMD E350 for HTPC purpose?
Doable, but it's a little limited in terms of capability. Standard GPU-decoded formats walang problem as long as walang 3D, but it's not powerful enough to decode high res files in formats that are more processing intensive.
It's safer to target an A4 or a Celeron at the very minimum.
Guys, what do you think about Gigabyte F2A75M D3H FM2 mAtx board? P2,820 lang locally.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4352#sp
Aww. Planning to get the BQ660 case kasi sana kaso 80 watts lang built-in. Gusto ko kasi mount sa TV ko.
I think it's an excellent value solution. I've only had good experiences with Gigabyte.
i saw this on a website.
"With the release of the FM2 APUs, AMD has specified which processors they have targeted for which chipsets. According to AMD, the A55 chipset is targeted for use with the A4 and A6 series APUs. The A75 chipset is targeted for the A6 and A8 APUs and the A85X chipset targets the A8 and the A10 series APUs."
So does this mean A10 not compatible with A75? Wala pa kasi akong makitang micro ATX na a85x locally.
i saw this on a website.
"With the release of the FM2 APUs, AMD has specified which processors they have targeted for which chipsets. According to AMD, the A55 chipset is targeted for use with the A4 and A6 series APUs. The A75 chipset is targeted for the A6 and A8 APUs and the A85X chipset targets the A8 and the A10 series APUs."
So does this mean A10 not compatible with A75? Wala pa kasi akong makitang micro ATX na a85x locally.
is a75 chipset compatible with A10 processor?same question haha...
same question haha...
will a10 work with a75 fm1 - nangangarap lang
im currently using asrock pro4 m
IMHO pag nilagayan mo ng malakas na GPU ang AMD E350 bottleneck na siya. Gamit ko dati G620 2.6 core duo nilagyan ko ng HD6750 bottleneck niya. Nasubukan ko na din ang AMD E350 di niya kaya ang high bitrate videos. >:D >:Deto ba sinasabi mong "high bitrate na video" sir?. http://cybernetnews.com/xbmc-high-bitrate-sample-videos/ (http://cybernetnews.com/xbmc-high-bitrate-sample-videos/)
eto ba sinasabi mong "high bitrate na video" sir?. http://cybernetnews.com/xbmc-high-bitrate-sample-videos/ (http://cybernetnews.com/xbmc-high-bitrate-sample-videos/)
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maning-mani lang ang high bitrate video na yan sa MSI-e350 ko.Sapphire 6570 vc ang ko.nasa 36 watts lang max consumption ko.
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maning-mani lang ang high bitrate video na yan sa MSI-e350 ko.Sapphire 6570 vc ang ko.nasa 36 watts lang max consumption ko.
Thats not what im talking about try those movie remux with high video bitrate a sample high video bitrate will not test your setup but a long movie with high video bitrate. One more nilagyan mo kasi ng video card kaya di talaga lag yan pero may bottleneck yan what im talking is onboard video card to test. If you like you can test that with splash pro motion2 ON. ^-^ ^-^
hehehe! how come na gagana na maayos ang splash pro sa e-350 e di nga ito umabot sa requirements sa HD video decoding.
Kaya nga nag iba ako ng setup kasi nga madami ang di kaya ng E350. >:D >:D >:D
nice sir! hanggang e-350 lang kasi budget ko e. di ko naman kailangan ang spash pro.kuntento na ako sa default player ng xbmc. :)
nice sir! hanggang e-350 lang kasi budget ko e. di ko naman kailangan ang spash pro.kuntento na ako sa default player ng xbmc. :)
bumuo ka na lang ng Sandybridge Celeron na HTPC. higit na mas malakas yun sa E-350. ;)
bumuo ka na lang ng Sandybridge Celeron na HTPC. higit na mas malakas yun sa E-350. ;)
17 watts vs. 65 watts o 35 watts?layo ng deperensya.plus factor pa sa e350- tipid sa kuryente. besides pangit ng intel sa hd video decoding.
i use to have i3-2100t for my dad's htpc.. very solid processor.. wala lang nga mabili dito saatin... now i ordered i3-3225... but baka dec pa dating :( hehe
Hindi naman ibig sabihin bro na 65 watts yan na yung gagamitin ng proc mo maximum yan. For me plus factor na lang na tipid yung HTPC ko pero sa setup ko now my PJ 200W + Reciever 100W+ HTPC 60W+. Dati tinitingnan ko din power consumption pero nung nag compute ako parang isang burger lang a month ang idagdag ko sa power bill ko. Nung naka G620 + HD6770 ako ang bill ko sa kuryente a month 2k+ lang kasama na PJ and reciever dun. Sabi ko nga bat ako mag iisip sa bill ng kuryente kung maganda naman ang experince ko sa viewing and comfortable pa kasi nasa bahay lang not like punta sa sinehan pagod and biyahe pa plus the food na mahal and ung ticket. >:D >:Dmali naman ang data ng benchmarking ng i3-2100t na yan sir, 35 watts ang tdp ng procie. pano naging 17.7 watts. personally, i dont believe in benchmarking.sa dami ng factor na dapat mo i-consider.
Kung ako mamimili for power consumption issue ill get a Intel i3 2100T and a low profile HD6540 for HTPC mas panalo pa kesa sa E-350. Mababa na consumption powerful pa in other use. ^-^ ^-^
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Source: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2100t_11.html#sect0 (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i3-2100t_11.html#sect0)
yes sir xrampage.. a10 is powerful.. kayalang.. most of my stuff even at office are intel.. i always replace our office pcs with phasedout equipment from home... kaya i try as much as possible to make them all compatible.. with each other para pag may problema easy to swap.. medyo more on 775/1155 ang mga binibili ko para interchangeable parts po:D hehe nakakatawa nga i look for 24pin ba yun.. yung pang oldschool printers... tinatanong minsan what i need it for.. hehe
i know amds are also pretty good.. but i had alot of not so good experience with amd during duron time kaya i decided to stay away from them. i3-2100t handled my needs.. i sure i3-3225.. will be an improvement.. my only worry is its a 55w tdp chip and my pico psu is only 80watts.. hehe
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3169/22/intel-core-i3-3225-and-3220-review-entry-level-ivy-bridge-energy-consumption-integrated-gpu-idle--cinebench-115
btw.. medyo iba po yung result ng chart na pinakita niyo sa nakita ko noon.. sa chart kasi na ito... mas matipid i3s kesa a8s
sir karloff
im not sure kung ano ang tdp...
baka max consumption
pero my old htpc
has
i3-2100t
3x 2tb hd
pico psu
if tama alala ko consumption is 20watts idle.. using a wattmeter
my old c2ds.. nasa 4watt idle using regular psu with 1 hd
true rated naman siguro.. galing us... pero... 55watts tdp yung... new proc.. yung old proc ko 35w tdp lang.. sana it will work.. hehe
yes sir xrampage.. a10 is powerful.. kayalang.. most of my stuff even at office are intel.. i always replace our office pcs with phasedout equipment from home... kaya i try as much as possible to make them all compatible.. with each other para pag may problema easy to swap.. medyo more on 775/1155 ang mga binibili ko para interchangeable parts po:D hehe nakakatawa nga i look for 24pin ba yun.. yung pang oldschool printers... tinatanong minsan what i need it for.. hehe
i know amds are also pretty good.. but i had alot of not so good experience with amd during duron time kaya i decided to stay away from them. i3-2100t handled my needs.. i sure i3-3225.. will be an improvement.. my only worry is its a 55w tdp chip and my pico psu is only 80watts.. hehe
http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/3169/22/intel-core-i3-3225-and-3220-review-entry-level-ivy-bridge-energy-consumption-integrated-gpu-idle--cinebench-115
btw.. medyo iba po yung result ng chart na pinakita niyo sa nakita ko noon.. sa chart kasi na ito... mas matipid i3s kesa a8s
http://img.hexus.net/v2/cpu/amd/Trinity/desktop/Power1.png
tama po kaya itong chart? mas matipid ang a10 kesa i3 at idle? hehe
htpc kasi ng dad ko doubles as our torrent rig.. so palaging nakabukas
sir karloff
im not sure kung ano ang tdp...
baka max consumption
pero my old htpc
has
i3-2100t
3x 2tb hd
pico psu
if tama alala ko consumption is 20watts idle.. using a wattmeter
my old c2ds.. nasa 4watt idle using regular psu with 1 hd
mali naman ang data ng benchmarking ng i3-2100t na yan sir, 35 watts ang tdp ng procie. pano naging 17.7 watts. personally, i dont believe in benchmarking.sa dami ng factor na dapat mo i-consider.
importante sa akin ang kunsumo ng kuryente kasi di ako mayaman. sa panonood nman ng sine. 1 o 2 beses na lang ako nanonood sa loob ng 1 taon, malayo nman pag i-compare mo ang SQ ng sinehan at HT. kaya 1 pa yan sa dahilan na di na ako nanonood ng movie sa mga sinehan kahit naka imax o thx certified pa yan.
So pwede ba a75 chipset sa a10 processor?
pasok naman sir. kasi 9 watts ang standard na hdd pag dinagdag mo.kahit pa isama 2 fan.
i sure i3-3225.. will be an improvement.. my only worry is its a 55w tdp chip and my pico psu is only 80watts.. hehe
So which do you think will be better, AMD E350 or Intel i3 without adding a videocard. Might make this a Torrent/HTPC rig na lang that can at least play 1080p 2D videos. Setup would be mobo/processor and 1 SSD lang and PSU to be used will be 80 watts.
So which do you think will be better, AMD E350 or Intel i3 without adding a videocard. Might make this a Torrent/HTPC rig na lang that can at least play 1080p 2D videos. Setup would be mobo/processor and 1 SSD lang and PSU to be used will be 80 watts.
@xrampage: How much is that? Any idea rin what good ITX board I can match for that? Cheap lang sana.
@Stagea: Thanks! Kung mahihirapan talaga ako with the 80 watts PSU from might buy a different case na lang din. Trip na trip ko lang din talaga yung Inwin BQ660 na case. Hehe.
@xrampage: How much is that? Any idea rin what good ITX board I can match for that? Cheap lang sana.
@Stagea: Thanks! Kung mahihirapan talaga ako with the 80 watts PSU from might buy a different case na lang din. Trip na trip ko lang din talaga yung Inwin BQ660 na case. Hehe.
the problem with the Inwin BQ660 is the 80W PSU. (PC Hub isn't selling the 120W version) with an 80W psu, you can only put an Intel Atom or AMD Fusion ITX board. :-\
sir stagea.. yan din nga po feel ko sa T versions e.. medyo gimik..
kaya i sold mine..
same proc.. na naka cap.. tapos... they sell for a higher price
pano po sir i-cap ang mga ganyan? bios po ba? eh.. undervolt bios din?
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mukhang ok to ah..
mukhang malaki ok sana ung kasya sa rack
sirs, i just would like to ask regarding the newer cards available on the market. i know they are now capable of outputting audio/video thru hdmi, but is the audio able to output let's say a true digital 5.1/7.1 audio when hooked to a receiver? or just virtual/matrix? thanks for your inputs!it will output dtshdma and dd truhd
@derick
thanks for the input sir. i was asking coz i am not sure whether they are capable or not. coz right now i do have a htpc setup (old setup running amd x2 with old model mobo) and am using a nvidia 9600gt. problem is my mobo does not support spdif (doesn't not have spdif headers either) and am planning to just change cards to cater to my needs.
All of the Radeon 5000, 6000 and 7000 series, together with the entire Geforce 600 series have full HD Audio bitstreaming support.
^i too am contemplating with it eh. magkano ba ngayon ang cheapest card na can output full hd audio? kasi if for example you mentioned the hd7770 for 5.5k, i think i can get a new amd mobo, proc and mems with that budget which is i think capable enough to cater may hd audio needs. so medjo nakakalito lang..(considering i am using right now an older model setup)
^i too am contemplating with it eh. magkano ba ngayon ang cheapest card na can output full hd audio?
asus fm2 support cost 5k pa :-\
asrock na lang kung di maselan sa brand ;)
A must read for AMD HTPC setup most likely for AMD trinity. >:D >:D
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6335/amds-trinity-an-htpc-perspective (http://www.anandtech.com/show/6335/amds-trinity-an-htpc-perspective)
If you trust other brand than asus ako kasi mas ok sa asus. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^
asus and asrock are both good brands..tested both..
eh kung itx mobo+procie ano cheapest na ok ang performance for htpc?
For now, Asrock A7M-ITX and A6-3500 (Llano) siguro. Once low-cost FM2 ITX boards show up, Trinity would be the way to go.
magkano kaya to ngayon? no idea of the latest eh..thanks!
My new HTPc setup kasing sukat ng receiver ko and it can accommodate 8x3.5 HDD and 4x5.25 Bay. I will turn the 3x5.25 bay to accommodate 3.5 HDD. No more clutter of USB since the case can accomodate a lot of HDD. Look wise parang receiver lang siya pag naka close. >:D >:D >:Dpogi:)
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC10988.jpg)
My new HTPc setup kasing sukat ng receiver ko and it can accommodate 8x3.5 HDD and 4x5.25 Bay. I will turn the 3x5.25 bay to accommodate 3.5 HDD. No more clutter of USB since the case can accomodate a lot of HDD. Look wise parang receiver lang siya pag naka close. >:D >:D >:D
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC10988.jpg)
sana bumaba pa price ng fm2 itx board :)
pogi:)
very nice casing makes me want to setup htpc again.. :)
I have a question and this may be dumb I apologize. I have been out for a long time now with HTPC was wondering if this theory is correct..
HTPC with Blu-ray Drive + Arcsoft TMT 5 to a Power Amp (not A/V Receiver) connected via Optical/TOSLink will give me HD Audio?
The HTPC will serve as the processor but considering if I have an older Power Amp with no HDMI will I still get HD Audio?
I appreciate your inputs. Thank you!!
No the HDMI is only use to pass through the HD and you still need a receiver that can decode the HD audio. O0 O0
But wouldn't the HTPC serves as the decoder?
The HTPC will serve as the processor but considering if I have an older Power Amp with no HDMI will I still get HD Audio?
You can use analogue connections to your power amp, if your power amp has sufficient gain. Yes, it is still considered HD audio.
If you have insufficient gain, you can install a multichannel line driver / preamp.
I need to research more on this. My theory is if an A/V Receiver will process/decode input from a Blu-ray Player then an HTPC equipped with a Blu-ray drive and an ArcSoft Software which does the same can eliminate the use of A/V Receiver. :) I guess the only issue is the connection from the HTPC to the power amplifiers..
I did some surface surfs and this setup is promising.. the reason I would go all HTPC so I can all my media, dvr all in one set and the luxury of having just 1 remote!! :)
Anyone can share. Thanks for your inputs!
That is actually what i have searched and this could be the answer. Thank you! Now I guess I have to check high end sound cards in the market for this goal.. :)
You're welcome. Even high end sound cards typically have a low preout level, so your power amp better be a high gain type.
HD Audio for Your HD Movies
Match your visual experience with the best audio available. Experience crisp audio with lossless pass-through for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Support for HDMI 1.4 allows simultaneous transfer of multi-channel high-definition audio using one hassle-free cable.
some info of the toslink cable.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOSLINK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOSLINK)
Powerdvd only pass-through the HD audio using HDMI
Source: http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/features_en_US.html?&r=1 (http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/features_en_US.html?&r=1)
My new HTPc setup kasing sukat ng receiver ko and it can accommodate 8x3.5 HDD and 4x5.25 Bay. I will turn the 3x5.25 bay to accommodate 3.5 HDD. No more clutter of USB since the case can accomodate a lot of HDD. Look wise parang receiver lang siya pag naka close. >:D >:D >:D
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC10988.jpg)
I believe you did not get the concept but thank you for your inputs.
Also saw your new SVS...
Panay ang hakot sir ah :)
panay talaga hakot nyan hihihi...
elms kelan mabubuhay yang htpc hehe
I get it but still not a HD audio it can be consider but not real HD audio. Check with derick he has a setup that does not support HD audio.
My new HTPc setup kasing sukat ng receiver ko and it can accommodate 8x3.5 HDD and 4x5.25 Bay. I will turn the 3x5.25 bay to accommodate 3.5 HDD. No more clutter of USB since the case can accomodate a lot of HDD. Look wise parang receiver lang siya pag naka close. >:D >:D >:D
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC10988.jpg)
I get it but still not a HD audio it can be consider but not real HD audio. Check with derick he has a setup that does not support HD audio.
It is HD Audio. This was often how HD Audio was delivered before the majority of AVRs and Pre-Pros started supported bitstreaming via HDMI.
Some still prefer this solution, especially for Profile 3.0 (Pure Audio) discs because they can fully bypass the AVR's processing and digital to analogue conversion with this connection. High end Bluray players usually still have this connection (and provide onboard settings for time alignment and equalization) because of this very reason. Analogue component quality and design usually surpasses what's inside AVRs in this case.
(http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/blu-ray-dvd-players/222273d1296131506-cambridge-audio-751bd-oppo-bdp-95-bdp-95-audioboard.jpg)
You're welcome. Even high end sound cards typically have a low preout level, so your power amp better be a high gain type.
It is HD Audio. This was often how HD Audio was delivered before the majority of AVRs and Pre-Pros started supported bitstreaming via HDMI.
Some still prefer this solution, especially for Profile 3.0 (Pure Audio) discs because they can fully bypass the AVR's processing and digital to analogue conversion with this connection. High end Bluray players usually still have this connection (and provide onboard settings for time alignment and equalization) because of this very reason. Analogue component quality and design usually surpass what's inside AVRs in this case.
(http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/blu-ray-dvd-players/222273d1296131506-cambridge-audio-751bd-oppo-bdp-95-bdp-95-audioboard.jpg)
(http://www.gramophone.co.uk/sites/gramophone.co.uk/files/imagecache/gallery_main_image/primare_BD32_audiosection.jpg)
Like it so far thank you for your inputs!! You may just convinced me to setup a new HTPC with HT Omega Claro XT sound card and get my old Rotel RB-1090 to work (I got it cheap off a garage sale few years back) :) :)
magandang project yan ian. you will be pleasantly surprised :). that is how i started in ht. and i went through 4 receivers without the soundcard doing da conversion only to go back to it after 2 years.
wow ganda nyan sa rack pero pano yan di na kasya ung veris
It is HD Audio. This was often how HD Audio was delivered before the majority of AVRs and Pre-Pros started supported bitstreaming via HDMI.
Some still prefer this solution, especially for Profile 3.0 (Pure Audio) discs because they can fully bypass the AVR's processing and digital to analogue conversion with this connection. High end Bluray players usually still have this connection (and provide onboard settings for time alignment and equalization) because of this very reason. Analogue component quality and design usually surpass what's inside AVRs in this case.
(http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/blu-ray-dvd-players/222273d1296131506-cambridge-audio-751bd-oppo-bdp-95-bdp-95-audioboard.jpg)
(http://www.gramophone.co.uk/sites/gramophone.co.uk/files/imagecache/gallery_main_image/primare_BD32_audiosection.jpg)
It is HD Audio. This was often how HD Audio was delivered before the majority of AVRs and Pre-Pros started supported bitstreaming via HDMI.
Some still prefer this solution, especially for Profile 3.0 (Pure Audio) discs because they can fully bypass the AVR's processing and digital to analogue conversion with this connection. High end Bluray players usually still have this connection (and provide onboard settings for time alignment and equalization) because of this very reason. Analogue component quality and design usually surpass what's inside AVRs in this case.
(http://www.avforums.com/forums/attachments/blu-ray-dvd-players/222273d1296131506-cambridge-audio-751bd-oppo-bdp-95-bdp-95-audioboard.jpg)
(http://www.gramophone.co.uk/sites/gramophone.co.uk/files/imagecache/gallery_main_image/primare_BD32_audiosection.jpg)
how much to?
if i have avr with optical out i can decode DTS HDMA with this ?
I believe this is devices are not included on a motherboard you should buy it seperate correct me if im wrong what im talking is the built in toslink on a mobo. Where can i buy that and how much? ^-^ ^-^
I think this is just a circuit board from Oppo? What you guys need is a sound card like HT Omega Claro XT..how much does it cost?
how much does it cost?
I was not talking about the built-in toslink in a motherboard. What I was talking was going separates using HTPC.
Here is my goal and you guys can do your own projects as well....
Video:
Dedicated HTPC -----> HD Radeon 7000 -----> HDMI -----> Plasma TV
Audio:
Dedicated HTPC -----> HT Omega Claro XT -----> Analog RCA -----> Rotel RB-1090 Power Amp -----> Speakers
Basically, my goal is to eliminate the use of A/V Receivers and go somewhat old school separates by using my dedicated HTPC as my media processor..
C-Media Oxygen HD CMI8788 Audio Processor
TPA6120A2 - Built in 120dB Headphone AMP IC from TI supports up to 600ohm headphone
Jumper switch to select different impedance level of headphone.
High Quality RCA connectors for each analog outputs.
24-bit/192kHz AK4396VF (120dB-part spec.) DAC
24-bit/192kHz AK5385BVF ADC for line input
Integrated up to 192k/24-bit S/PDIF high grade special Optical output (up to 5.1ch output)
Integrated up to 192k/24-bit S/PDIF high grade special Optical receiver
Supports onboard Coaxial or CD Digital input connector (An optional Cable (CA-1) is needed for Coaxial input connection)
Supports onboard 2pin digital output connector (An optional Cable (CA-1) is needed for Coaxial output connection)
Standard 10pin Front Panel Audio supports: connectivity for stereo audio output and a microphone input from PC case
Toshin Kogyo audio capacitor
Panasonic - Metalized Film Capacitor
Sanyo - mass storage Capacitor
Swappable OPAMP socket for Front Channel
Advanced Front Panel Audio support
XT connector: Claro halo XT is a bundled Claro halo with an addition of "XT card". The XT card extends the analog outputs to 7.1 ch. Connect the XT card to this connector.
CLARO halo XT is designed to deliver the best audio quality for headphone users including high impedance headphone owners. This performance is carried out through a built-in high fidelity headphone amplifier IC. Additionally, Claro halo XT can deliver its incredible audio to your existing receiver/amplifier through its high class RCA connectors up to 7.1ch. Upgrade your PC to a powerful and high quality audio center which can never be matched by onboard or other inferior
Ivan, i found quite the opposite. my modded xtreme audio and xonar dsx have a pretty high level output. the xtreme audio is loud at -33 (relative). you just have to dial in the settings.
Pero di pa din supported ng soundcard na yang ang hd audio digital lang siya.
Its about $249 at newegg... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271005
Yes it does through a daughterboard.
(http://www.htomega.com/images/halo/haloxt.jpg)
Consider shielding that sound board sir, if you'd like to possibly raise the SNR (especially if you use a loaded high power desktop). If you don't experience any audible noise, then don't bother. :)
XT connector: Claro halo XT is a bundled Claro halo with an addition of "XT card". The XT card extends the analog outputs to 7.1 ch. Connect the XT card to this connector.
Dun nagkatalo kasi sa first post mo wala ka sinabi na seperate just a toslink ang sinabi mo. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^
You mean the additional XT card as daughter board? AS per checking it will only add inputs to support 7.1 channel speaker system not support hd audio.
You mean the additional XT card as daughter board? AS per checking it will only add inputs to support 7.1 channel speaker system not support hd audio.
ivan, how do you manage channel leveling with sound card to power amp setup ?
@Stagea
Compare to DAC on the discrete audio card below which is better? Thinking of using this dscrete audio to my HTPC and for my 2 channel audio in the future. ^-^ ^-^
(http://www.htomega.com/images/halo/haloxt.jpg)
havent heard that...but i prefer DAC....
unless someone can have us audition this
You can either adjust the power amp's gain control (useful if your amp has individual ones), or use your sound card driver's room correction feature. I prefer the latter, as it usually also includes time alignment.
You can either adjust the power amp's gain control (useful if your amp has individual ones), or use your sound card driver's room correction feature. I prefer the latter, as it usually also includes time alignment.
The quality of this card is likely better than any ALC898 solution. The ALC898 just happens to be the best integrated audio chip at the moment (Audio and HT-oriented dedicated ones are of better quality). The integrated ALC898's advantage over high-end dedicated sound boards is that it offers a Protected Audio Path (and PowerDVD natively supports it for HD Audio). Dedicated sound boards need a software workaround to handle TrueHD/DTS-HD in a lossless manner, as they don't have a protected audio path.
A good external audio adapter still delivers cleaner output in general. A high end one is beyond any internal sound board that I know. The main problem being none of the surround-capable consumer ones can handle the full bitrate of decoded HD audio reliably (as they are mostly USB 2.0 devices). Maybe when USB 3.0 audio gear pop up.
brader ivan...how does it work
let say i have DAC connected via USB 3.0 on my pc
using usb 3.0 cable
will it make any difference pluging it on a usb 2.0 cable and port? thanks
I don't know of any DAC that supports Super Speed at the moment. Some DACs have ports for USB 3.0, but run at High Speed. The only advantages that these DACs could get from USB 3.0 are from either the beefier power supply spec and/or the tighter clock tolerance spec.i see just using my current dac to usb 2.0 and was wondering if may improvement kung ikabit sya sa usb 3.0 hehe..
i see just using my current dac to usb 2.0 and was wondering if may improvement kung ikabit sya sa usb 3.0 hehe..
bakit po A10 5700K (not locally available yet sa atin) ang preferred cpu ng mga nagseset-up ng htpc?
There is no harm in trying if you already have the USB 3.0 ports anyway. USB powered DACs (whether partially or fully) can often benefit from a better USB power source. Non-asynchronous DACs may likely benefit from the more precise clocking (asynchronous ones may also get a slight improvement from this).thanks bro asynchro gamit ko ung v dac II
That being said, a USB 3.0 port is not always better than a USB 2.0 port for this use. A good USB 2.0 port can be better than a so-so USB 3.0 port.
That's only because the A10-5700 has a lower TDP than the A10-5800K. The lower TDP allows its safe use in smaller and lower airflow case designs.
If you aren't too bothered with the slight real-world difference in terms of heat dissipation and power consumption, then the A10-5800K will do just as well (maybe even a little better as it's slightly faster).
elmer, makalat ang cables sakit sa mata .. bili na ng mods :Pmodular sana kinuha ni elmer.lalo kakalat yan pag napuno ng storage
btw bro ivann sa pasig k ba manggaling? sabay sana ako :D
elmer, makalat ang cables sakit sa mata .. bili na ng mods :P
btw bro ivann sa pasig k ba manggaling? sabay sana ako :D
bro joko malayo kay master ivanness yan :)naiintindihan kita ;)
gusto ko kasi ang experience ng auto nya .. para kang nasa hi end stereo setup :D
Di pa tapos yan testing nga lang naka 32 bit pa nga yan hahaha. ;D ;Dnagamit mo ba yung enterprise dati?
bro joko malayo kay master ivanness yan :)
gusto ko kasi ang experience ng auto nya .. para kang nasa hi end stereo setup :D
naiintindihan kita ;)nagamit mo ba yung enterprise dati?
oo nga pala elmer bakit di pa modular kinuha mo?
Loko ka Master Jamy, pang mahirap lang. Kita kami ni Boss KT sa mamaya. Pwede tayong sabay sabay if you want.di ka talaga marunong magsinungaling bro. :P
Siya ang may high end setup, naka Be na sa house, naka Be pa sa car.
di ka talaga marunong magsinungaling bro. :Pkasya ba mga pulubi dyan ?
mga what time meetup bro? :)
tsaka san maganda meetup, libis, tiende? :)
The combination of general processor execution and modern GPU function has been AMD’s ultimate goal since they merged with ATI. In 2012, AMD updates their desktop A-series line with an updated 32nm SOI utilizing “Piledriver” x86 cores redesigned for superior efficiency over the previously released “Bulldozer” and “Husky” compute modules. Piledriver has an improved HW prefetcher, branch prediction, FPU and INT scheduling. ISA instructions, such as AVX, AVX 1.1, FMA3, AES and F16C, are also supported. Each die has ~1.3B transistors on a 246mm^2 package and can have up to four Piledriver cores with 2MB of L2 cache. The Trinity APU also features a Unified North Bridge (UNB), which interfaces with the Graphics Memory Controller (GMC) and manages power between the cores and the GPU, utilizing a new automatic bi-directional power management design (Turbo Core 3.0). This allows for extra performance adjustment when the TDP allows for it, and there is enough headroom, and depending on the type of load.
sir.. baka may watt meter kayo
pasukat naman po idle ng trinity and loaded with 1 hd only:D hehe
ilan hd po balak niyo ikabit? mukhang madami dami plano niyo ah.. baka di na kaya buhatin ng isang tao yan easily sa dami ng laman.. hehe
if may time lang.. hehe curious lang po.. sa idle/load niya.. hehe
thanks..
wow that alot.. 11hd.. hahabulin niyo netflix server.. hehe jk
NP brader actually i will check pa din naman to share with here so other member will know how is the power consumption of the AMD A10-5600k for HTPC. Pag siguro nag mura ang 4TB puwede 11x4TB so total of 44TB planning to migrate all my 5x2TB to 3TB if budget permited next year. >:D >:D
Wow thats a lot of HDDs.. What are you planning to store those with anyway?
Bluary collection in iso so convininet na ang pag play in one place na siya. ^-^ ^-^
Oh ok I hope its all legit and not copies of copies.. But still 11x4TB is a lot! Goodluck with the setup!
Yah. Minsan kasi natamad ako mag tanggal kabit ng bluray sa case ang play it. >:D >:D
Yah. Minsan kasi natamad ako mag tanggal kabit ng bluray sa case ang play it. >:D >:Dhaha...nung xmas eb..nakita mo ung mga collection ko?
haha...nung xmas eb..nakita mo ung mga collection ko?
hirap humanap ng fm2 mobo with usb3 + hdmi + sata3 6port na mura using tablet..taktemeron FM1 haha...
@jokouu nakita ko na yan..alaws hdmi yan .
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20983941 (http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20983941)
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20984027 (http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20984027)
>:D >:D >:D
uu nakita ko na yan..alaws hdmi yan .
meron sa msi pero usb2 naman..potek.
kaiinis walang asus na abelabol localy
anyare sa htpc mo ok naba?di pa ayos.la pa time kalikutin.pero may buyer na kaya hanap nako kapalit ;D
o buo ka bago?
pabili ka nalang by january baka magorder si xrampage ng 3tb hihi...
ung mga remux mo elms..isa isahin na natin idelete...ISO na tayo haha..
iso ng mga collection..aabutin tayo ng 6months dun sa collection ni sir M-RK haha..
di pa ayos.la pa time kalikutin.pero may buyer na kaya hanap nako kapalit ;Dtrinity ka na din?haha...akala ko intel fan boy ka? just kidding...
aprub na rin ni general ang pondo.sana bago makaalis makahawak muna ng trinity
trinity ka na din?haha...akala ko intel fan boy ka? just kidding...
trinity ka na din?haha...akala ko intel fan boy ka? just kidding...intel ???
So decided to come back with WMC and here are my specs below. Dedicated HTPC (strictly no games) only. :)try nyo svs sub hihihi -medyo mahina ung psw10 para maiba ht exp nyo...
Specs:
AMD A10-5700 Trinity 3.4GHz
MSI FM2-A55M
G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR 1866
Kingston HyperX 120GB SATA III SSD
LG 12x BD-ROM Drive
HT Omega Claro Halo XT Sound Card
Hauppage Win-TV 2650 Dual CableCard TV Tuner
Lian-Li PC-C50B HTPC Case
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D 380W PSU
HP WMC Remote
Softwares:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
ArcSoft TotalMedia Theater 5
Audio:
Onkyo TX-NR609 A/V Receiver
Polk Audio Monitor 70 II Fronts
Polk Audio CS2 Center Channel
Polk PSW10 Subwoofer
Dayton Audio 6.5" Wall Mount Surround
The Polks are my current setup. Yeah the PSW10 is somewhat weak but for my use its ok I don't live in a big house anyway :) Maybe in 5-8 years I will upgrade my a/v system :) Thank you for your advice.
The Polks are my current setup. Yeah the PSW10 is somewhat weak but for my use its ok I don't live in a big house anyway :) Maybe in 5-8 years I will upgrade my a/v system :) Thank you for your advice.hihihi...kasi ung psw125 go few months ago did not satisfy my less than 18sqm hehe..
Before I had a nakamichi system which I loved very clean but snag these Polk for a peanut. Bought the 70's brand new $199/pair.. my wife hated it, still is.. its bulky and does not go well with our small house.. :)basta masaya ka brader e...bahala na si misis haha..ako i used the polk monitor 60 mas highend lang ung iyo
basta masaya ka brader e...bahala na si misis haha..ako i used the polk monitor 60 mas highend lang ung iyo
i let go of it..di kaya ng pioneer 1021..masyado bright and pairing...saket ng tenga ko....1movie parang kaya pa...kapag pangalawa na....strain na sobra...
meron FM1 haha...
asrock pro4-M haha..ung gamit ko lol
bro xrampage..
may nakita ako switch.. for hd sa kabila para di sayang yung buhay ng hd niyo pwede niyo off.. kahit nakasaksak..
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=20791909
derick pareho pala tayo mobo:) yan napalit ko sa asus f1a75 m pro ko ng nawarranty:(
Sapphire has announced a new and very interesting addition to its Edge Mini PC lineup, the all new Edge VS Series based on latest AMD Trinity APUs. Placed in an almost identical case as the previous Edge Mini PCs, the new Edge VS packs a lot more punch thanks to AMD's Trinity quad- and dual-core APUs.
The Edge VS4 and the Edge VS8, as Sapphire decided to call them, are both based on AMD's mobile APUs, packed in the same case and feature 2GB or 4GB of DDR3 SO-DIMMM memory, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11bgn WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0, mini DisplayPort and HDMI outputs, four USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports and a card reader. Both systems come with pre-installed Free DOS and support Windows 8, 7 and Vista OS.
The main difference between the Edge VS8 and the Edge VS4 is in the choice of the APU and although not officially detailed, judging by the specs, the Edge VS8 features AMD's A8-4555M quad-core Trinity APU clocked at 1.6GHz with 2.4GHz Turbo, 4MB of L2 cache (2x2MB) and integrated HD 7600G GPU with 384 stream processors and 320/424MHz clocks. The Edge VS4 uses AMD's dual-core A4-4355M APU clocked at 1.9GHz with 2.4GHz Turbo, 1MB of L2 cache and integrated Radeon HD 7400G GPU with 192 stream processors and 327/424MHz clocks.
In case you are wondering, the quad-core A8-4555M has a 19W TDP while the dual-core A4-4355M is rated at 17W. The Edge VS8 also features a larger 500GB hard drive as opposed to the 320GB drive in the Edge VS4. The new Edge VS series will also be offered as a barebone, in case you want to go with a large HDD, SSD, or up to 16GB of RAM memory.
derick pareho pala tayo mobo:) yan napalit ko sa asus f1a75 m pro ko ng nawarranty:(nasira?
Alam ko yan pag naka on na yung HTPC pag pinatay and open mo di na marerecognize. Have you tested already?
Ideally, SATA hotswap should be supported by the controller and driver for this to work on the fly (software mount/dismount). Otherwise, a shutdown would be needed to safely mount/dismount a drive.Mr. Google...kamusta ung nadale mong PANA hehe...
nasira?
Mr. Google...kamusta ung nadale mong PANA hehe...
nice to meet you sir..tangkad nyo hehe...
Nice to meet you too, Derick. Hindi ko pa na-claim yung TV, maybe one of these days. :)hehe... media player na ..ginawa pang TV..
hehe... media player na ..ginawa pang TV..
sabi nga sa may AMNESIA GIRL na movie
TONY G: Pandesal lang hiniling ko...burger binigay nyo - may FRIES pa....LOL
which is better ...dual HD6530 ( a6 plus another 6 series)
or 7series to 8 kung meron hehe na VC?
Sinwerte lang po at malaki ang pangangailangan ko.aba - ngayon ko lang narinig yan..meron na ba sa google haha..baka nauna ka pa....just kidding brader...
2nd gen GCN na, if you can wait for it. Baka malapit na ang "Oland"
Elmer,
How are you planning to cool 11 HDD in one box?
aba - ngayon ko lang narinig yan..meron na ba sa google haha..baka nauna ka pa....just kidding brader...
natanong ko lang...ung htpc ko naman ginawa ok nalang internet browsing system ni misis
ok na muna ako kay measy for playing iso files( sorry sir mark eto lang kaya ko haha)
Elmer,wag i-on :P
How are you planning to cool 11 HDD in one box?
wag i-on :P
Taniman ng madami na kabute. >:D >:Dche!
che!
ikaw kiddvd ha lagi moko binabanatan..
Ideally, SATA hotswap should be supported by the controller and driver for this to work safely on-the-fly (software mount/dismount). Otherwise, a shutdown would be needed to safely mount/dismount a drive.
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This hard drive power switch is to be installed in the 5.25" bay of your desktop PC. It can connect up to six hard drives and control the power supply of each drives. It provides great flexibility to users. For example, it allows the switch between the hard drives with different operating systems easily. Moreover, It allows users to control the power consumption of their computers and extend the lifespan of their hard disks. It has both IDE (4-pin) and SATA (15-pin) support.
Orico 2039SA internal 3bay 3.5”SATA HDD enclosure occupy with two 5.25" DVD-ROM drives The product support with 3bay 3.5”SATA HDD, occupy with two 5.25” DVD-ROM drives, single hdd support capacity with 2TB, three HDD support with 6TB. With massive data storage
Model : EX-H33S (Black) / EX-H33SX (All Black)
SAS / SATA Hot Swap HDD Rack Kit ( Come with aluminum HDD rail handle)
1 x 12 cm ball-bearing cooling Fan(1000RPM), with washable air filter
Use 3 x 5.25" Bay space, Suit for most of the case on the market
Support RAID functions 0 ,1 and 5
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Haha kasi naman eh.. >:D >:Dbahala na sis.tutal wala pa naman date ang lipad ko.pag hawak ko na visa saka tayo mag usap
Ano bibisitahin mo pa ba ako sa bundok bago ka sumibat? HDD na lang kaya ang kubin mo kesa mag build ka ng FM2 na HTPC. ^-^ ^-^
Even 2-3 2TB's are a lot..
Those are really nice HDD exclosures right there. I am actually tempted to setup something like that but the HDD price per movie is very expensive for me. Its somehow cheaper to buy the disc itself and store it somewhere. You guys are rich!! :) Even 2-3 2TB's are a lot.. and you guys are even planning to setup 10++!! :)
Those are really nice HDD exclosures right there. I am actually tempted to setup something like that but the HDD price per movie is very expensive for me. Its somehow cheaper to buy the disc itself and store it somewhere. You guys are rich!! :) Even 2-3 2TB's are a lot.. and you guys are even planning to setup 10++!! :)
Believe me, it will never be enough. :D
masyado maliit yan kay elms(xrampage)....hopefully magmura na din ung hdd
3tb ko wala na space - including laptop and desktop HD and 320gb ext
Puro 3d.iso and BD.iso start naming icollect hihihi..ang laki 40gb to 80gb
Ako naman ung mga peborit movie lang..
Ok well I still think it does not make any sense unless if you guys are buying bootlegs.
Those are really nice HDD exclosures right there. I am actually tempted to setup something like that but the HDD price per movie is very expensive for me. Its somehow cheaper to buy the disc itself and store it somewhere. You guys are rich!! :) Even 2-3 2TB's are a lot.. and you guys are even planning to setup 10++!! :)
Bro I think mas mura pa din if you will store the movies in HDD.
For example a 2TB internal HDD costs around 4.5K pesos which you could store around 30 bluray iso movies.
If you will buy those movies lets say around 600 pesos per movie, it will cost around 18K pesos...
18K pesos versus 4.5K pesos... ;)
Boss Louie, I think he's saying that it's redundant to store the movies that you already have in discs as you're doubling the cost of owning the movie. :)
Boss Louie, I think he's saying that it's redundant to store the movies that you already have in discs as you're doubling the cost of owning the movie. :)
Oh I see.
Pero what's the point of storing iso files of movies you have on bluray disc? Hehehe
Not unless there's a plan on selling those orig bluray discs... ;D
I think naman tatagal ang life ng bluray discs if stored properly kaya no need for back up iso copy.
Sakin kasi ang binibili kong bluray disc are those I plan to keep/collect.
Yung ibang gusto lang mapanood is sa ibang paraan nakukuha, hehehe ;D
Pero sa bagay si Elmer mayaman kaya may bluray disc at may back up copy pa sa 11 units 4TB HDD nya ;D
Oh I see.
Pero what's the point of storing iso files of movies you have on bluray disc? Hehehe
Not unless there's a plan on selling those orig bluray discs... ;D
I think naman tatagal ang life ng bluray discs if stored properly kaya no need for back up iso copy.
Sakin kasi ang binibili kong bluray disc are those I plan to keep/collect.
Yung ibang gusto lang mapanood is sa ibang paraan nakukuha, hehehe ;D
Pero sa bagay si Elmer mayaman kaya may bluray disc at may back up copy pa sa 11 units 4TB HDD nya ;D
Pang mayaman yang ganyan Louie... Pang may pambili nang blueray at HDDhahaha....punuin nya daw ung bahay nya ng HDD at BLURAY lol
hahaha....punuin nya daw ung bahay nya ng HDD at BLURAY lol
basta ako...sorry to say this kaya lang gang iso lang ako..i really cant afford to purchase BD
ung mga paborito lang siguro...
hahaha....punuin nya daw ung bahay nya ng HDD at BLURAY lol
basta ako...sorry to say this kaya lang gang iso lang ako..i really cant afford to purchase BD
ung mga paborito lang siguro...
Buti ka nga iso ako hanggang 4gig to 8gig na file lang eh...hindi pa 1080p.. pag nag checheck ako kalimitan 1xxx by 800 lang resolution eh.. pero ok lang di ko naman chinechek kung kita balahibo at pimples nang artista eh... nag fofocus ako more sa story at sa SQ ha ha ha...
Aba hindi pala importante kay Reyna Jason ng PQ....
Pamigay mo na lang samin yung AE7000 mo sis, hehehe;D
Ang sinasabi ko yung file hindi yung pinaglalabasan nang file... seryoso.. kuntento na ako sa collection ko na 4gig to 8gig mkv's yung iba umaabot nang 12.. di kasi ako masyado nag papay attention sa details nung movie eh.. basta malinaw sa PJ at hindi mukang DVD panalo na sa akin... Mababaw kaligayahan ko ha ha ha
Ay supladita... ;Dhahaha... samahan natin sa starbucks...ayun ang weakness nya lately
Ay supladita... ;D
Ha ha ha tsup tsup tsup... Ang lalaki kasi nang iso... sayang sa space hi hi hi
wow. yan anghinihintay ko... kissssss... sing tamis ng windows 8 ;D
Ang sinasabi ko yung file hindi yung pinaglalabasan nang file... seryoso.. kuntento na ako sa collection ko na 4gig to 8gig mkv's yung iba umaabot nang 12.. di kasi ako masyado nag papay attention sa details nung movie eh.. basta malinaw sa PJ at hindi mukang DVD panalo na sa akin... Mababaw kaligayahan ko ha ha ha
Kumusta naman windows 8 mo na touch screen? Pag kinabit mo ba sa PJ yung laptop pwede dun sa PJ screen mo i touch? ha ha ha ha
Siyempre sabi nga iba pa din yung maganda SQ, PQ and the story. ;) ;) ;)
Di ko pa natry eh... sa weekend siguro... baka maging magic yung PJ ko na pwede nang touch, hehehe
TOUCH PJ ;D
Wahahahaha yup ha ha ha.. Kaso wag ka haharang sa ilaw or else wala ka ma totouch.. dun ka sa gilid para di mo matakipan ang ilaw.. Kung di mo maabot kasi malaki screen mo.. gumamit ka nang walis ha ha ha
Di ko kailangan ng walis sis. Tinitrain ko na yung mga gagamba na gumapang kung saan ko gusting iclick yung screen ;D
Yup of course maganda talaga kung SQ PQ and STORY and hindi lang sabi nang iba yun... Totoo talagang maganda yun kasi everything you wanted is there... But again kuntento na ako sa PQ ng 1xxx by 800 na res.. kasi nga when i'm watching di naman ako nag fofocus sa skin pores and any details eh.. as long as mas malinaw sya sa DVD pasok na... And since ganun ako i'm, not going to waste 40gig of space for one move in which yung 40 gig na yun eh 6-8 movies na yung mapapagkasya ko he he he. Nung nagpunta kayo sa bahay kung manonotice nyo hindi full 1080p yung mga copies ko.. pero malinaw pa din..
Magic pen dapat.
Tama ka pero my mga scene kasi na di ganun kaganda parang upscaled na DVD yung itsura. Eto nanonood ako ng HBO HD AFAIK same \lang ng 720p ang mga ito and I can see some scene na parang upscaled DVD ang dating. Mabuti ka pa kasi ok na sa iyo ung ganun sa akin kasi hindi. ;) ;)
DTS HDMA and DD TRUEHD hihihi...
DXD or higher lang daw papasa sa bagong build ni Jason. Palit gamit din to accomodate this.bagong format nanaman yan brader IVAN? ibang klase ka talaga....ngayon ko lang nadinig yan
bagong format nanaman yan brader IVAN? ibang klase ka talaga....ngayon ko lang nadinig yan
bagong format nanaman yan brader IVAN? ibang klase ka talaga....ngayon ko lang nadinig yan
Matagal na yan for audio. It's a professional multichannel-capable format that's been around for 6 or so years na. You can ask the users here, quiet lang sila.
Limited ang commercially available material, but the quality is generally superb. High end music labels often record and master at DXD or higher then just downconvert the material for consumer distribution. Some labels do sell DXD copies for those who prefer to get the full quality of the engineer's work.
Meron na bang receiver/processor capable of handling that new format?
Meron na bang receiver/processor capable of handling that new format?sis pwede na to sayo?
sis pwede na to sayo?
http://www.aussiehifi.com.au/buy/moon-andromedas-reference-cd-player-with-dac/ANDROMEDARS
pagtyagaan mo muna yan for meantime ;)
Naka $110k front end na daw si Don Jason, ayaw na nya magdowngrade. Pinapainit na nya ang dCS Vivaldi para sa kanyang DXD collection.
Anak nang pating sir Ivan ha ha ha yan ang napangarapan ko kagabi ha ha ha...
What ir receiver works with harmony remotes?
what happened to this thread? I thought it was " Share your HTPC set-up Part2" thread...
O.T. / Non-sense Daldalan Thread na pala, sayang :P
This is better be closed by the mods rather than to see those nonsense posts :P :P :P
wag na flame.. mag mahalan tayo.
my HTPC - (sold to kuya)
Zacate E350
4g RAM
500 Blue Carviar
400PSU FSP
Sa windows 7 ba kita yung ganitong properties ng HDMI?
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/wimdows8.png)
guys ok na ba ito for cheap basic htpc setup:
amd build:
amd llano a4-3400 2.7ghz socket FM1
asrock a75m-itx
intel build:
intel core i3-2100 3.1ghz LGA 1155
asrock b75m-itx
how much kaya to sa market ngayon and locally available ba yung mga itx mobos? thanks!
may AMD Zacate E-350 din ako. it's a Manli T2 nettop. I put 4GB DDR3 and a 500GB 2.5" HDD. I'm not using it now coz I find too slow. (mainly due to the 5400rpm hard disk.) I plan to replace its HDD with an SSD soon. ;)
Processor: FM2 , A10-5800k - P5950.00
FM2 Asrock FM2A75M-ITX - 3850.00
GSkil 2x4GB - 2050
PSU - Seasonic 520W - 3100
Started building my new HTPC last night was ok but somehow I find it too noisy even with stock HSF A10-5700..
saang store ito sir? mas ok sana if readily available to locally. thanks!
Started building my new HTPC last night was ok but somehow I find it too noisy even with stock HSF A10-5700..
Thanks guys! I think I am still used to the quite blu-ray player. Was actually weird because I did not notice any noise when I was using my old HTPC :)
Yeah I may try that but I will probably go with your advice and get a larger HSF may be one of those Zalman's..
Any major brand should have a decent HSF. Mass matters more than tech in most of these cases (unless you're really pushing the limits).
A large cooler with a big fan from a reliable brand is usually more than enough. Almost any fan would be quiet at low speeds.
Check if the fan is a PWM type, and watch out for the usable rev range. Some motors aren't designed to spin slowly. If your case fan isn't PWM, you may also consider replacing it (granted that your motherboard is not equipped to modulate non-PWM fans).
You're the best man thank you!! :)
@all
I'm tempted to build an htpc using a cheap H61 chipset motherboard with "just" 4 SATA II slots. what do you guys think? pwede na ba ang 4 SATA slots? ::)
@allpwede na yan sir. ilagay mo 3tb per port. plus kung atx o matx na board makuha mo pwede ka rin magdagdag ng sata card sa pci express slot incase na kulang.
I'm tempted to build an htpc using a cheap H61 chipset motherboard with "just" 4 SATA II slots. what do you guys think? pwede na ba ang 4 SATA slots? ::)
pwede na yan sir. ilagay mo 3tb per port. plus kung atx o matx na board makuha mo pwede ka rin magdagdag ng sata card sa pci express slot incase na kulang.
A lot of standalone SATA controller chips do not have support for Windows 8 at this point, however. One has to choose wisely before getting one of these (Marvell and Asmedia based ones are pretty safe).
if the card supports Win-7 sir. practically it will work in Win-8 because the CORE of Win-8 is practically the same as Win-7.
Thanks guys! I think I am still used to the quite blu-ray player. Was actually weird because I did not notice any noise when I was using my old HTPC :)
s mga naka quad core and using Splash Pro,
may significant improvement ba ang Motion2 Ultra 1080p when enabled?
Guys,
Need your inputs. I will build my first htpc.
Here is what i'm thinking :
cpu i3-3220 php4850
mobo Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI ITX php4700
ram Geil Evo Veloce 8gb (4gbx2) ddr3 2133 php2600
HDD W DIGITAL 2TB GREEN php4125
DVD Lite-on iHas124 DVD-RW SATA php880
Still looking for a nice cheap case :)
ito brader ok kayang pang ht?
Processor: AMD A10-5800K AMD Radeon HD 7660D PHP 5680
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A75M D3H FM2 PHP 2820
OS Drive: Intel 330 Series 60gb sata3 PHP 2999
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP (Dual) (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) PHP 2210 x2
Optical Drive: ASUS 8X Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST
Case: ?
Power Supply: ?
mATX form factor ang motherboard mo di ba? I suggest the Cooler Master Elite 361 (2.6k w/ 400W PSU, 1.6k w/o PSU) for case, and either the Antec VP450, FSP HEXA 500W, or the Seasonic M12 520W.
malakas sa kuryente a10-5800, kung meron lang locally available n a10-5700.
ok yang CM 361 ah pwedeng horizontal available ba locally? gusto ko sana mag modular psu ano bang ok ngayon na wallet friendly di nako updated sa mga pc parts e :D
ay malakas ba? ano bang pwede na one step lower?
yes, available locally ang CM Elite 361. sa mga sinuggest kong psu, yung Seasonic ang modular. yun lang, may kamahalan. :-\
ok yang CM 361 ah pwedeng horizontal available ba locally? gusto ko sana mag modular psu ano bang ok ngayon na wallet friendly di nako updated sa mga pc parts e :D
ay malakas ba? ano bang pwede na one step lower?
a10-5700, kaso wala dito pinas.
pwede naman ako magdagdag ng VC 7750 pero mas lower p din power consumption kesa
A10-5800. yung nga lang 4.5k damage
yung A-series "K" version, unlocked din ata ala-Intel "K" version processor. ::) kung walang balak mag-overclock, just get the standard version. :)
ung AMD A8 5600K ok kaya malaki ba ang difference nila?
ito brader ok kayang pang ht?
Processor: AMD A10-5800K AMD Radeon HD 7660D PHP 5680
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A75M D3H FM2 PHP 2820
OS Drive: Intel 330 Series 60gb sata3 PHP 2999
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP (Dual) (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) PHP 2210 x2
Optical Drive: ASUS 8X Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST
Case: ?
Power Supply: ?
Hello mga boss. Paano po ba makukuha yung DTS or Dolby ng audio sa games?
HD4850 > HDMI > Pioneer VSX-1021 yung setup ko. For movies, Dts and Dolby na man.
ASRock FM2-A75M-ITX. is this a good mobo for htpc with an a6 trinity?
ung may "K" lang available sa tpc pero parang malaki difference nila sa graphics
Get the lates A?MD A10-5800k it will surely beat the i3. I just tested my AMD 10-5700 65W get from amazon with battle filed 3 max settings yan mas stress pa kesa sa pag play ng movies pero walang kalag lag. >:D >:D >:D
Processor: FM2 , A10-5800k - P5950.00
FM2 Asrock FM2A75M-ITX - 3850.00
GSkil 2x4GB - 2050
PSU - Seasonic 520W - 3100
SSD will add fast opening of file or programs but as they said at TPC when your software is running its like 7200rpm hdd already on the response. ^-^ ^-^
ito brader ok kayang pang ht?
Processor: AMD A10-5800K AMD Radeon HD 7660D PHP 5680
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A75M D3H FM2 PHP 2820
OS Drive: Intel 330 Series 60gb sata3 PHP 2999
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP (Dual) (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) PHP 2210 x2
Optical Drive: ASUS 8X Blu-ray Drive Model BC-08B1ST
Case: ?
Power Supply: ?
MAX settings? Ultra BF3? looks unlikely...
Ilang HDD ang ilalagay master? Kunin mo yung seasonic 520 semi modular @3k and mag Gskil ka na 2x4GB @2000.
Basta ako yan actual experience ko. >:D >:D
Full Resolution 1920x1080 and Ultra? Ano FPS?
Baka naman kasi sa iyo yung lag sobrang OC mo saka baka naman hardcore gamer kasi FPS ka na nag babase sa akin kasi di naman ako nag babase sa FPS pero sa experience ko ala talaga lag. Casual gamer na lang kasi ako now pero yung lag naman wala talaga ako naexperience with my 51 inch 720p samsung. Di ko pa natext sa PJ ko natatamad kasi ako. Di kasi ako mahilig mag check sa FPS basta di lag ok na sa akin ang lag. Basta smooth play okay na yan. Iba iba naman kasi tayo ng experience sa lag and kung ano ung malag or hindi. >:D >:D
Baka naman kasi sa iyo yung lag sobrang OC mo saka baka naman hardcore gamer kasi FPS ka na nag babase sa akin kasi di naman ako nag babase sa FPS pero sa experience ko ala talaga lag. Casual gamer na lang kasi ako now pero yung lag naman wala talaga ako naexperience with my 51 inch 720p samsung. Di ko pa natext sa PJ ko natatamad kasi ako. Di kasi ako mahilig mag check sa FPS basta di lag ok na sa akin ang lag. Basta smooth play okay na yan. Iba iba naman kasi tayo ng experience sa lag and kung ano ung malag or hindi. >:D >:D
hindi ba nagrereply ung PJ mo ?lol
hindi ba nagrereply ung PJ mo ?
Ayt thanks for the clear up...
@xrampage, ano setup ng htpc mo?
ano power consumption in these conditions:
surfing
torrent/downloading
movies 1080p
tnx!
this will help me a lot in building.
hindi ba nagrereply ung PJ mo ?
Wahahaha!!! Sakit na tyan ko kakatawa... Wahahahaha!!!hahaha...hindi nya daw natext e......
I lab u guys ;D
Suggest ko get DDR3-1866 or better kung A10 build.
(http://media.bestofmicro.com/E/S/341380/original/mem%20wow%20average.png)
Going with DDR3-1866 can still yield a sizeable improvement over DDR3-1600 with GPU-intensive tasks (9.1% increase in frame rate in this case). Kung video only kaya naman ng DDR3-1600, but things do get snappier with fast and low latency memory sa most ng ganitong mga shared memory designs.
For the OS drive, you can get a value/mainstream 120/128GB SSD for <4k. It's a more comfortable size, and it's unlikely that there'd be a huge difference in performance for HTPC use.
Get a decent and quiet modular power supply if the budget permits, and a casing with ample space and airflow. Consider an aftermarket HSF if you want to keep noise down (unless you plan on underclocking/undervolting).
will a DDR3-1866 with cl9 latency be good enough? wala ako plan mag dedicated videocard e
will a DDR3-1866 with cl9 latency be good enough? wala ako plan mag dedicated videocard e
thanks check ko na lang availability
im planning to use a self-contained liquid cooler pero i cant find any for fm2, will the fm1 cooler work with fm2?
Yup. A waterblock that has FM1 mounts would very likely fit on an FM2 motherboard.
Baka naman kasi sa iyo yung lag sobrang OC mo saka baka naman hardcore gamer kasi FPS ka na nag babase sa akin kasi di naman ako nag babase sa FPS pero sa experience ko ala talaga lag. Casual gamer na lang kasi ako now pero yung lag naman wala talaga ako naexperience with my 51 inch 720p samsung. Di ko pa natext sa PJ ko natatamad kasi ako. Di kasi ako mahilig mag check sa FPS basta di lag ok na sa akin ang lag. Basta smooth play okay na yan. Iba iba naman kasi tayo ng experience sa lag and kung ano ung malag or hindi. >:D >:D
Yup. A waterblock that has FM1 mounts would very likely fit on an FM2 motherboard.
Most Waterblocks suppport FM1 and FM2, I would recommend Corsair or Antec
thanks, i might get corsair H60 if its quiet enough
brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....
Just for anyone who might mistake that A10-5800K as adequate to bring out the best out of battlefield 3, it is not. Best to use a dedicated Video card to max out the game. Battlefield 3 is one of the most demanding games in the PC market, thus atleast a GTX 560 or AMD 6850 will be need at full resolution
Mag WD black ka na lang.
May kanya kanya naman kasi tayo ng tingin sa gaming experience for me kasi naka max settings in 51 inch 720p and no lag na experience. As i said baka naman kasi lag na sinasabi niyo is basis niyo is the FPS na sa akin kasi i don't base on FPS basta di naman humihinto ung player ko puwede na alam ko naman din ang lag sa in game kasi nag oonline games din ako. Di ko din sinabi na the best yung experience ko basta for me as a casual gamer i my experience with my A10-5700 no lag and okay na un. may hard core gamer ka baka yun no lag sa akin eh malag na sa inyo. Sabi ko nga i built my pc mostlty for HTPC not for hard core gaming. I'm happy na wala lag sa BF3 yung A10 ko in my gaming experience for a max settings. >:D >:D
Corsair waterblocks are fairly quiet if they're running okay (no air and good condition), imo. I heard a lot are RMA'd though because of a high defect rate (grinding sound). You also may want to supply your own fans (Corsair fans don't usually have the quietest bearings).
If you can have the unit plugged-in at the store for noise testing, that'd be great.
brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....
brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....
lagi galit tao sa ocz sa forums..
swerte lang siguro kami ni stagea.. ok naman ocz namin..
I have finally setup my HTPC with the specifications below.
Proc: AMD A10-5700 with HD7660G iGPU
Mobo: Asus FM2 MAtx Entry level
Memory: Gskil 2x4GB
HDD: 2x4TB Samsung F4 and 1x1TB wD Black
PSU: Seasonic 520Watts
Case: Silverstone HTPC CAse
brader anong mobo yan and san available? mas gusto ko din asus e
Ano mas ok? Amd trinity A6 o intel core i3 2120? For htpc use.pure htpc no multitasking?
Ano mas ok? Amd trinity A6 o intel core i3 2120? For htpc use.
pure htpc no multitasking?yep htpc and lil bit of surfing. i think amd trinity would suffice.
A6 ;)
elms@ kaya want ko itry ung ssd
kasi gamit kong hd sa pc ko 80gb maxtor year 2005 pa to ....medyo mabagal.baka pagnapalitan e bumilis...hihihi...
Bibilis lang loading/opening ng files niyan like mo test natin ang 1TB ko na WD black pag naka open na yung file or software same na yan ng 7200rpm. Pero ikaw bahala kasi yung iGPU mo 512mb lang yan ang culprit sa HTPC mo atleast sana 1GB man lang. >:D >:Dhindi ko muna gagamitin na htpc to..para sa kwarto lang pc ni misis at ng anak ko
hindi ko muna gagamitin na htpc to..para sa kwarto lang pc ni misis at ng anak ko
kapag may budget na bili nalang ako ng another hd - crossfire or ung 7series hihi
Wag na HD mag crossfire ka na lang or yet HD7xxx low profile.yep natypo...another vc un haha
mga guru, question lang po. currently i have a htpc with the ff specs:kung walang 3d playback ram idagdag mo
amd x2 3600+ socket am2
emaxx mobo
8600gt gpu
1.5gb ram
ok naman sya but may occasional lags lang with xbmc menu pero sa playback no problems. ok lang ba if dagdagan ko nalang muna ang rams instead of doing an upgrade? if upgrade naman plano ko trinity pero right now wala pa allocated budget kasi uunahin ko muna yung tv para sa room.
mga guru, question lang po. currently i have a htpc with the ff specs:
amd x2 3600+ socket am2
emaxx mobo
8600gt gpu
1.5gb ram
ok naman sya but may occasional lags lang with xbmc menu pero sa playback no problems. ok lang ba if dagdagan ko nalang muna ang rams instead of doing an upgrade? if upgrade naman plano ko trinity pero right now wala pa allocated budget kasi uunahin ko muna yung tv para sa room.
kung walang 3d playback ram idagdag mo
how much power consumption nya?
hindi ko muna gagamitin na htpc to..para sa kwarto lang pc ni misis at ng anak ko
kapag may budget na bili nalang ako ng another hd - crossfire or ung 7series hihi
Try running GPU-Z during video playback. That way makikita mo kung graphics adapter ang bottleneck mo during playback. It can also help you optimize the amount of post-processing that your system can handle.
thank you brader ..download ko nga...
cpu z lang alam ko ..may gpu z din pala haha
You're welcome. Your GPU should be able to handle video quite well when configured properly, as long as you go easy on post-processing (granted that your playback software/decoder takes proper advantage of Avivo).
saan ko makikita ung bottle neck brader ivan?
nakikita ko kung ilan ung mb na nagagamit ng buil in gpu
any other specific details i need to check?
saan ko makikita ung bottle neck brader ivan?
nakikita ko kung ilan ung mb na nagagamit ng buil in gpu
any other specific details i need to check?
Mag spike yan ung HD7660 nga nag spike sa 80% naka 2GB na yun.
hindi nagspike ung gpu ko....gang 20percent lang 200mb usage...
play ako later ng mga 3d etc....
brader ivan anung player gamit mo sa htpc? thanks
PowerDVD 12 Ultra more often than not, Splash Pro EX 1.13.1 paminsan.laggers ako minsan sa powerdvd 12 pero hindi ata ultra
laggers ako minsan sa powerdvd 12 pero hindi ata ultra
ung arcsoft..smooth playing ako dun...
Yung lag is it only for audio sync or pati yung video mabagal? HDMI audio and video connection yan? Is hardware acceleration enabled? Single screen ba gamit mo?
kapag 2d no problems wiht audio and video - may times lang na sa start medyo laggish hehe
sa 3d nun nagtest kami connected sa projector ni louie naglalag ung video...
ang arte ko 2nd playback lang naman ako haha...
gusto ko lang malaman ung best settings for specific players and sa gpu
player what setting to select
GPU what setting to select
windows 7
Sharing my HTPC setup for 2012
Low end Gigabyte AMD Athlon 3.0 GH (just fine for 1080p movies, no gaming)
Powerlogic 550 w PSU
8 GB RAM running 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise (no planned upgrades for Win 8 for the next 12 mos)
Low end GE Force graphics card
couple of 500 Gb HDD from Western and Seagate and an external 750 Gb from Western
couple of monitors: 29" Changhong and 20" LG
250w Acurus stereo power amp
Rotel pre-amp
Mordaunt-Short speakers
Have been completely on HTPC for the last 3 years, routing my once dedicated multichannel system to it. Now using just two channels and a sub. This setup was from my 2nd upgrade last year with just a recent upgrade to one of the monitors. Have not bought a single CD or DVD since, all HD movies and music from online sources ;D
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u677/alex_lim1/DSCF8433.jpg)
sir magkano yang changhong 29"? full hd res ba?
something worth considering to any htpc build/ setup:
http://pcx.com.ph/asus-blu-ray-combo-drive.html (http://pcx.com.ph/asus-blu-ray-combo-drive.html) ;)
Kung ang HTPC mo 5.25 bay parang mas maganda pa din na naka internal saka bluray writer na din siya not just combo drive.
badtrip most of the budget laptops with windows 8 only have 1 usb 3.0 slot :(
sayang ang SATA port. sa hard disk na lang gamitin. ;D
ok lang ba gumamit for pc ng lcd/led monitors 26-29" na hd ready lang(1366x768)? or masyadong mababa nang mababa ang res? thanks!
Brader available kay pchub as per post nila Asus F2A55-M LK PLUS MATX @3380.00.
(http://www.asus.com/websites/global/products/lpyiGWIZ6OxDIvCI/P_500.jpg)
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A55M_LK_PLUS/ (http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A55M_LK_PLUS/)
Yung kasing sa akin sa amazon binili Asus F2A85-M MATX mas mahal ng kaunti ung sa akin nasa 4k+.
(http://img.canadacomputers.com/ProductImages/053/053260/90105.jpg)
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A85M/ (http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A85M/)
Ano ba build ang plan mo? ;) ;)
ano silbi ng igp kung apu ang gagamitin?
Xfire?
Okay po ba gamitin yung Inno3D GTX 560 for htpc? Using HDMI for both audio and video. Does it support DTS HD MA and Dolby TrueHD? Thanks.
Im currently using HD 4850. Dts and dolby lang.
wala bang Asus F2A85-M MATX sa pinas?
Okay po ba gamitin yung Inno3D GTX 560 for htpc? Using HDMI for both audio and video. Does it support DTS HD MA and Dolby TrueHD? Thanks.
Im currently using HD 4850. Dts and dolby lang.
Wala sa asus ph yan model na yan brader kaya sa amazon ako ako nag pabili. ^-^ ^-^
Thank you mga boss. Yup, it's my HTPC/gaming rig po.
@all
kaya ba ang AMD E-350 mag-play ng 3D content? (blu-ray, download, etc) I'm thinking of using my Manli T2 nettop (AMD E-350, 4GB DDR3, 500GB) as a media player.
No. It's technically possible to make it output in 3D, but it lacks the performance to handle 3D playback of most formats.
you're right: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-e-350_11.html (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-e-350_11.html) AMD Brazos can handle most formats EXCEPT for 3D. :( oh well, I guess I really have to build a new htpc for 3D playback.
@xtrampage..sir question lang po...pede po malaman yun temps ng cpu nyo with/without load....meron kasi me nabasa nagkakaproblem sila sa temps bg trinity...thx
Hi po, ngayon pa lang po ako na expose sa mundo ng pag setup ng HT at interesado po ako magbuo balang araw. Habang nagiipon pa po ako, plano ko po gawin HTPC yung PC ko at ikakabit ko lang po ung 46" led TV na pinag iipunan ko pa din sa ngayon :)
Ito po specs ng PC ko:
mobo: MSI 880 GMA-E45
proc: AMD X6 1090T 3.2ghz
RAM: TeamElite DDR3 1333mhz
Graphics: Sapphire 6850 1GB DDR5
audio: built-in sound card
Power supply: HEC Cougar CMX 750W
Speakers: Logitech X-530
Ano po mga limitations sa ganitong setup in terms of viewing and listening experience? Ano pa po pwede ko gawin para ma maximize ko ung capability ng PC ko ngayon(in terms of audio/video)?
Thanks po!
Thanks sir, I'll look into that option. The sound quality will mainly depend on the type of file I'm going to play, am I correct?
May be worth considering for a serious gamer - six 24-inch LED monitors. :) They are called "wrap around" monitor set-up. I think 6 monitors is the most you can have for an Eyefinity graphics card. Each monitor gives a max of 1920 x 1080 resolution. That means you can have a total of 5760 x 3240 resolution. Your PC sees the 6 monitors as one.
(http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20100111/Samsung-6_610x406.jpg)
Or something a bit more modest
(http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/five-portrait-vertical-monitor-battlestation-computer-setup-1.jpg)
(http://photos.expertreviews.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_Expert_Reviews/dir_278/er_photo_139492_52.jpg)
But no matter how large your PJ, you're still confined to 1920 x 1200/1080 resolution or slightly more, right?
I think 3 monitors would be just fine.
(http://nag.tidemedia.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/eyefinity.jpg)
mas mahal effectively ang PJ mahal kasi bulb and good for 3000 to 4000 hrs lang
ganda brader....yang i7 sure na sure ako sibak nyan ang a10 sa processing.....hihihihi....
thanks sir, i would still recommend the A10 if it's purely for HTPC though ... from time to time kasi i use this for heavy Visio diagrams when working on large network designs, and large Excel files kaya i needed extra poweri'm leaning towards amd a10 as well for htpc...all rounder and CHEAP IMO
My setup HTPC and all-rounder PC ... not much into gaming, so mainly movies, torrent rig, data storage, and Internet ... it's just connected to a 24-inch Samsung LED monitor and a pair of Bose Companion2 speakers - planning to improve the audio part this year, i've read about Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD which recommends to connect to a stereo Home Studio speakers (this is the part i'm not familiar with, when I research the web it points me to studio monitors and nearfield speakers which brands are not so common to me - what is recommended to connect a pair of standard BS speakers to the Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium HD, i'm just looking at a small device not a full blown AVR)
- Intel Core i7 3770k
- Asus Maximus V Formula (ROG Mobo)
- G.Skill 8GB DDR3 1600
- Corsair H60 (closed-loop liquid cooling)
- Palit GTX 650Ti GPU
- G.Skill 115GB SSD / Toshiba 1TB 2.5" HDD / Seagate 3TB HDD x2
- KWorld U405 TV Tuner
- Corsair HX620 PSU
- Corsair Carbide 500R Casing (Special White Edition)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8277819360_5d26f7e695_z.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8277871026_6809198904.jpg)
thanks sir, i would still recommend the A10 if it's purely for HTPC though ... from time to time kasi i use this for heavy Visio diagrams when working on large network designs, and large Excel files kaya i needed extra power
pls. supply the missing parts...thanks!
Depende po sa budget niyo at mga kailangan na features.master ivan bakit hindi ka nagrekomenda ng 1333?
hd- any recent model would do
psu- choose a moderate wattage "80 plus" certified unit for efficiency
casing- uATX or ATX
ram- 8GB DDR3-1866 or higher preferred
master ivan bakit hindi ka nagrekomenda ng 1333?
Just bought this for my AMD E350 HTPC
(http://www.cdrking.com/apanel/modules/products/images/large/9274_8.jpg)
Tried playing some BDs using TMT5. Video is not as smooth and it was jittery. Thought it was the limitation of the proc but when I played my BDs using PowerDVD ok na ok!!!
Had a BD marathon earlier and am happy with it. I also ripped 2 BDs to the Hard drive using Makemkv and it delivered. ;) ;) ;)
Not bad for P2990 from CDRking.
wow.. mukhang maganda nga yan.. hindi lang pala reader... mga ganyan.. writer pa...
magkano po blank bd?
sir, saang cdr king mo nakuha? that's a very good price ... wanted to get one for my PC build, but quite difficult to find one ... only Villman was selling BD player/writer but their price is almost 8k ... i just need a reader by the way
Market Market. I guess you'll find these on big CDRKing stores. Not available at all branches coz it is a slow moving product. Isipin mo even big computer chain stores such as PCExpress, Octagon, Villman don't have it on stock. Order basis lang.
Market Market. I guess you'll find these on big CDRKing stores. Not available at all branches coz it is a slow moving product. Isipin mo even big computer chain stores such as PCExpress, Octagon, Villman don't have it on stock. Order basis lang.
AYOS NOT BAD 3k 4x na
hmmmm ipon ako ng pera at pasensya sa pagpila sa market market taguig haba kasi ng pila lage..
although lapit lang kasi saken nyan tatawid lang ako samen market market na
how the perf? ok naman magrip?
@xrampage,iphone 5 gamit nyang remote
bro, mind sharing your htpc build?
anu yung remote mo? seems interesting :)
@xrampage,
bro, mind sharing your htpc build?
anu yung remote mo? seems interesting :)
If i were you wait mode ka muna kasi meron naman na si louie kung pang rip lang.
Para di OT my new HTPC remote.
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC11084_zps4547189f.jpg)
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss15/elmer_manalili/SDC11081_zps811aca1a.jpg)
Nice... I'm also using my iPhone 4 as my HTPC remote. Tho' sa XMBC lang.
What app is this sir?
iphone 5 gamit nyang remoteok salamat bro.
build nya
amd a10 etc
Iphone 5 remote or any android even yung pinakaluma then download a mouse software on your android phone or tablet.magkano lahat inabot bro, without including the 4x2tb hdd? sensya na ha sa mga tanong ko. :)
HTPC
AMD A10-5700 65w
Asus Mobo with Asus GO remote software
2x4GB Gskill
1x1TB wd black OS win7 to be replace by SSD
4x2TB HDD
Silverstone HTPC GD07 with 10 HDD slot.
ok salamat bro.
magkano lahat inabot bro, without including the 4x2tb hdd? sensya na ha sa mga tanong ko. :)
AYOS NOT BAD 3k 4x na
hmmmm ipon ako ng pera at pasensya sa pagpila sa market market taguig haba kasi ng pila lage..
although lapit lang kasi saken nyan tatawid lang ako samen market market na
how the perf? ok naman magrip?
Ok naman performance. Dami nako napanood and na-rip i.e. BDs to MKV (1 hour) and to folders (2 hours). :) Sulit na!not bad sa 1x abutin ng syam syam e hehe...
not bad sa 1x abutin ng syam syam e hehe...
dami nyo na pala NARAPE ah...este narip hihihi...
anung pinakamurang 4gb ddr3 1600m?
magupgrade ako sa 15
mas ok ba gskill kesa corsair?
corsair cl9 gamit ko
not much difference between the 2, but if you're just adding memory, it's best to buy the same one as the existing memory modules to avoid complications ... last dec., i bought 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 (2 x 4GB) for PhP 2k
problem ko sa corsair...masyado mataas...ung heat shredder nya tumatama ung lagayan ng 5.5(BD or DVD)
ung gSkill musta ung height?
naku parehas ata yan ng corsair cl9
kelangan ko ung memory gawang PANDACAN haha...
tumatama kasi ung heat shred
mas low profile ang G.Skill, yun ang isa sa consideration ko for getting G.Skill, masyado mataas yung Corsair at Geil ... if you're using an after-market large cpu fan, it could be an issue ... yung G.Skill tama lang size
will get 2 4ggskill kung sakali
magiging 12gb ok lang ba un? hehe..
Pag mataas timing ng corsair mo better isale mo na ang corsair then replace with 2x4GB GSkill.parehas 1600 ung cl9 at gskill
+1are 100% sure about this statement?
Gskill din gamit ko pero since corsair na gamit mo get the corsair same timings so it will be dual channel. Memory on dual channel is better.
walang alisan sa place elmer ha! baka iwanan mo ito tulad ng 720p on 42" thread >:Dhahaha......
walang alisan sa place elmer ha! baka iwanan mo ito tulad ng 720p on 42" thread >:D
are 100% sure about this statement?
getting the same brand/model/batch will only LESSEN the chance of getting speed settings issue.
e.g. Specs:
dual ram A runs @ cl 2.0 // dual ram B runs @ cl 2.5
which means dual channel will run @ the weaker CL, this can easily remedied by CLOCKING dual ram B @ cl 2.0 if its capable
notice the example i made is from circa socket 939 / core 2 duo :)
even before that pwede naman asymetric dual channel ;)
Guys, what's the cheapest setup for a low-power XBMC machine? My target is below 20 watts. Is this achievable?
Ano po muna ang source na paly mo? AFAIK meron yan pero hanggang 720p lang kaya yan ang ang alam ko.Mostly 720p H.263 MKV files connected to my Samsung UA37D5000 TV. The TV has a built-in player but it lacks the features offered by XBMC running on an HTPC. I'm currently testing XBMC on a notebook with the iOS remote control which I find very nice since I don't have to fiddle around with a dedicated remote.
Share Lang masters
From ss sugo 07 to ss ft03 mini
Will dispose sugo 07 or build a home station thingy..
Intel ivy i5
750 gb momentus xt
4tb hdd
16g g. Skill ram
Asrock itx mobo
No vCard yet and running pdvd for media
Thanks master stagea for all the help!
Mostly 720p H.263 MKV files connected to my Samsung UA37D5000 TV. The TV has a built-in player but it lacks the features offered by XBMC running on an HTPC. I'm currently testing XBMC on a notebook with the iOS remote control which I find very nice since I don't have to fiddle around with a dedicated remote.
will get 2 4ggskill kung sakali
magiging 12gb ok lang ba un? hehe..
@master stagea- last time ako tumingin, walang available dito sa area namin.. hanap mode
I'm using an AMD E350, ATI HD6450, 4GB DDR3 and can play smoothly remuxed full HD mkvs with HD Audio (20-25GB files), BD ISOs, Bluray Discs from a BD ROM. Haven't tested 3D BDs though. Smaller files wouldn't have any problems with it. ;) Cheaper alternative for a pure HTPC application than an i3. ;)
sa mga guru here patulong naman po..here's my prob:
I recently bought a toshiba panel (led tv 32ps200). It's good. I am using it also as a secondary pc monitor. My problem is, I can't seem to get the hdmi audio working.
here's my setup running windows 7 32-bit:
pc (9800gt) > dvi-hdmi adapter > hdmi cable > tv
video is ok pero no sound sa tv. tried disabling/enabling all the possible digital audio on the sound settings on win7 pero to no avail pa rin. na try ko na dati ang above setup attached to my samsung plasma and ok naman. can anyone help? baka kasi may nakaligtaan lang ako.
here's the guide that i followed: http://www.overclock.net/t/441176/guide-8800gt-9800gt-9800gtx-sound-over-hdmi-now-including-creative-cards#post5305349
the above guide works. dvi outputting audio using a dvi-hdmi adapter (using internal spdif headers attached to my mobo). and like i said it worked on my samsung plasma but won't work on my toshiba. di rin kasi klaro ang manual nung tosh eh. so is there anybody who knows a fix for this o sadya talagang hindi pwede magka audio yung sa tosh? thanks!
^why would it damage the mobo? the headers on the vcard/mobo are made in order to output audio. they were made to be used. i dunno why it would damage them.if it does not support it natively bro. may ganyan kasi minsan, nasa fine print naman pero di naman pala supported. why not replace the video card bro? :)
^why would it damage the mobo? the headers on the vcard/mobo are made in order to output audio. they were made to be used. i dunno why it would damage them.
I recently bought a toshiba panel (led tv 32ps200). It's good. I am using it also as a secondary pc monitor. My problem is, I can't seem to get the hdmi audio working.
Gudam...question lang po...im using an hdmi connection from pc to receiver then tv...ask ko lang po kapag testing ko yun sounds to the sounds options ng windows...delay po yun sounds..pero pag nagplay naman me ng music or movies ok naman po sya...any insights bakit po siya ganun..thx
If you're using HDMI 3, make sure you select "HDMI" instead of "PC" in your TV's settings menu (under "PC/HDMI 3 Audio"). Select "Digital" under "HDMI 3 Audio" after confirming the prior step.
DVI does not carry audio signal ... those headers are intended for other usage - e.g. front panel audio ... you will be deviating to standards, hence it will be at your own risk ... at the same time, you cannot refer to the manufacturer to verify why it's not working ... and since you're output is just to the TV (likely stereo only), why not just use an RCA cable to the audio input to make it work (guaranteed that this will work - you can escalate to the manufacturer if not) ... just my opinion anywayyep thanks for the suggestions. yep i know this is a do it at your own risk thing. right now i would like to try to have an hdmi only para di hassle sa wires kasi medjo malayo ang tv sa cpu eh. pero if no luck then prolly i'll stick to the rca route.
so do i need to put it on the hdmi 3 slot? sige will try that!
If you're using the SPDIF header on your motherboard, you should be using that as your output.make sure your video card supports it, and be very very careful. wala na yata warranty yan 9800 mo :)
No, this is just in case you used HDMI 3. The other ports default to this setting.tried it but to no avail. tried both hdmi slot 1 and slot 3, changed the settings both on tv and pc playback device ganun parin. haay..if wala talaga then i will be using nalang talaga the rca route.
If you're using the SPDIF header on your motherboard, you should be using that as your output.
naku sorry di ko pla nlagay...hdmi po pc>avr>tv
im using sapphire 5850 extreme...support niya po yun hd audio..ok naman po yun sound when playing in avr kaso nawala nga lang po yun options na dolby,neo etc...pcm and stereo are only available...
thx sir xrampge..di ko pla nabago yun sa audio options ng splash pro...hdmi bitstream
Mga sir patulong naman meron ako luma cpu ito yung spec niya first generation na I5processor, mobo msi g55 series, 4gig ram, video card 1g power supply 500 watts, dvd player.
Pede pa po ba ito? Ano pa po dapat ko idagdag to build HTPC thanks in advance!!!
Mga sir patulong naman meron ako luma cpu ito yung spec niya first generation na I5processor, mobo msi g55 series, 4gig ram, video card 1g power supply 500 watts, dvd player.
Pede pa po ba ito? Ano pa po dapat ko idagdag to build HTPC thanks in advance!!!
Video card ko sir msi nvidia gts250 1g
Video card ko sir msi nvidia gts250 1g
Long time ago xrampage na addict ako online gaming he he he....
Bro ano pa kulang dito?
Should i change the videocard?
Are you hooking the PC up to an AV Receiver / AV Pre-Pro via HDMI? If so, then it likely makes sense to do so (at least if the AV Receiver supports HD Audio and/or Lipsync).
Not yet sir but thats the intension any suggestion on videacard?
Any discrete adapter in the AMD Radeon HD 7000 series or Nvidia Geforce 600 series should be able to handle basic HTPC needs. Higher models in these lines can handle extensive video post-processing.
Other intended uses like games and content-creation may be greater determinants for this purchase.
help... htpc connected to avr via hdmi, problem is when i goto osd and change some settings, i cant go back to hdmi as the screen is blank and avr says "no source"
I dunno.. While watching a movie, i paused it and went to adjust something on the avr so i went to osd and made some adjustment, ok naman atnaka display sa tv, kaso pag exit ko osd, tv is blank, hdmi 1 lang on upper left side, avr display sayshdmi 1 no source...
Turn off ko muna avr then turn on para mag connect...
Yep working na, thanks thanks!
any suggestions po sa vcard?
Fire Pro S10000 para sayo. :)master jedi ivaness tindi mo talaga mag suggest >:D
master jedi ivaness tindi mo talaga mag suggest >:D
NASA landrover VC specs
magkano yan? :P
Problem is I noticed that my old Ipod Classic sounds better plugged directly to my Pioneer VSX 920. Problem ko naman with Ipod ang hirap mag manage ng flac files kc kailangan ko pa convert then sync.
Ano pong software player gamit nyo and anong setting gamit nyo sa AVR?Foobar -> asio po yung player tapos sa AVR naman po Pure Direct, then nakaon na din yung sound Ret nya.
Foobar -> asio po yung player tapos sa AVR naman po Pure Direct, then nakaon na din yung sound Ret nya.
You're using ASIO for a Radeon's HDMI? You might get better results with WASAPI, as AMD has no native support for ASIO afaik.
Sound Retriever is meant to compensate for HF loss in compressed formats. It's not meant to be used on FLACs (unless you like the effect).
You can try EQing it as it may help. If not, you can test the flavor of an outboard DAC.
Yes Sir StageA, Asio po. sige po try ko wasapi =)...
Thanks for the tip Sir StageA.
$3.6k ang srp nyan. Barya lang yan kay DA aka kj12, kelangan daw kasi nya ng deep color. :)
Poof! Nanaginip ng $1=php1... Pwede na!...
I'm helping my friend build an HTPC with an 8k budget.
Possible ba na complete na given this budget?
What parts can you suggest?
Mga Kuya for this setup saan po nang yayari ang DAC?
Foobar ---> WASAPI ---> Radeon 6850 ---> HDMI Cable ---> Pioneer VSX920 (audio setting Pure Direct)
best alternate case for HTPC small form factor
meet Jonsbo V4 --- http://www.jonsbo.com/en/products_13_2.html
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I'm helping my friend build an HTPC with an 8k budget.
Possible ba na complete na given this budget?
What parts can you suggest?
TY
available po yang jonsbo locally? saan po and magkano? i like.. lalo na pag lianli quality
thanks sir jaime..
nagemail din po ako.. hehe oonga chinese new year daw.. hehehe thanks
Gudpm..question lang po..which is better..8 gb 1600mhz or 4gb 1866mhz...?GB or ram speed?thank you...
Any recommendations for a CPU that would be good for 2D Autocad? Budget would be less than 10k if possible. Would double rin as media player. :D
Can you guys recommend me a CPU setup that is somehow future proof budget is up to 30k, this will mainly be used with a full hd 3d projector so hopefully it can play those files. oh and it will also be used for a bit of gaming. :)
What game plan mo na laruin?Simple lang naman sir so far Diablo III lang kasi mostly din naman ng games ko nasa PS3 na
Wow ganda will try muna the gpu of the cpu
He he he
Wow ganda will try muna the gpu of the cpu
He he he
With your setup, kelangan ng mag dedicated VC. Wag ng magtipid...sagarin na!!! (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/69.gif)
Any suggestion for a good video card wag po sobra mahal :)
Any suggestion for a good video card wag po sobra mahal :)
Maski ATI HD 5xxx or 6xxx series ok if for HD movie viewing lang. The 5 series can already bitstream HD Audio. Pero kung gusto mong 3D and gaming, go higher.
Ito pede na ito?
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/HD7770DC1GD5V2/
Saw this today at Silicon Valley Megamall on sale at P16k++.
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Specs:
Sony Vaio
CPU: Core2Duo (2.4ghz)
2gb RAM
750GB HDD
1GB Nvidia 8400GS HDMI
Bluray drive
WINDOWS VISTA
OK ba for the price? Pogi eh (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif)
it uses old bits. (not even a Core i series Intel) siguro old stock yan.
for HTPC which would you choose?
Lenovo S405 5935-9092/Grey 5935-9093/Red AMD A8-4555M/2GB/500GB/14-inch/Win 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Lenovo_S405_5935-9092)
Acer V5-552-85554G1Taii (Iron) 15.6-inch AMD A8-5557M/4GB/1TB/AMD Radeon 8550G/Windows 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Acer_V5-552-85554G1Taii)
Toshiba Satellite C40D-A108 (Black) 14-inch AMD Quad Core A4-5000/4GB/500GB/Radeon HD 8330/Windows 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Toshiba_C40D-A108)
for HTPC which would you choose?
Lenovo S405 5935-9092/Grey 5935-9093/Red AMD A8-4555M/2GB/500GB/14-inch/Win 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Lenovo_S405_5935-9092)
Acer V5-552-85554G1Taii (Iron) 15.6-inch AMD A8-5557M/4GB/1TB/AMD Radeon 8550G/Windows 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Acer_V5-552-85554G1Taii)
Toshiba Satellite C40D-A108 (Black) 14-inch AMD Quad Core A4-5000/4GB/500GB/Radeon HD 8330/Windows 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Toshiba_C40D-A108)
I am not a fan of laptops being used as HTPCs but I will go for the ACER.
I am not a fan of laptops being used as HTPCs but I will go for the ACER.
@ninjababezhi guys what if i have a 2 extra 4gb ram sticks so ram size is not an issue.
the Acer V5 also gets my vote.
Same here, Acer for me. It comes with better hardware (better APU, larger screen, touch screen, full keyboard, larger ram, larger hdd, etc.) than the other two.how much slower yung toshiba vs. acer master?
The Lenovo is low in RAM, is older and lacks touch. The Toshiba isn't in the same class as it's running a much slower APU.
how much slower yung toshiba vs. acer master?
Processing and Graphics-wise about half the speed... we're talking Kabini (Toshiba) vs. Richland (Acer). Aside from having much slower processor cores (Netbook class) and having half the parallelism in its graphics engine, the Kabini is also crippled by its single-channel memory interface.yuck! hahaha
The Mobile Richland is closer to a Mobile i5 in performance, while the Mobile Kabini is closer to a Mobile Celeron/Pentium.
yuck! hahaha
thanks master will check out other brands narin. medyo alanganin parin ako sa built ng acer notebooks.
@jamyasus talaga preferred brand ko, since 2006-07 7 or 8 asus laptops na yata nabili ko 3 of those nasakin pa 2 for distribution na sa mga kamaganak, 1 htpc laptop (which will be replaced soon).
anong budget mo para sa laptop? check mo Asus saka MSI! ;)
kainis bakit walang ASUS counterpart itong mga ito :(
Acer Aspire E1-572G-34014G75Mnkk 15.6-inch 4th Gen Core i3-4010U/2GB Radeon HD 8750M/Win 8 Gaming Laptop (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Acer_E1-572G-34014G75Mnkk)
Acer V5-552-85554G1Taii (Iron) 15.6-inch AMD A8-5557M/4GB/1TB/AMD Radeon 8550G/Windows 8 (http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/Acer_V5-552-85554G1Taii)
looking at the benchmarks and CPU world comparison mukhang mas OK yung amd :D
looking at the benchmarks and CPU world comparison mukhang mas OK yung amd :D
Agree ako dyan bro! Mas mura pa! (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/113.gif)natutukso tuloy ako bumuo ng full HTPC desktop ;D
sir ninja... gusto ko pag laptop na htpc asus T100 yata.. atom na quadcore.. transformer 10" di ko lang sure kung may hdmi.. hehe
meron na sa usa 260 to 300$ yata... pero 2gb ram lang yata hehe
sir ninja... gusto ko pag laptop na htpc asus T100 yata.. atom na quadcore.. transformer 10" di ko lang sure kung may hdmi.. hehebro pass ako sa atom based processor ;D
meron na sa usa 260 to 300$ yata... pero 2gb ram lang yata hehe
natutukso tuloy ako bumuo ng full HTPC desktop ;D
pero wag nalang mas magastos in the long run ;D
Hindi mahal yan...wag kalang maarte sa parts! (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif)hahaha casing palang ng gusto ko 6k (tipid mode na ito) :D
Because asus gaming laptop is asus rog.i think villman.com just incorrectly categorized the laptop i mentioned above as a gaming laptop. :D
(https://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/Gaming_Products/)
hahaha casing palang ng gusto ko 6k (tipid mode na ito) :D
@jamy
check mo ang new releases ng Asus sa market natin: ;)
http://www.yugatech.com/personal-computing/asus-revamps-consumer-notebook-portfolio/ (http://www.yugatech.com/personal-computing/asus-revamps-consumer-notebook-portfolio/)
Bro pila ka nalang dito (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,184918.0.html). (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif) If you can find a laptop with discrete graphics (not shared) that would be the best. I'm still a believer of having a dedicated VC for HTPC use. (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/3.gif)pass ako dyan bro, mas maganda pa vga nung current i3 htpc laptop ko :D
Ah luho na yan! Pag nakapatay na ilaw, eh makikita mo paba ang P6k worth na casing? (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/1.gif)kaya nga laptop nalang bro para mas "tipid" ;D
New models?
@jamybro hassle naman sila kungdi intel eh nvidia naman, ATi parin talaga for me pagdating sa htpc :)
check mo ang new releases ng Asus sa market natin: ;)
http://www.yugatech.com/personal-computing/asus-revamps-consumer-notebook-portfolio/ (http://www.yugatech.com/personal-computing/asus-revamps-consumer-notebook-portfolio/)
bro hassle naman sila kungdi intel eh nvidia naman, ATi parin talaga for me pagdating sa htpc :)
it has micro HDMI. available na yan sa Villman. ;)wow meron pala saatin.. silipin ko nga:D thanks
true. kaya 7750 ang napili kong video card para sa htpc ko. ;)
Malaki po ba ang performance difference ng 7750 and 7770?
Thanks. I was thinking, A 3yo AMD Athlon x2 can no longer accommodate the newer pc games di ba? Probably Useless din if I add a 7770 vc. I used a 4770 before, sold it since it can no longer handle COD Black Ops at that time.
1080p content was flawless with the 4770, now may sabit using the on board video.
I think I'm using an AM3+ Asus board, I have to check. What procie would you recommend?
I'm referring to a Radeon HD4770 vc :)
Thanks, will look into this
I think I'm using an AM3+ Asus board, I have to check. What procie would you recommend?
I'm referring to a Radeon HD4770 vc :)
Ah luho na yan! Pag nakapatay na ilaw, eh makikita mo paba ang P6k worth na casing? (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/1.gif)Mas gusto pa ako ng model kaysa sa gusto ko yung laptop nya ;)
New models? (http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/7.gif)
(http://i2.wp.com/www.yugatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ASUS-S551.jpg)
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Magandang araw mga GURU's! Mas maganda po ba talaga na mag HTPC nlang ako? Meron na po akong Mede8er for the past year. Pero minsan po ay may mga BLUE EDGES po yung mga images ng movie lalo na kapag may movement and kapag madilim ang scene. How do you compare a media player and an HTPC?
Hingi din po sana ako ng payo kung anong magandang parts para sa pag build ng HTPC. Kaya na po ba sa 15k? Maraming salamat po ;) Advanced Happy Christmas!
I suggest you compare playback between your standalone media player and your PC (I suppose you have one). If the PC does not show such artifacts, then you might have the answer to your question.
If you choose your components carefully, 15k will do. The Pentium G3220 + Radeon R7 240 may be a good starting point.
If you're willing to wait, Kaveri will launch on the 14th of January.
As per the 15K po sir, complete na ba ito? such as; CASE, PSU, MOBO, MEMORY, etc.
I really need help po pagdating sa HTPC setup. Ok lang po ba maka hingi ako ng specific parts na bibilhin para sa HTPC setup?
There are cheaper options out there that'd get you more or faster parts, but the level of quality may be compromised. These prices are from PC Hub, by the way.
Kaveri will likely cost a little more initially, so if you have a hard stop at 15k then you can forego that option.
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS
Intel Core i3-4130 Processor 5270
G.Skill Aegis 2x4GB RAM kit (8GB total) 3450
Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH Motherboard 2740
CoolerMaster CMP-350 w/ 500W PSU 1999
Logitech MK220 Keyboard & Mouse 950
Total 14409
DEDICATED GRAPHICS
Intel Pentium G3220 Processor 2940
G.Skill Aegis 2x4GB RAM kit (8GB total) 3450
Asrock H81M-VG4 Motherboard 2330
CoolerMaster CMP-350 w/ 500W PSU 1999
Logitech MK220 Keyboard & Mouse 950
PowerColor Radeon R7 240 2GB 3360
Total 15029
Please correct me if I'm wrong. When it comes to power consumption mas malakas itong HTPC (specs given above) compare sa MEDE8ER?
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS
Intel Core i3-4130 Processor 5270
G.Skill Aegis 2x4GB RAM kit (8GB total) 3450
Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PH Motherboard 2740
CoolerMaster CMP-350 w/ 500W PSU 1999
Logitech MK220 Keyboard & Mouse 950
Total 14409
DEDICATED GRAPHICS
Intel Pentium G3220 Processor 2940
G.Skill Aegis 2x4GB RAM kit (8GB total) 3450
Asrock H81M-VG4 Motherboard 2330
CoolerMaster CMP-350 w/ 500W PSU 1999
Logitech MK220 Keyboard & Mouse 950
PowerColor Radeon R7 240 2GB 3360
Total 15029
Pede rin ba ito sa gaming sir? TIA!
@Chorus
what model of Silverstone case is that? it's beautiful! :-*
@ STAGEA:
Is this a better option? http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=28809405 Better than the i3? Thanks!
My HTPC is acting up. Minsan may video, minsan nawawala up to the point that I have to reset. After resetting, no assurance that the video will appear again. My rig has a dedicated HDMI videocard connected to a receiver then to TV. I tried using the onboard video and so far OK naman. Should I change the videocard or is it possible that the PCI-E slot would be problematic?
looks like the video card is the problem. palitan na lang yan with a Radeon R7 240. ;)
How much ba ang ganyan bro? Contemplating on NVIDIA naman para easier configuration with XBMCbuntu.
which stop sa gilmore or greenhills marecommend nyo pagawa ng htpc? hopefully kaya at least 2 tv magplay ng 2 different movies at the same time. budget is 15k. salamat
gudpm...ask lang po some insights...im using htcp w/ windows7...when i change the setting of my sound to 5.1 why is it the receiver only showing PCM?but when set to stereo i can select the other options like dolby etc...and also why when i play dts my volume is too low?thank you...
im using splash pro player connected via HDMInaka set ba audio to hdmi sa splash?
im using splash pro player connected via HDMI
used splash before but to me potplayer with svp is better you need a faster cpu thoughako vlc parin for movies, then splash for tv series. di ko talaga feel yung SOE ;D
naka set ba audio to hdmi sa splash?tama ka dyan brader...
may option kasi dun to go stereo, optical, coax and hdmi.
ill post a screenshot later when i get home :)
opo nka hdmi na po sya...kasi pag set to 5.1 pcm lang lumlbas sa receiver...just ask na din po...which better hdmi or optical?salamt po...
ako vlc parin for movies, then splash for tv series. di ko talaga feel yung SOE ;D
ano yung SOE?...i never like vlc ilang beses ko nang sinubukan pero di ko gusto....splash pro naman ok minsan depende sa movie (or maybe sa copy.. though laging 1080p download ko) nasubukan nyo na ba SVP?... para rin sya nung feature ng splash pro meron ding parang motion ek ek...yun nga lang demanding sa cpuSoap Opera Effect (higher refresh rate) :)
ano yung SOE?...i never like vlc ilang beses ko nang sinubukan pero di ko gusto....splash pro naman ok minsan depende sa movie (or maybe sa copy.. though laging 1080p download ko) nasubukan nyo na ba SVP?... para rin sya nung feature ng splash pro meron ding parang motion ek ek...yun nga lang demanding sa cpu
di ba low-quality lang ang PCM audio? so hindi cya HD audio? ganito ang audio signal ko pag nakakabit sa receiver via optical out ang tv ko tapos cable tv ang source.nope it isn't low quality . it depends
nope it isn't low quality . it depends
PCM is uncompressed audio.
once you bitstream the audio and it was decoded by receiver then it becomes HD audio...
As I remembered before, when I had the fat PS3 which can decode the HD audio and then passes the signal to the receiver as PCM. According to the forums, there is no difference between PCM and bitstream. Just the equipment that does the decoding. And of course you do not see the HD audio format in the LCD of your receiver. Just PCM.
I was just wondering as the settIng in audio in XBMC is Analog and what I see in my receiver is PCM. Does the HDMI VC decode HD audio before it sends the signal to the receiver?
What's a good GPU nowadays for HTPC/Desktop use. preferably low profile. My knowledge on this is on the higher end gaming gpu's that i have no idea not even budget.
the Radeon 7730 or R7 240. I think these two cost 3-4k.
How far is nvidia vs ati for movie viewing, i mean with no adjustments ha default lang. Planning to replace my 3 year old laptop kasi and puro nvidia lang nakikits ko options sa asus budget i3 laptops thanks
it would seem however na cpu parin talaga ang main na apektado pag may mga pre and post processing ng video having a higher end vcard seems not worth it.
Nvidia's improved a lot over the years in this department. You can get them pretty close to each other with tweaking to the point that it'd be hard to tell them apart unless you nitpick.master im currently using ati 6470 with i3
The biggest gap left between Nvidia and AMD in terms of video PQ is compression artifact control. AMD includes more advanced noise management in software, which gives noticeably cleaner images from highly compressed sources (lower compression sources like BDs will show less of a difference).
AMD's Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing can also deliver slightly crisper edges than Nvidia's Spatial-temporal Deinterlacing when playing back interlaced material.
You can opt to use Nvidia's Optimus Technology if you'd like to take advantage of Intel's mildly superior video playback when watching movies.
Not true. This depends on what handles the post-processing and the source material. Entry level boards can fall back to lower image quality settings automatically so as not to drop frames when performing VPP. Things have gotten much better though as GPUs moved forward in terms of shader performance.
Current mid-level boards can handle quite extensive post-processing. For basic (driver-based) VPP with little quality degradation, I'd go for an R7 250 at least.
having a hard time fully utilizing the vcard normally 50% or less lang ang activity nya...anyways baka di lang ako marunongbro afaik yun 50% na nakikita mo na activity clockspeed lang yun ng vcard processor :)
having a hard time fully utilizing the vcard normally 50% or less lang ang activity nya...anyways baka di lang ako marunong
master im currently using ati 6470 with i3
Which new nvidia mobile gpu do you think is equal or better than my current gpu? Btw sayo nalang ako magtanong kasi ikaw palang nakakita nun setup ko :)
bro mel, pasyalan kita one of these days to check out the new setup :D
takot kasi ako mag jump sa nvidia ^-^
Sure sabihan mo lang ako. I only have minimum requirements sa video card. The one I bought was even less than P2k. Very entry level but it delivers for my simple needs--bluray and remuxed playback. Haven't tried 3D though.ano nga pala yung card bro?
Since you don't do any additional postprocessing, GT730M or higher should do just fine for high quality DI and basic controls. The GT720M and the 710M lack significant shader power (thus the driver would do IQ-hurting optimizations when playing back demanding video).nice atleast may option na ako incase NVidia is the only option. :)
ano nga pala yung card bro?
got an xfx 5450 last night. walang iba sa easypc. got it for 1400. I was surprised may hdmi output na... actually pang desktop lang naman. i tried videos a 30G Avatar file. no distortions in pq. dont know about sound since it wasnt connected to the receiver.
Definitely can bitstream HD audio to your receiver. Just load the right drivers.
any recommendations on a compact HTPC case locally available that can hold at least 2 internal HDD and 1 SSD ... i'm looking into a possible AMD powered setup with microATX or ITX motherboard ... thanks in advance
sirs, i'm planning to replace my current 23-inch monitor with a bigger one and with an IPS panel ... i saw a 32-inch LG TV which is Full HD with 3D capability and hard IPS panel at just around 20k+ at Ansons ... is anyone using LED TV primarily as PC monitor? how's the quality? - i know that it has the same resolution as the standard full HD PC monitors, i just don't if there's a catch because the TV's come out cheaper compared to standard IPS PC monitors of the same size
i use tv po as my primary desktop pc.. for 5 years na..
i used 32" AOC 720p for 3 years
and now i use 55" LG 1080p also 3d for 2 years now..
my AOC was TN....
my LG according to my tests are ips.. (but im not sure)
they both look good to me.. kahit yung TN..
warning lang... medyo nakakalula 1st 3 days.. when i did this on my AOC... medyo nafeel ko nagsisi ako... dahil... too big for desktop.. but... after 3 days... sanay na... i even played alot of call of duty on both of them..
Input lag may be higher on a TV. Color rendition may also be off out of the box, but calibration will largely compensate for that. For casual use, I've had no issues using an LCD TV as a monitor (as long as it's running 1:1 pixel mapping).
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btw here is my room pc... also my room tv..
the reason why i did 32" AOC then was to save money..
i was on crt monitor then with no tv in my room...tapos i wanted to upgrade lcd monitor + tv sa room.. kayalang no budget for that.. kaya naging 2 in 1.. hehe
regarding the input lag na sinasabi ni sir stagea...
im thinking baka he means tv output lag po? tama po ba sir stagea?
if you are not a serious gamer.. i dont think it will matter..
i play alot of call of duty my tv is only 5ms.. i dont feel the lag..
but for serious gamers... they want 2ms tv/monitors
i'm ok if that's the case ... Starcraft was the last serious game that i played, and i stopped playing a couple of years ago - plants and zombies na lang linalaro ko :)
thanks for the feedback sir ... by the way, what do you mean by input lag - keyboard and mouse reaction?
almost complete with my new HTPC project, here are the specs -
- Cooler Master Mini 110 (Mini-ITX) casing
- Gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI motherboard
- AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU
- 8GB (4GB x2 G.Skill Rip Jaws 1600) Memory Module
- 1TB Seagate SSHD
- Windows 8 64-bit OEM
- Logitech K400R Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad
Still missing a 4TB HDD that I'm planning to purchase. The setup is connected to a 32-inch LG 32LA6200 LED TV. I've managed to setup the OS and updated all the drivers - took a bit of research before I got HDMI audio working. Just need to setup XBMC and will post on the other thread to ask for tips.
I was originally going to purchase a SSD, but came across the new SSHD models from Seagate - price of 1TB is less than 256GB SSD. I previously had an experience installing an earlier model to replace the HDD of my sister's laptop, and was quite impressed with the performance improvement, but that one was not as fast as an SSD. This new model that I installed feels like I'm using an SSD, not sure if it's due to Windows 8 or the A10-7850k processor, but Windows 8 boot-up speed is just around 15 seconds. My other PC is a core-i7 with Crucial M400 SSD, and it takes much longer to boot on Windows 7.
Overall I'm quite satisfied with the build - looks to have good performance, and the ITX form factor is really nice to have - this is the smallest PC I've ever built. Cable management is a challenge though. I forgot to mention that the CPU runs cool relatively using the small heatsink and fan that came with it - just between 36 to 41 degrees, and it's very quiet. I'll post some pictures later.
guys gawan ko sana ng htpc kapatid ko as a gift.. di siya techie... kaya basic player 1080p player lang.. kung pwede 3d 1080p
coolermaster htpc w/ psu
asrock j1900 cpu/mobo
2gb ram
dvdrw
2tb hd
logitech k400R keyboard
budgetted lang po.. any suggestions?
guys.. kaya ba maging htpc ng j1900?
sa alam ko 1080p kaya.. kaya kaya 1080p 3d movies?
thanks
"Atom"-based ata yan sir (Bay Trail), slower sya than the Haswell Celerons. It does not fully support the Quicksync or InTru™ 3D feature set, but supposedly 3D BDs do work (according to reviewers).
actually sir interested ako sa j1900 dahil.. nung introductory ng baytrail atom... medyo sinasabi nila breakthru daw.. dahil sa power efficiency... it is quad core.. and complete system daw including hd etc..Not far behind when it comes to OS responsiveness in my opinion. Very responsive kasi talaga ang Windows 8/8.1 compared to prior versions.
yes j1900 is baytrail.. cranked up version daw nung atom sa mga microsoft tablets ngayon like sa dell venue 8 pro / asus t100 / hp omni.. sabi sa forums/reviews it consumes way less power yet not far behind from i3 performance? complete system daw can go below 10w?
my friend has a dell venue 8 pro which is the j1900's little brother battery lasts 10hours on full windows...
searching about that dell venue 8 pro... kaya niya magplay ng 1080p sa tvs with proper cables..
dell venue 8 pro's specs
atom quadcore baytrail..
2gb ram
32gb/64gb
full windows 8.1
kaya nung nakita ko lumabas big brother... j1900.. i was very excited.. and medyo iniisip kong gayahin ang specs.. sabi daw kasi... windows 8.1... comfortable at 2gbram? totoo kaya?
im still on windows 7..
i have not tried j1900, windows 8 etc.. kaya puros question mark pa ako.. hehe
habol ko din sa j1900 is fanless..
i use to have a fanless setup.. sarap gamitin... iba pala talaga fanless..
thanks sir stagea.. natry mo na j1900? actually curious ako sa j1900... if ok nabuo kong htpc para sa kapatid ko.. parang gusto ko din palitan pcs namin sa office.. na medyo matagal nadin.. mga c2d pa... yung iba early c2d pa.. forgot the codes na.. yung tipong E4500 pa.. hehe since budgetted din sa office.. plan ko din similar setup...I've only used quad-core Bay Trail portables, the fastest being the Venue 11 Pro claiming a 2.4Ghz boost clock. None of them approach Haswell performance, but they work on a different power budget.
thanks.. atleast may fallback pa for 4k.. thanks for suggestion:D tingin tingin din ako iba.. habang di pa nakabili... natakot din ako mabitin e
almost complete with my new HTPC project, here are the specs -
- Cooler Master Mini 110 (Mini-ITX) casing
- Gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI motherboard
- AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU
- 8GB (4GB x2 G.Skill Rip Jaws 1600) Memory Module
- 1TB Seagate SSHD
- Windows 8 64-bit OEM
- Logitech K400R Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad
Adding the pics -
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Ganda naman po sir! Magkano po inabot ng price nito? Tsaka ask ko po kung magkano itong Cooler Master Mini 110 (Mini-ITX) casing (available po ba ito sa pinas?) Salamat po!
case is available locally, i bought it from Dynaquest, you can search TPC ... most of the components were brought from Dynaquest in Sucat, Paranaque (they also have other branches) ... case was actually cheap since it already comes with PSU and is a reputable brand ... i made some modifications from the original setup i posted above - added a 4TB HDD, replaced the CPU fan and heat sink with a Noctua low profile cooler, and also replaced the 60mm fan with a Noctua silent fan ... below is the overall cost (what i was planning to be a low cost build turned out expensive, damn impulsive buying) -
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how's the built-in psu? stable naman ba cya so far? can a low-profile video card fit in it?
stable naman sir, but there's no option for video card - no slot on the motherboard, and will not physically fit the case ... the build was really intended as HTPC only
thanks for the insight. I guess this case won't do for my 7750. an APU setup would be the best use of it. (like your setup, raptor. ;) )
checkout the Silverstone HTPC case that Chorus is selling on the market place, 3k lang ... i would have gotten that one if it was posted earlier
case is available locally, i bought it from Dynaquest, you can search TPC ... most of the components were brought from Dynaquest in Sucat, Paranaque (they also have other branches) ... case was actually cheap since it already comes with PSU and is a reputable brand ... i made some modifications from the original setup i posted above - added a 4TB HDD, replaced the CPU fan and heat sink with a Noctua low profile cooler, and also replaced the 60mm fan with a Noctua silent fan ... below is the overall cost (what i was planning to be a low cost build turned out expensive, damn impulsive buying)
Panalo itong setup mo sir! Congrats!
Noob question po sa lahat ng mga kaibigan natin :) Ano po advantage ng isang ITX Mobo sa isang Standard Mobo. Price, SIze, Power and versatility.
Panalo itong setup mo sir! Congrats!
Noob question po sa lahat ng mga kaibigan natin :) Ano po advantage ng isang ITX Mobo sa isang Standard Mobo. Price, SIze, Power and versatility.
still using the same old setup, masyadong stable kaya hindi makapag-upgrade. 24/7 operation, Torrent/HTPC rig. :)
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Intel Core i5-2500K
ASRock Z77-E ITX
Adata XPG 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz
2 x 3TB HDD
Lian Li PC-Q27 ITX Case
FSP 300W mATX PSU (80PLUS)
Ito ipapalit ko sa Cooler Master HAF-XB ko.
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http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-605 (http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-605)
ganda sir.. :D gusto ko din niyan..
nung pinost mo sinilip ko agad sa tpc.. hehe.. di pala available satin.. maganda din naman ginamit mo.. cm... ako din cm na htpc... hehehe
facedout napo cm htpc ko.. medyo oldschool.. nalimot ko na magkano kuha ko... very happy naman with it... now dad ko na gumagamit ng htpc... nag mini tower na kasi ako for my htpc... sikip ng slim htpc e..
cm htpc 262
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http://item.jd.com/132921.html
ganda sir.. :D gusto ko din niyan..
oo nga e, kung mura parang gusto ko palitan case ng new build ko :)
nung pinost mo sinilip ko agad sa tpc.. hehe.. di pala available satin.. maganda din naman ginamit mo.. cm... ako din cm na htpc... hehehe
6TB HDDs had entered the mainstream. 6TB consumer drives from both WD and Seagate are going for $299.
8TB and 10TB models are coming (8TB samples are out there).
Meron na po ba 6TB dito sa pinas na available?+1
Meron na po ba 6TB dito sa pinas na available?
my Old HTPC | AMD A8-3850
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my upcoming HTPC Case | Jonsbo V4
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3800php sir.. pasensya na sa mga hindi interested.. o.t. :Danong brand bro AC?
habey po... exact model is EMC-800SL.. hehe bought 2 for myself... nagdagdag nadin ako para di sayang shipping.. pero pinatangal ko box bulky kasi... heheganda kasi bro, parang lian li :)
ganda kasi bro, parang lian li :)yes.. ganda...
yes.. ganda...ako mas prefer ko may USB port outside the case via usb extension cable ;D
simple fanless.. big downside... hehe walang usb ports sa harap.. hehe why kaya di nilagyan noh? sayang
ako mas prefer ko may USB port outside the case via usb extension cable ;D
My new project. Skylake mini-ITX HTPC.
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
Board: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac
RAM: ADATA XPG 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2133
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Green 2TB
Casing: Silverstone Fortress FTZ01
PSU: Silverstone SFX-300W 80PLUS Bronze
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very nice! congrats! :D
where did you buy your FTZ01 case btw? pabulong. ;D
My new project. Skylake mini-ITX HTPC.
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
Board: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac
RAM: ADATA XPG 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2133
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Green 2TB
Casing: Silverstone Fortress FTZ01
PSU: Silverstone SFX-300W 80PLUS Bronze
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sir,
Magkano ang inabot ng build mo?
sir dm1179.. kaya na niyan 4k?
hindi na kasi ako updated.. ano po cheapest mobo/proc na kaya na 4k? hehe
sir dm1179.. kaya na niyan 4k?
hindi na kasi ako updated.. ano po cheapest mobo/proc na kaya na 4k? hehe
Based on Intel Core i3-6100 spec, it can do 4K @ 60Hz using DisplayPort. However, my board only has HDMI so will output 4K @ 24Hz. This is also stated in ASRock board spec. No big deal as I only have 1080p TV. Plus I will not use the HTPC for gaming. 4K @ 24Hz is fine for movies by the way.
4K Support: Yes, at 60Hz
Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4): 4096x2304@24Hz
Max Resolution (DP): 4096x2304@60Hz
http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz (http://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz)
thank you sir for the info..
ask ko nadin.. how about android players na 4k? do they support 60hz?
ngayon kasi htpc ko hangang 1080p lang.. wala padin ako 4k tv... but being a pc geek.. curious lang what cheapest setup can do 4k hehe
thanks:D
Bro kamusta HTPC kuha mo sakin?ok lang bro, puro tv series lang ako ngayon. :)
thank you sir for the info..
ask ko nadin.. how about android players na 4k? do they support 60hz?
sir dm1179 kaya 4k, atmos dts-x din? windows media gagamitin nyo? salamat
wow... talo pa pc common pcs.. hehe lumalamang na yata android..
Depende na lang sa use mo. Some prefer HTPC. Like me since I use it for other tasks as well. Some prefer media player naman.ako din.. cant seem to replace windows to android yet....
The HTPC is capable of 4K but I don't have 4K TV. I use 1080p TV. My default player is Mirillis Splash Pro with Motion2 enabled.
For the audio part, it is the AV Receiver that handles that. Make sure your AV Receiver supports Dolby Atmos, DTS-X, etc.
thanks sir.
namiss ko magbuo ng ganyan :D binubuo ko ngayon puros entry e.. hehe
sign of aging kaya? before you would build the monster rig you have dreamed of. ngayon, just the essentials. no fuss, no frills. just the basics for your basic needs. hehehe.
I can relate. Nagbabago ang priorities over time. :D
hahahaWe might have bumped across each other then. LOL
truegeek... naalala ko noon.. pag bored.. daan muna gilmore silip lang pricelists.. tapos uuwi.. sulat sulat imaginary setup.. 10x ko gawin bago ako magbuo.. hehehe
We might have bumped across each other then. LOL
san kayo madalas non? ako pc options at pchub. hehehe.pcoptions ako most of the time until 2007
san kayo madalas non? ako pc options at pchub. hehehe.PC Hub didn't exist then, so PC Options and PC Express when I was still studying. May kapitbahay din yung school na ThinkPC and Rising Sun then so napupuntahan ko din. It stopped in 2000 since I moved so naging Fry's naman tambayan ko. When I returned nadagdagan na shops sa Gilmore and I started going to other shops too (PC Hub more often than not).
sign of aging kaya? before you would build the monster rig you have dreamed of. ngayon, just the essentials. no fuss, no frills. just the basics for your basic needs. hehehe.
Do you count phase change cooling as liquid cooling? I used to run indirect phase change cooling on a peltier effect device during the M1 days. The cost, bulk and noise quickly made it obsolete. :D
other areas - CPU cooling - once you get to liquid cooling, you'll no longer consider air cooling systems
Do you count phase change cooling as liquid cooling? I used to run indirect phase change cooling on a peltier effect device during the M1 days. The cost, bulk and noise quickly made it obsolete. :Dnaalala ko datis master, yun kinwento sakin boss ko yung peltier, akala ko kwentong kutsero lang ;D
Direct phase change was developed by Kryotech later on, but it did not catch on.
naalala ko datis master, yun kinwento sakin boss ko yung peltier, akala ko kwentong kutsero lang ;DUso yun dati master nilalagay between the chip and your cooler. Panget pa packaging ng chips nun mataas ang thermal resistance so we lapped chips hanggang numipis then the Peltier device improves thermal transfer dahil sa malaki yung temperature difference nung interface between the package and the TEC device and between the TEC device and your radiator (whatever type you use).
and due to gaining experience as well ... in the old days, I always had the top of the line video cards - starting from Vodoo cards until NVidia came to life, but I'm not even a serious gamer, hence I had the most expensive cards, but not maximizing those ... I'm always upgrading my setup trying to improve performance, even overclocking during the times when you have to physically modify something on the processor ... but what I learned is that those performance gains that you get on the benchmarks (whether it's CPU score or increase frame rates are not even noticeable on real world) ... If you frequently upgrade, the next higher CPU model or next revision does not really offer real-world CPU gain (exception is when Intel released Core CPU), additional memory and higher-end video card also does not offer any noticeable performance in the real-word especially if you're primarily using your PC for office productivity, browsing, media player, and mild gaming only ... what's really noticeable in real-world performance is when you're upgrading the system hard drive - even from 5400 rpm to 7200 rpm drives it is very noticeable, and jumping from HDD to SSD is definitely noticeable ... as you gain experience, you just target those practical upgrades
other areas - CPU cooling - once you get to liquid cooling, you'll no longer consider air cooling systems
Uso yun dati master nilalagay between the chip and your cooler. Panget pa packaging ng chips nun mataas ang thermal resistance so we lapped chips hanggang numipis then the Peltier device improves thermal transfer dahil sa malaki yung temperature difference nung interface between the package and the TEC device and between the TEC device and your radiator (whatever type you use).naabutan ko yun nag liliha master though di sakin. Medyo kabado pako sa pc hardware nun and "user" lang ako, puro counterstrike at starcraft lang alam ko hehehe
Pag malalaking systems direct phase change talaga gamit noon. May refrigerant na yung cooler.
Pag maliit na system na di built for phase change, madalas indirect ang implementation. Trickle down ng mga gamit sa mini and mainframe computers of the era na may chiller.
Puro fabrication din noon at wala pang aftermarket products aside from peripherals nung early 90s. Sa galleria basement pa or park square ang bilihan ng piyesa (or virra mall). Mid 90s nagbukas ang PC options pero tindahan talaga ng bags and outdoor/travel stuff yun dati nagbranch out lang to computers. PC kasi meant Peter Chua (owner).
naabutan ko yun nag liliha master though di sakin. Medyo kabado pako sa pc hardware nun and "user" lang ako, puro counterstrike at starcraft lang alam ko hehehe
Kung heatspreader lang or heatsink ang sinasand walang problem kasi metal naman yun usually. Matagal mapudpod. Normally yung mga yan nila-lap lang para pumantay yung mating surface (not really para numipis yung material dahil maganda na ang thermal conductivity ng copper or aluminum).nakuh master mas matindi pala yan ginagawa mo ;D
Yung mga luma nasa ilalim ng packaging yung silicon so may ceramic na makapal between the die and the heatsink. Kaya binabawasan yung plastic; mas manipis mas maganda as long as hindi mo abutin yung conductors from the pins (at hindi masira yung integrity ng package). The packaging was thick enough kaya yung iba nirerebadge yung mga IC packages noon (madaming fake CPUs), after lapping ineengrave ng ibang marking. Pati DRAM at SRAM nirerebadge noon ng iba.
Ganito mga packaging dati:
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Done installing the short SATA3 cables.bro kamusta SQ este transfer rate ng new sata cables ;D
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nakuh master mas matindi pala yan ginagawa mo ;D
may nakita ako noon naka socket 939 amd (IIRC) di niliha pero tinanggal nalang yung parang metal cover ng processor.
bro kamusta SQ este transfer rate ng new sata cables ;D
seriously, for a mini bro, linis ng cabling mo :)
ako din 3 shops palang noon..Tama bro. Bihira kasi ako makabili sa PC Corner that time except pag notebook (konti notebooks dati ng pc options). Wala sila masyadong interesting desktop products. Dati PC Options ako for desktop hardware o kaya sa PC Express or Villman (or any other store, minsan deretso sa distro pag hard to find ang part). Wala gaanong SCSI products dati sa Gilmore so sa Villman or sa Galleria Park Avenue ako humahanap.
pc corner, pc options and pc express? tama ba?
pero madalas options ako napapabili... madalas sakanya mura ng malayo.. minsan mas mura kay pc corner ng 12php... palagi 12 pesos..
kasi... example kay pc options 1000php ... kay pccorner 988... hehe
sayang din 12php.. kaya dun ko binibili.. hehe
(dahil bumibigat ang software by leaps and bounds that time with every new version).parang baliktad ngayon, or dahil di na siguro ako updated ;D
parang baliktad ngayon, or dahil di na siguro ako updated ;DOo master ang tagal na ng life ng hardware ngayon. Dati pag one or two year/s old ang PC ang bagal na compared sa asa store. Kasi in two years doble na ang clock speed ng former flagship na gamit mo ang asa stores. On the third year bagong architecture na normally so kung di ka mag upgrade di mo ma take advantage yung latest features ng bagong software. In 4-5 years sobrang obsolete na yun. Ngayon ang 10 year old PC (Core 2 Duo) magagamit pa.
Tama bro. Bihira kasi ako makabili sa PC Corner that time except pag notebook (konti notebooks dati ng pc options). Wala sila masyadong interesting desktop products. Dati PC Options ako for desktop hardware o kaya sa PC Express or Villman (or any other store, minsan deretso sa distro pag hard to find ang part). Wala gaanong SCSI products dati sa Gilmore so sa Villman or sa Galleria Park Avenue ako humahanap.hehe naalala ko na.. nung nauso and naging abot kaya nga laptops... pc corner ang malakas... naalala ko daming luxury cars nakaparada sa labas... puros dun yata sa may ari.. hehe
Hindi din uso multicore before. Pag SMP setup multiprocessor motherboard kelangan. Pag ganun ang gusto either by order or deretso sa distro.
hehe naalala ko na.. nung nauso and naging abot kaya nga laptops... pc corner ang malakas... naalala ko daming luxury cars nakaparada sa labas... puros dun yata sa may ari.. hehe
ako din 3 shops palang noon..
pc corner, pc options and pc express? tama ba?
pero madalas options ako napapabili... madalas sakanya mura ng malayo.. minsan mas mura kay pc corner ng 12php... palagi 12 pesos..
kasi... example kay pc options 1000php ... kay pccorner 988... hehe
sayang din 12php.. kaya dun ko binibili.. hehe
sa mga nakatira sa Malate area, meron yung Rising Sun na shop ... pero wala na to ngayon ... ang uso noon, download ng price list ng mga shops at compare palagi ng presyo kahit walang pambili :) ... then came Villman which has a good website, dahil hindi lang price list, pati pictures at component description meronYung along Taft sir? Branch ata siya nung asa Mandaluyong. Sila yung first na nagbenta ng mga modding parts.
Yung along Taft sir? Branch ata siya nung asa Mandaluyong. Sila yung first na nagbenta ng mga modding parts.
Tatlo sila before in that area. ThinkPC first dun near Far East Bank (na wala na din), then Dreamchum opened (near PWU), last yun Rising Sun (near Shell). Rising Sun had a shop before along Shaw Blvd before they opened along Taft.
haha.. napapaghalata na mga edad natin :D pasensya na sa mga di nakarelate.. :D seriously.. di ko alam ang risingsun... pero familiar nga.. heheI know! :D Rising Sun sikat sila before yung along Shaw dahil sa kanila ka lang makakabili ng case modding stuff na uso noon (ducting, high rpm fans, copper heatsinks, lighting assemblies, braided cables, acrylic cases, water cooling parts, etc.).
very nice! congrats! :D
where did you buy your FTZ01 case btw? pabulong. ;D
My new project. Skylake mini-ITX HTPC.
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
Board: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac
RAM: ADATA XPG 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2133
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Green 2TB
Casing: Silverstone Fortress FTZ01
PSU: Silverstone SFX-300W 80PLUS Bronze
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hahaha.. oonga dati pag may friends ako din na bibili.. tinuturo ko sa pccorner. madami kasing shops noon.. kahit luma.. few generations ago na ang benta.. minsan mas mahal pa sa presyo ng latest talaga. heheako sa laptop Villman talaga. mas madali kausap sa warranty (im not sure ngayon 2 year old na yung latest laptop ko)
kaya madami shops galit noon sa pc corner.. naalala ko meron nagsasabi.. chopchop daw sila.. ninanakaw daw laman.. etc.. imho dali kausap ng mga tao dun.. lalo na pag andun yung boss.. parang ayaw magpaalis ng customer ng di bumibili.. bibigay talaga sa presyo na masaya ka..
Yung along Taft sir? Branch ata siya nung asa Mandaluyong. Sila yung first na nagbenta ng mga modding parts.meron pa ba dreamchum, like what bro raptor said lagi out of stock. tapos sobrang mura package nila noon sa dyaryo ko pa nababasa hehehe
Tatlo sila before in that area. ThinkPC first dun near Far East Bank (na wala na din), then Dreamchum opened (near PWU), last yun Rising Sun (near Shell). Rising Sun had a shop before along Shaw Blvd before they opened along Taft.
wow could you PM me how much yung ganyang setup.. i want to get my mom a pc/ another palusot para makagawa ako ng htpc hahaha
meron pa ba dreamchum, like what bro raptor said lagi out of stock. tapos sobrang mura package nila noon sa dyaryo ko pa nababasa hehehe
ako sa laptop Villman talaga. mas madali kausap sa warranty (im not sure ngayon 2 year old na yung latest laptop ko)
ako sa laptop Villman talaga. mas madali kausap sa warranty (im not sure ngayon 2 year old na yung latest laptop ko)agree.. ngayon mas mura na sa malls.. hehe siguro kasi they have "volume" compared sa gilmore shops lalo na pag sa laptops.. last laptop ko north edsa lang hehe... but tagal ko na walang laptop.. that was siguro 2012? hehe
agree.. ngayon mas mura na sa malls.. hehe siguro kasi they have "volume" compared sa gilmore shops lalo na pag sa laptops.. last laptop ko north edsa lang hehe... but tagal ko na walang laptop.. that was siguro 2012? hehe
Ako baligtad naman, mas madalas notebook than desktop gamit since the start of 2007. Pero recently bumabalik ako sa desktop sa house since malayo ang resposiveness compared sa personal convertible ko (core m kasi gamit nun).haha lagi parin ako tumitingin laptops.. since admitted geek.. mahigpit ngalang palagi hawak sa cash.. hehe
Sa work I use desktops more than my work laptop since cramped ang desktop space ng laptop.
haha lagi parin ako tumitingin laptops.. since admitted geek.. mahigpit ngalang palagi hawak sa cash.. hehe
oonga mas practical nanga laptops ngayon... kapatid ko and dad ko laptop gamit nila sa work e.. ako lang pc and employees.. baka kasi di nila alagaan mabuti pag laptop.. hehe meron kami encoder... lakas pumindot.. babae.. madalas ako dumadaan sa station niya.. sira yung "enter" sa dulo sa right.. kaya naiintindihan niya naman siguro na pag pinapalitan ko keyboard niya luma ng ibang tao... hehe siguro 2 to 3 months tinatagal sakanya yung cheap keyboards.. hehe
Just curious.
I see Braswell laptops here that goes for less than 10k pesos brandnew. Celeron n3050 with intel hd 410 chip. Able to play hevc 265 and 4k support.
Would it make sense to just buy a braswell laptop as a HTPC and pocket the cost difference?
ganda nga nyan problema wala available locally
btw sir dm117 may nakita ako similar diyan.. ganda nga.. pero matx and fullatx lang available...
15k yata yung matx version.. meron display sa sm north edsa.. yung side panel niya is 1/2" tempered glass
Wow, it must be good. Di pa ko nakagamit ng ganyan price na casing.ako din.. hehe best case na nabili ko siguro yung coolermaster htpc fullatx na hinandcarry ko pa from china.. hehe
ako din.. hehe best case na nabili ko siguro yung coolermaster htpc fullatx na hinandcarry ko pa from china.. hehe
pero di mahal yun..
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2014/05/20/in-win-901-review/1
ito yung nakadisplay sa north edsa.. di ko pa nakikita brand napawow ako... namiss ko mag assemble ng pc
Bro AC, may marerecommend ka bang <1k na htpc micro-atx case? as in cheap lang :)strictly htpc form factor medyo pricey po talaga..
Nice nga. Red dot design award 2014 winner pala yang In Win 901. Overkill nga lang for HTPC case. Mas sulit sya for gaming case since dito sya designed for.hehe hindi ko alam yung red dot.. amazed lang ako sa porma niya.. nung nakita ko yan.. naisip ko.. why di ganito lahat na pc case... hangang nakita ko yung price... nalaman ko bakit.. hehe
http://www.inwin-style.com/en/gaming-chassis/list/18 (http://www.inwin-style.com/en/gaming-chassis/list/18)
Hi sorry for the noob question.. But whats the advantage of an htpc over an nmt that can play movies on a hard srive and stream movies over the net...
I feel like this is a dumb question to some but o really want to know... =(
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juz curious, anong player gamit nyo and why? Splash Pro , MPC , KODI etc...
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Might be the HTPC GPU of choice soon:
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Low TDP and expected full feature set. Passive-cooled versions are expected to come out.
is this the RX 460?Yup. Lower power consumption than the GTX 950, and expected HDR support.
Yup. Lower power consumption than the GTX 950, and expected HDR support.
nice! I was actually eyeing the 960 for an HTPC build.
RX 460 Passive
http://videocardz.com/63418/xfx-announces-fanless-radeon-rx-460 (http://videocardz.com/63418/xfx-announces-fanless-radeon-rx-460)
Got some good advice from Stagea for the build. Salamat, Sir!uy..danda chief! congrats. ;)
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My first gaming rig in over a decade (aka my Civilizations VI box) will also serve as my htpc box. :)
This will also double as my wife's The Sims 4 time-waster as well. ;D
Specs:
• Thermaltake mATX case,
• LGA 1151 (H110 chipset) mobo,
• Intel Core i5-6500 (Skylake),
• Nvidia GTX 1060 8GB,
• 16GB DDR4 RAM,
• 240GB SSD,
• 520w 80Plus psu,
• 25" ultrawide 2k monitor,
• CM Storm Devastator II peripherals
• Total hardware cost is about ₱49,800 (my budget for the build was 50k for the hardware).
It's not a high-end build but should still be loads of fun!
Upgrades in the coming months will probably be 16GB more RAM, liquid cooling, and a good headset.
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Got some good advice from Stagea for the build. Salamat, Sir!
My first gaming rig in over a decade (aka my Civilizations VI box) will also serve as my htpc box. :)
This will also double as my wife's The Sims 4 time-waster as well. ;D
Specs:
• Thermaltake mATX case,
• LGA 1151 (H110 chipset) mobo,
• Intel Core i5-6500 (Skylake),
• Nvidia GTX 1060 8GB,
• 16GB DDR4 RAM,
• 240GB SSD,
• 520w 80Plus psu,
• 25" ultrawide 2k monitor,
• CM Storm Devastator II peripherals
• Total hardware cost is about ₱49,800 (my budget for the build was 50k for the hardware).
It's not a high-end build but should still be loads of fun!
Upgrades in the coming months will probably be 16GB more RAM, liquid cooling, and a good headset.
anyone using madvr video renderer in their htpc? insane image quality!
Go to the NMT section of PinoyDVD and read up all the various new Android TV boxes.
I've been able to replace all of the HTPC setups at home w/ these units... small, low power yet capable even of 4K.
Nice aluminum case! What brand/model is it? And how much?Jonsbo U1 plus