Topic: Existing PC as HTPC

[yajter]

Specs of my existing PC:

CPU - Intel (R) Core(TM)2Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz

RAM - 2.00 GB

Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce 210 (1GB)

makaka-play na ba to ng 1080p movies without any problems?

ganito ang magiging set-up ko:

PC --> DVI-HDMI ADAPTER --> LCD TV

HTIB --> ANALOG AUDIO-3.5mm AUDIO adapter --> PC

set ko na lang sa PLII ung HTiB pra sa 5.1 speakers.

ok na ba ung set-up ko? any comments? thanks.

[rthirtyfourgtr]

pwede na rin, though it would be better if you could bitstream the audio from your PC to the HTiB (if it supports digital audio via optical/coax or HDMI)

[yajter]

pwede na rin, though it would be better if you could bitstream the audio from your PC to the HTiB (if it supports digital audio via optical/coax or HDMI)

sala pala, dapat pala

PC --> 3.5mm audio-analog audio(LR) -->HTiB

built-in ung sound ng PC, kelangan ko pa po bang bumili ng sound card?

jack available sa HTiB:

external digital optical in
component video output
aux in

ano pong marerecomend nyong sound card?

Thanks

[rthirtyfourgtr]

double-check mo muna baka sakali meron nang optical/coax digital out yung PC. that feature is quite common recently even with low-cost motherboards. if wala talaga, then you need a sound card, either internal or external, that has optical out interface.

you can try something like this:


http://www.encore-usa.com/ph/product/ENMAB-8CM

costs less than P 1,000.00 at CDR King, not sure though kung may optical out

[yajter]

ok thanks

[yajter]

ung CPU at Video card ok na ba un? walang magiging probelma pag nag-play ng 1080p movies? thanks..

[Stagea]

ung CPU at Video card ok na ba un? walang magiging probelma pag nag-play ng 1080p movies? thanks..

That PC should be able to handle this task, if it's configured properly.

double-check mo muna baka sakali meron nang optical/coax digital out yung PC. that feature is quite common recently even with low-cost motherboards. if wala talaga, then you need a sound card, either internal or external, that has optical out interface.

you can try something like this:


http://www.encore-usa.com/ph/product/ENMAB-8CM

costs less than P 1,000.00 at CDR King, not sure though kung may optical out

May optical out po yan.

[yajter]

That PC should be able to handle this task, if it's configured properly.

correct me if i'm wrong, video lang matatransmit ng DVI. gagamitan ko na lang DVI-HDMI adaptor para i-connect sa LED TV via HDMI port, pwede ng mag-play ng 1080p movies. tama ba?

para naman sa audio, bili na lang ako ng sound card na merong digital optical out since meron namang digital optical in ung samsung htib ko, bibili na rin pala ako ng cable, toslink ba ang tawag sa cable?

thanks