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| 2008-06-03 02:39 AM | |
| ClayC |
Ok well now that all the parts have come in and the machine is built, I have a few issues lol. 1. Vista x64 has no drivers for the Moto DCT-6200 fix for this way get Vista x86 (that problem is solved, and now the STB is reconized in Device Manager). 2. I can not get VMCE to reconize the firewire connection to the STB as a tuner (it shows as a capture device like a cam corder or similar), so any suggestions here? VLC and CapDVS both can capture through the firewire connection so I got the content no problem (I tried three channels to make sure, and so far so good for HD). Other than that so far it is going good, I have PowerDVD 7.3 up and running without issue for both my Blu-Ray and HD-DVD playback. The HTPC gets a Vista score of 4.0 and that is because of the onboard video everything else scores 5.9 (and for compairison my Quad Core Intel 3.0 gets 5.9 in everything) so I am impressed with the machine to say the least. So help and or suggestions from here would be greatly appreciated 
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| 2008-05-08 10:27 PM | |
| ClayC |
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Originally Posted by granduncle
Read post 9 here
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=84035 |
| 2008-05-08 07:34 PM | |
| granduncle |
Read post 9 here http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=84035 |
| 2008-05-08 01:39 PM | |
| ClayC |
One more question, on the Cyberlink website it doesnt mention that v8 plays HD-DVD's did they drop support in this version? If so what program out there now will play them? Might as well figure out the software end of things while I wait on the Gigabyte board (it is back ordered  ).
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| 2008-05-07 09:37 PM | |
| ClayC | Yea i dont think there will be much advancement in the BD rewrighting/righting in the next while and even if there is this drive will suite my needs for a time to come. |
| 2008-05-07 11:14 AM | |
| granduncle |
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So you mean 6 months from now ;-)
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| 2008-05-07 01:24 AM | |
| Wayne |
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Originally Posted by ClayC
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I prefer to have writers in all my machines. For the HTPC I want it more to use as a backup system more than anything.
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Originally Posted by ClayC
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It will also be my only BD writer i will most likely buy for quite some time until the technology and media become cheaper.
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| 2008-05-07 01:21 AM | |
| ClayC |
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Originally Posted by granduncle
Why do you need the BD writer?
Blank BD media is at least twice the price of hard drive storage (per GB)... Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne
@Clayc-I don't believe there is a cheaper BR drive that writes Blu Ray
@HTPC - I personally don't think you need a writer in a HTPC - it makes more sense to have them in your other PC(s) in the house but that will make more financial sense when the BR readers drop below $100. I believe I have the same, or very similar, Silverstone case but if I were to do it again I would get an Antec NSK2480. |
| 2008-05-07 12:22 AM | |
| Wayne |
@Clayc-I don't believe there is a cheaper BR drive that writes Blu Ray. @HTPC - I personally don't think you need a writer in a HTPC - it makes more sense to have them in your other PC(s) in the house but that will make more financial sense when the BR readers drop below $100. I believe I have the same, or very similar, Silverstone case but if I were to do it again I would get an Antec NSK2480. |
| 2008-05-07 12:20 AM | |
| granduncle |
Why do you need the BD writer? Blank BD media is at least twice the price of hard drive storage (per GB)... |
| 2008-05-07 12:04 AM | |
| ClayC |
Well I ordered the system and I will outline below the parts and pricing so if anyone else is looking at something similar for the dollar value. If everything goes well I should be getting the parts mid next week and hopefully have it assembilled late next week (work permitting). Quote:
Originally Posted by HTPC
DVD-LG-GGW-H20L LG Blu-Ray Writer GGW-H20L 6X Super Multi SATA 365$
Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB 2X2GB PC2-6400 115$ (Yea i was going to go with 2GB but in the end the 4GB kit was the same price as a 2GB kit) Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1000GB 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB 304$ Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64BIT 213$ Silverstone Lascala LC20B Black HTPC Desktop Case 140$ Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G mATX AM2+ 95$ Noctua NH-U12P LGA775 AM2 Heatsink Heatpipe Cooler W/ NF-P12 120MM Fan 55$ (I am hoping this will be more silent and run cooler than the stock one) AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad Core Processor Socket AM2 2.2GHZ 4MB Cache 95W Retail Box 204$ (I was going to go with the X2 but a lot of reviews are saying that the Phenom pairs better for the HTPC) Microsoft Remote Control /W USB Receiver OEM for Windows XP Media Center Edition 27$ Total is 1518$ Clay |
| 2008-05-05 11:00 PM | |
| ClayC | I wasnt sure if it had the pinout for another firewire good to know it does. The case has a firewire port on the front, although i am not sure i would have another STB connected to the front. |
| 2008-05-05 10:29 PM | |
| granduncle |
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Originally Posted by ClayC
I think with the Gigabyte board it should do the trick, only addon would be a firewire card if i get a second Shaw box.
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| 2008-05-05 09:50 PM | |
| granduncle |
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Originally Posted by Wayne
Is that a typo? Should it read video?
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| 2008-05-05 09:35 PM | |
| ClayC |
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Originally Posted by Wayne
That must be a pretty honkin' machine as I just built a very high end system (E8400, 4GB RAM, etc.) with the quietest quality parts I could find and it came in around $1200 (without monitor or TV tuner cards as I already had them).
The Intel machine I built is water cooled so it is almost silent which is good, since everything is sitting in my living room (small apartment). |
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