Comments for Home Theatre PC Guide http://hometheatrepcguide.com Helping Build Your Perfect HTPC Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:47:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on HTPC Front End by Mikael http://hometheatrepcguide.com/htpc-front-end/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Mikael Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:10:35 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=34#comment-86 Media Portal is so incredibly bulky, bloated and slow it is almost impossible to use. I have used meedio, meedios, media portal and myth. Obviously found mythTV to be the best, fastest responding htpcc front end that can do more than all the other combined with lower hardware requirements. But obviously the most difficult to setup requiring linux. For Windows, MeediOS is miles beyond media portal in terms of usability. Has a few less features though. I will take a look at the other recomendations in due time but MP would be my absolute last choice. btw you're article is incorrect. Meedio was NOT abandoned, you make it sound like it was unpopular or unsuccessful. Quite the contrary, it was so popular and successful that Yahoo bought it and have developed their own HTPC front end based on it. As good as meedio was I wouldn't recommend the yahoo version as it all links in with the yahoo web site now and isn't as customizable as meedio originally was. Media Portal is so incredibly bulky, bloated and slow it is almost impossible to use. I have used meedio, meedios, media portal and myth. Obviously found mythTV to be the best, fastest responding htpcc front end that can do more than all the other combined with lower hardware requirements. But obviously the most difficult to setup requiring linux. For Windows, MeediOS is miles beyond media portal in terms of usability. Has a few less features though. I will take a look at the other recomendations in due time but MP would be my absolute last choice.

btw you’re article is incorrect. Meedio was NOT abandoned, you make it sound like it was unpopular or unsuccessful. Quite the contrary, it was so popular and successful that Yahoo bought it and have developed their own HTPC front end based on it. As good as meedio was I wouldn’t recommend the yahoo version as it all links in with the yahoo web site now and isn’t as customizable as meedio originally was.

]]> Comment on Build a HTPC 2009 Edition by Richard http://hometheatrepcguide.com/build-a-htpc-2009-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Richard Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:23:24 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=106#comment-68 Are you sure about that case being full size? I'm looking for a case for a full size ATX motherboard, and the Antec NSK2480 is listed as MicroATX. http://www.antec.com/usa/productDetails.php?lan=us&id=92480 Unless I'm mistaken the 'B' version denotes the color, black. Are you sure about that case being full size?

I’m looking for a case for a full size ATX motherboard, and the Antec NSK2480 is listed as MicroATX.

http://www.antec.com/usa/productDetails.php?lan=us&id=92480

Unless I’m mistaken the ‘B’ version denotes the color, black.

]]> Comment on Build a HTPC 2009 Edition by jameswillmer@googlemail.com http://hometheatrepcguide.com/build-a-htpc-2009-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-44 jameswillmer@googlemail.com Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:56:58 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=106#comment-44 I think MSI Media Live 5.1 is better motherboard than you have specified. No need for separate amp! Also comes with pre-amp for 7.1 instead. I think MSI Media Live 5.1 is better motherboard than you have specified.

No need for separate amp!

Also comes with pre-amp for 7.1 instead.

]]> Comment on Build a Budget $550 HTPC – Part 1 by Rob http://hometheatrepcguide.com/build-a-budget-550-htpc-%e2%80%93-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Rob Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:39:10 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=22#comment-38 Thanks for putting together this series of posts. I have a question about the motherboard and processor configuration. Looking at the Gigabyte site the MoBo you listed supports AM2+ processors and the 4850e is an AM processor. Can you confirm that the AM2+ board will support an AM2 processor? Thanks!!! Thanks for putting together this series of posts. I have a question about the motherboard and processor configuration. Looking at the Gigabyte site the MoBo you listed supports AM2+ processors and the 4850e is an AM processor. Can you confirm that the AM2+ board will support an AM2 processor?

Thanks!!!

]]> Comment on HTPC Video Card by CPU for HTPC | Home Theatre PC Guide http://hometheatrepcguide.com/htpc-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-36 CPU for HTPC | Home Theatre PC Guide Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:19:48 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=9#comment-36 [...] you do choose to buy an Intel CPU, I highly recommend you buy a dedicated graphics card (see the video card section for more details), to be able to get the best quality picture out of your [...] [...] you do choose to buy an Intel CPU, I highly recommend you buy a dedicated graphics card (see the video card section for more details), to be able to get the best quality picture out of your [...]

]]> Comment on Motherboard for HTPC by CPU for HTPC | Home Theatre PC Guide http://hometheatrepcguide.com/motherboard-for-htpc/comment-page-1/#comment-35 CPU for HTPC | Home Theatre PC Guide Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:19:04 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=7#comment-35 [...] much more suitable to HTPC applications, taking some of the processing power off your CPU (see the motherboard section for more information. This allows you to buy a cheaper [...] [...] much more suitable to HTPC applications, taking some of the processing power off your CPU (see the motherboard section for more information. This allows you to buy a cheaper [...]

]]> Comment on The Best HTPC Video Card by Oscar http://hometheatrepcguide.com/the-best-htpc-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Oscar Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:47:12 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=37#comment-22 hello there, nice guide for gc for htpc. i am wondering if a 4670 is overkill? will this 3450 handle the job well enough as it's 64bit? i don't think this is the best gc but i am thinking it's the most budget dedicated gc for htpc... hello there, nice guide for gc for htpc. i am wondering if a 4670 is overkill? will this 3450 handle the job well enough as it’s 64bit? i don’t think this is the best gc but i am thinking it’s the most budget dedicated gc for htpc…

]]> Comment on Is the 9500GT the ultimate HTPC video card? by Oscar http://hometheatrepcguide.com/is-the-9500gt-the-ultimate-htpc-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Oscar Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:24:54 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=25#comment-21 Hello there, you have a good "review" and "recommendation" for HTPC setup here! Thank you. As time goes by, ATI 4000 series is out, especially now they have a 4670 / 4650 for low budget graphic card around the corner. Do you still recommend this 9500GT? Thank you. Hello there, you have a good “review” and “recommendation” for HTPC setup here! Thank you.

As time goes by, ATI 4000 series is out, especially now they have a 4670 / 4650 for low budget graphic card around the corner. Do you still recommend this 9500GT? Thank you.

]]> Comment on The Best HTPC Video Card by John http://hometheatrepcguide.com/the-best-htpc-video-card/comment-page-1/#comment-19 John Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:32:34 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=37#comment-19 Hey, Is it possible with the HD 3450 to output 720x480 interlaced video? I'd like have a setup that offloads untouched digital SD content to an external video processor like the DVDO VP 5000. I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of configuring the application running the DVD, but I'd love to hear what an expert thinks. Thanks. Hey,

Is it possible with the HD 3450 to output 720×480 interlaced video? I’d like have a setup that offloads untouched digital SD content to an external video processor like the DVDO VP 5000.
I’m pretty sure it’s just a matter of configuring the application running the DVD, but I’d love to hear what an expert thinks.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on Which HTPC Linux Distro is Best? by Mojo http://hometheatrepcguide.com/which-htpc-linux-distro-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Mojo Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:29:23 +0000 http://hometheatrepcguide.com/?p=28#comment-12 Nice overview. I have played with the same three a little and feel about the same toward them. But I don't have all my hardware together to actually get a full-on working install. Hopefully that will come soon. What I was hoping for was a comparison between MythTV and some other projects, like Linux MCE, Freevo (or whatever it's called), and whatever other ones are out. I heard XBMC is branching out beyond just XBoxen too. Cheers Mojo Nice overview. I have played with the same three a little and feel about the same toward them. But I don’t have all my hardware together to actually get a full-on working install. Hopefully that will come soon. What I was hoping for was a comparison between MythTV and some other projects, like Linux MCE, Freevo (or whatever it’s called), and whatever other ones are out. I heard XBMC is branching out beyond just XBoxen too.

Cheers
Mojo

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