Re: Case, IR Blaster, audio card, and CPU questions
- From: "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:30:11 -0400
My issue with the sound is going to be that every computer output I see uses
SPDIF, but my home theatre receiver will take either RCA or optical... I'll
have to get a converter or a single cable that has optical on one end and
SPDIF on the other (found one that has a mini SPDIF plug on one end, but
none with a regular plug).
-AC
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-AC [MVP MCMS]
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"MikeM" <MikeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> As far as the audio is concerned, I use a Turtle Beach Riveria card. It
> has
> 5.1 DD as well as an optical SPDIF output. Best of all, it cost < $30 at
> Newegg. Also, many of the higher end MoBos have an optical out. If you
> are
> using optical out, it is a bypass situation, so the quality (cost) of the
> audio card is not a factor.
>
> I use the uSoft remote. I have a Harmony 680 in the drawer, but haven't
> been motivated to reprogram it to the new setup (8 months).
>
> I built my machine with an AMD 3200+ and it carries the load easily. If
> you
> are planning to do other tasks while watching TV, you might want to
> consider
> the AMD 3800+ X2 dual core. ZipZoomFly is selling it for about $360.
>
> The other factor you might want to consider is noise. I selected a video
> card (Gigabyte 9550) and MoBo (Asus A8V Deluxe) that do not have extra
> cooling fans. Typically, these are little, high rpm fans that scream. A
> quite power supply and letting the mobo control the cpu cooler and chassis
> fans also help. Here too, AMS cpus generate less heat than equivalent
> pentiums so the cpu cooler fan can run slower and still keep things cool.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> "AC [MVP MCMS]" wrote:
>
>> I'm finally biting the bullet and building out a WMCE box... but a few
>> questions (you can see I'm a noob with respect to WMCE):
>>
>> Looking at getting the Silverstonetek LC16M
>> (http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc16m.htm)... I can't think of
>> why
>> there would be issues with this... but any "flags" I haven't seen others
>> are
>> aware of?
>>
>> Planned to get the Logitec Harmony 880 remote... any flags with this
>> case,
>> remove/WMCE?
>>
>> I am currently on DirecTV so I'd need to use some sort of IR Blaster. Is
>> there a specific one eveyrone has the most success with?
>>
>> How does one go about dealing with the DirecTV guide and WMCE? WMCE
>> "smart"
>> enough to know get the guide?
>>
>> As for the audio, I'd like to get a card that includes an optical output
>> for
>> my HT receiver...however even the top of the line Creative ones don't
>> look
>> (visually) like they have the optical output... am I just missing
>> something
>> here? I have optical and the standard RCA (red-white) inputs on my
>> receiver... would prefer to use the optical since everything will
>> eventually
>> pour through the WMCE.
>>
>> Related to the motherboard & CPU... I'm flat out lost here. I've built my
>> own machine before and always stuck with Intel... but I really don't care
>> if
>> it's Intel/AMD. I just want it to be supported by WMCE. Aything
>> specific
>> about dual code CPUs? Any issues running AMD/Intel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -AC
>> --
>> ----------------------------------------
>> -AC [MVP MCMS]
>> www.andrewconnell.com
>> www.andrewconnell.com/mvp
>>
>>
>>
>>
.
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