my new HTPC setup pics..

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Nov 8, 2004 | 11:58 PM

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sweet set up...... i need to do that once i get another house.... have to make sure i get one with a big enough room to do that

Nov 9, 2004 | 12:03 AM

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10*10 room perfect size [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Nov 9, 2004 | 12:08 AM

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no way 15 x 15...lol

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:24 AM

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Originally posted by WeDgE:
Curious as to what vid card you're running? I don't think you mentioned it above, did you?

I must say that it looks pristine!

thank you very much..it is a radeon 9800 pro 128 mb..

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:26 AM

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Originally posted by JRace:
Very nice [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

What are you using for a sound card?

Do you notice any issues with fan noise?

Furley: That was a joke right...(about the burn in 'fix')????

sound card is a sounblaster live 24 bit 5.1 digital card..dell's are very good with fan noise and I do not notice it at all even with everything off..I mean you can hgear it, but it is very very quiet..

and as far as I know there is no burn in fix..

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:27 AM

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Originally posted by Dave_MacKinnon:
Looks great, too bad it looks like it snowed outside.

lol nah it didn't snow that day, but there has been days since then that have snowed..it is that time

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:28 AM

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Originally posted by BlackIce_1978ca:
no way 15 x 15...lol

yep..my living room is approx..21x15..

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:29 AM

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Originally posted by ChizzerZ24:
Are you running the media center pc? or is that just a normal Xp machine? I have the Dell 8300 runnin Media Center 2005 using a Radeon 9800pro and although it's just normal 27" FlaT tube the there's alot of static in the connection and it's not my S-video cable cause it's the one I use for my dvd player. Sometimes it goes away but most of the time it's there, wondering if it's something with my video card?

I am running XP with dell media centre power DVD..i am also setting up a zoom DVD player with FFDshow post processor and nvidia codecs for better quality..I do have to say though that power DVD with the dell software is incedible at 1080i..no complaints at all..

Nov 9, 2004 | 03:40 AM

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Yeah I had the Dell Media Center as well but took it off and went to the media center 2005. I see your using the Radeon 9800Pro as well, I might see about switchin to the adapter for it cause the S-Video connection is just horrible scrolling static lines most annoying. Can you use the adapter as normal component or strictly HDTV?

[ November 09, 2004, 04:44 AM: Message edited by: ChizzerZ24 ]