Aaron Ledger

[Aaron Ledger]

Media Center Studio is supposed to make that an easier process although I can’t speak from experience as I’ve not been compelled to switch from the default–yet.

[Aaron Ledger]

Media Center Studio is supposed to make that an easier process although I can’t speak from experience as I’ve not been compelled to switch from the default–yet.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”Mikinho”]
[quote=”swoon”]
Too bad this is about 1500 miles away from me!
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Pshhh, I did the drive straight when I moved from SD to Houston!
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Yes, but you are superhuman. A mere mortal such as myself could never accomplish such a feat.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”Mikinho”]
[quote=”swoon”]
Too bad this is about 1500 miles away from me!
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Pshhh, I did the drive straight when I moved from SD to Houston!
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Yes, but you are superhuman. A mere mortal such as myself could never accomplish such a feat.

[Aaron Ledger]

Too bad this is about 1500 miles away from me!

[Aaron Ledger]

Too bad this is about 1500 miles away from me!

[Aaron Ledger]

Thanks for mentioning this. It totally escaped my radar and I usually like Frank Darabont stuff.

[Aaron Ledger]

Thanks for mentioning this. It totally escaped my radar and I usually like Frank Darabont stuff.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”shadymg”]
ROFL!!!! ok, so full disclosure…i’m not exactly sure why i chose BttF over Aliens….i’m definitely a much bigger Alien fan (in case you couldn’t tell from my previous picks). Maybe i’m just trying to keep you all on your toes? 🙂
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Your choice is understandable considering that the Alien Anthology is simply not complete without AVP.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”shadymg”]
ROFL!!!! ok, so full disclosure…i’m not exactly sure why i chose BttF over Aliens….i’m definitely a much bigger Alien fan (in case you couldn’t tell from my previous picks). Maybe i’m just trying to keep you all on your toes? 🙂
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Your choice is understandable considering that the Alien Anthology is simply not complete without AVP.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”htpc_user”]
[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Wouldn’t setting the master to 0 be mute? If I am connected via optical should I have the master audio set to 0, e.g. in Media Center would the icon in the top right be at 0 or mute and the amp would control the volume.
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It doesn’t matter what the level is in Media Center when using digital out.  The actual volume of the sound is going to be the same regardless of the number Media Center displays.  Unless you do hit the mute button, then of course the sound will mute.
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For bitstreaming, I know this is the case. For PCM, I believe the volume control does have an effect.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”htpc_user”]
[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Wouldn’t setting the master to 0 be mute? If I am connected via optical should I have the master audio set to 0, e.g. in Media Center would the icon in the top right be at 0 or mute and the amp would control the volume.
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It doesn’t matter what the level is in Media Center when using digital out.  The actual volume of the sound is going to be the same regardless of the number Media Center displays.  Unless you do hit the mute button, then of course the sound will mute.
[/quote]

For bitstreaming, I know this is the case. For PCM, I believe the volume control does have an effect.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Wouldn’t setting the master to 0 be mute? If I am connected via optical should I have the master audio set to 0, e.g. in Media Center would the icon in the top right be at 0 or mute and the amp would control the volume.
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0dB is actually unity gain. Decreasing the signal level would be a negative decibel value. The zero you are thinking of is 0%.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”Meester.Rip”]
Wouldn’t setting the master to 0 be mute? If I am connected via optical should I have the master audio set to 0, e.g. in Media Center would the icon in the top right be at 0 or mute and the amp would control the volume.
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0dB is actually unity gain. Decreasing the signal level would be a negative decibel value. The zero you are thinking of is 0%.

[Aaron Ledger]

[quote=”Mast3rL33″]
I have known some people to set their reciever to a specific volume level and then use MC to control volume sent to the reciever.
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This is a good way to get sub-optimal sound quality when using analog output. Optimal sound quality for Windows 7/Vista is setting the master volume level to 0dB and letting an amp do the volume adjustments. To see the volume in decibels, you must open up the speaker properties, click on the Levels tab and right-click to select the decibels option.

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