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I was ok with the story in Flash Forward it was the bad acting that got to me. That is the same reason why Sons Of Anarchy files are filling up my recorded TV directory. I cna’t bring myself to watch it.
I was ok with the story in Flash Forward it was the bad acting that got to me. That is the same reason why Sons Of Anarchy files are filling up my recorded TV directory. I cna’t bring myself to watch it.
October 18, 2010 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Re: building from scratch around ceton infinitv 4 card #1453[quote=”Naylia”]
If you go microATX with a separate video card, make sure the that the ordering of the PCI slots make sense. A quiet video card will often have either a large heat sink or a large fan which blocks the adjacent PCI slot. So plan on not having access to that slot and then make sure that you can still support the add-on cards you have planned.
[/quote]I kick myself every time I build a mATX system. I had to pull my last dual slot card in order to put a better NIC in, the other slot had a better audio solution than the onboard.
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If you go microATX with a separate video card, make sure the that the ordering of the PCI slots make sense. A quiet video card will often have either a large heat sink or a large fan which blocks the adjacent PCI slot. So plan on not having access to that slot and then make sure that you can still support the add-on cards you have planned.
[/quote]I kick myself every time I build a mATX system. I had to pull my last dual slot card in order to put a better NIC in, the other slot had a better audio solution than the onboard.
The more I think about it am really surprised no one developed a driver for this a long time ago. It might not be the perfect remote for Media center but seeign as they are pitching MS gear you would think selling a controller and chat pad for Media Center input would have been a no brainer.
The more I think about it am really surprised no one developed a driver for this a long time ago. It might not be the perfect remote for Media center but seeign as they are pitching MS gear you would think selling a controller and chat pad for Media Center input would have been a no brainer.
I like them in the order they are listed. But the bottom one has to much empty space, maybe some slots for ventilation for something to fill the void would help. Make them curvy.
I am having trouble opening the pictures also but I would expect them to be standard rack size unless they were specifically built for a small mitx factor.
And there is something strange about the doors on the bottom right. It doesn’t look right not having them up a little with some case beteen the bottom of the door and the bottom of the case. How come no one makes a cover like the XBOX, where each port has a little flap that folds in when you hook the cord up and then flips down when not in use.
I really like the first one though but the last time I looked slot load BD drives were 3-4x the cost of a full size drive.
I like them in the order they are listed. But the bottom one has to much empty space, maybe some slots for ventilation for something to fill the void would help. Make them curvy.
I am having trouble opening the pictures also but I would expect them to be standard rack size unless they were specifically built for a small mitx factor.
And there is something strange about the doors on the bottom right. It doesn’t look right not having them up a little with some case beteen the bottom of the door and the bottom of the case. How come no one makes a cover like the XBOX, where each port has a little flap that folds in when you hook the cord up and then flips down when not in use.
I really like the first one though but the last time I looked slot load BD drives were 3-4x the cost of a full size drive.
I’ve never had any luck with voice recognition whenever there was background noise. But perhaps a mix between the two. I assume if a system could be trained to your voice it could pick it out of the background noise and be used to activate the optical recognition software. I know last year I tried voice recognition on my Win 7 PC and to click on an Icon was a series of steps. First step was to enable the grid on the green and then chosing a box “D7”, then that box would split into 9 boxes and again “B2” until you finally drilled down and could say “Right Click”.
It seems like within the last 4-5 years optical and voice recognition has really improved, I am sure we will see something that works as intuitively as the mouse soon.
I’ve never had any luck with voice recognition whenever there was background noise. But perhaps a mix between the two. I assume if a system could be trained to your voice it could pick it out of the background noise and be used to activate the optical recognition software. I know last year I tried voice recognition on my Win 7 PC and to click on an Icon was a series of steps. First step was to enable the grid on the green and then chosing a box “D7”, then that box would split into 9 boxes and again “B2” until you finally drilled down and could say “Right Click”.
It seems like within the last 4-5 years optical and voice recognition has really improved, I am sure we will see something that works as intuitively as the mouse soon.
I think it was pushed to market to compete with Apple TV and grab some headlines before Christmas.
From the reviews I am seeing the interface is a bit laggy, both on the Revue and the actual Sony TVs. They didn’t really mention whether it was software, hardware or network lag. But this is definitely a big step for media, bigger than 3d rolling out IMO. Now we just need a Kinect like interface, the remote is getting way outdated.I think it was pushed to market to compete with Apple TV and grab some headlines before Christmas.
From the reviews I am seeing the interface is a bit laggy, both on the Revue and the actual Sony TVs. They didn’t really mention whether it was software, hardware or network lag. But this is definitely a big step for media, bigger than 3d rolling out IMO. Now we just need a Kinect like interface, the remote is getting way outdated.Can you disable the Ceton tuner in Device manager to see if the HDHR still works fine?
Can you go into the guide settings and disable the Ceton tuner from being a source for CBS. Not in the guide from the main screen I mean the settings that you drill down into from tasks.
I would have had the same setup had Ceton had a tuner in stock when I ordered it, I just gave up and cancelled all but the basic cable. The only channels I have available to record are from two HDHRs connected to the antennae in my attic.
Do you already have a support ticket in at CETON and SD?
Can you disable the Ceton tuner in Device manager to see if the HDHR still works fine?
Can you go into the guide settings and disable the Ceton tuner from being a source for CBS. Not in the guide from the main screen I mean the settings that you drill down into from tasks.
I would have had the same setup had Ceton had a tuner in stock when I ordered it, I just gave up and cancelled all but the basic cable. The only channels I have available to record are from two HDHRs connected to the antennae in my attic.
Do you already have a support ticket in at CETON and SD?
As far as frustrations go it was always what I introduced to the HTPC setup that caused me the problems not necessarily the pc.
When I was running Media Center 2005 on my Tube TV it worked great for a couple years. I’ll list my issues chronologically.
I got a HDTV – This required a new setup so I upgrade my video card for HDMI – problem fixed.
Added an HDHR – Pixelation caused from cheap onboard NIC. Tinkered with properties and upgraded router to gigabit.
BluRay comes along. New build here to have a faster proc, bigger HDD for storage. Onboard video works. Board was a 690G
Surround sound – Onboard audio didn’t cut it, I tried a new ATI 4350 addin card, still an issue so I went with a dedicated sound card – problem fixed.
WHS – This addition to the setup brought networking issues back again. Upgraded to a discrete Intel NIC and the problem is solved.
I have no problem telling people they should want an HTPC. They should need to listen to me because I have been there and done that at my expense. Currently I have several friends, family andd neighbors that like my setup. But I have to figure out what they really want before I tell them what they need to buy. And if they go to Frys without me and tell me they have problems later I’ll tell them straight up I can’t help unless they take it all back and then listen to me.
There are a lot of levels of a HTPC also. From a basic Netflix box with the ability to play music and other media from the network to a full blown whole house DVR and Media server.
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