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The components you listed are good but as ruwacked mentioned I would start with an Intel HD integrated graphics.
Both the Core i3-5xx and Core i5-6xx series processors support the Intel HD Graphics when paired with an H55 or H57 chipset.
For a primary HTPC I disagree with ruwucked that an i5 is “way overkill”. I have an i3-540 and i5-670 (reviewed to be published in the near future) and I highly recommend both but absolutely prefer the i5 for a primary HTPC. For pure audiovideo playback either processor will suffice but if you run commercial detection software andor video conversion the i5 offers a significant improvement over the i3. It really comes down to what you want to accomplish.
I wouldn’t worry about the power supply, my i3-540 DH57JG idles at 24W and at load between 33W to 42W which is powered by a 102W picoPSU.
The i5-670 DH57DD didn’t use much more until I added added a few more drivers and peripherals
For 3D support the current Intel hardware does support 3D; Intel is working on adding 3D support to their HD Graphics lineup but we currently do know whether existing hardware will be forward compatible. I honestly would not worry about it. If needed you can always add a discrete card later when DX11 is more mainstream.
Just download and install from [url=http://haali.su/mkv/]http://haali.su/mkv/[/url]. The default settings work out just fine.
If you have an under performing network switch and watch high frame rate MKVs over the network then increasing the buffer helps but I would only change it if you have stuttering issues.
Just download and install from [url=http://haali.su/mkv/]http://haali.su/mkv/[/url]. The default settings work out just fine.
If you have an under performing network switch and watch high frame rate MKVs over the network then increasing the buffer helps but I would only change it if you have stuttering issues.
My experience with DivX has been pretty poor. I try it out at each new release and I really want to use it as I want Media Foundation to do well but I always go back to Haali Media Splitter. It has its own share of bugs but for the most part it is stable. Another option is using the MPC-HC standalone MKV Splitter.
For the rare circumstance that Haali does have issues I wrote a Media Center add-in that lets me choose any 3rd party application to play movies with. For me it was ok to use the mouse on the rare occasion but not for my wife =) If you are interested in it just let me know and I’ll share.
My experience with DivX has been pretty poor. I try it out at each new release and I really want to use it as I want Media Foundation to do well but I always go back to Haali Media Splitter. It has its own share of bugs but for the most part it is stable. Another option is using the MPC-HC standalone MKV Splitter.
For the rare circumstance that Haali does have issues I wrote a Media Center add-in that lets me choose any 3rd party application to play movies with. For me it was ok to use the mouse on the rare occasion but not for my wife =) If you are interested in it just let me know and I’ll share.
[quote=”ruwackd”]
LOL….especially with the new sage hd300 for only $50 more i can’t imagine anyone who is in this hobby would even consider an apple tv
[/quote]The HD300 is extremely impressive but it doesn’t have Netflix or much online content as a stand-alone device.
For instance, my twin sister. She is a very smart person but not what I would consider computer savvy. She has an iPhone and MacBook. She is a Netflix subscriber. She enjoys social media. The Apple TV would be an easy choice at $99.
[quote=”ruwackd”]
LOL….especially with the new sage hd300 for only $50 more i can’t imagine anyone who is in this hobby would even consider an apple tv
[/quote]The HD300 is extremely impressive but it doesn’t have Netflix or much online content as a stand-alone device.
For instance, my twin sister. She is a very smart person but not what I would consider computer savvy. She has an iPhone and MacBook. She is a Netflix subscriber. She enjoys social media. The Apple TV would be an easy choice at $99.
I think it will do very well with the non-techie crowd and college kids with existing Macs, iPhones, iPads. And that demographic far outnumbers the HTPC enthusiast.
I think it will do very well with the non-techie crowd and college kids with existing Macs, iPhones, iPads. And that demographic far outnumbers the HTPC enthusiast.
I feel like that if you do video you should also provide images. I know I’m in the minority but I disable all video plug-ins in all my browsers and block most social media on my router. If there is a video alone good chance I won’t watch it.
I feel like that if you do video you should also provide images. I know I’m in the minority but I disable all video plug-ins in all my browsers and block most social media on my router. If there is a video alone good chance I won’t watch it.
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Um I am not sure i understand. SageMCTuner lets you watch live tv but only on channels marked copy freely but using SageTv instead of MCE?
[/quote]More or less. In the background SageMCTuner uses the 7MC APIs to schedule a recording and then streams that recording to SageTV so you’ll have a few seconds delay. I’m over simplifying it as well but it works.
[quote=”joao12345″]
Um I am not sure i understand. SageMCTuner lets you watch live tv but only on channels marked copy freely but using SageTv instead of MCE?
[/quote]More or less. In the background SageMCTuner uses the 7MC APIs to schedule a recording and then streams that recording to SageTV so you’ll have a few seconds delay. I’m over simplifying it as well but it works.
Currently the InfiniTV4’s native support is limited to 7MC; however, Babgvant (Andy) released SageMCTuner that lets you use a CableCARD in SageTV. It is limited to Copy-Freely content and has a delay.
With CableLabs’ approved change to the OpenCable specifications Ceton + SageTV will be able to add native support for the InfiniTV4 + Copy-Freely content but currently no ETA for that.
Currently the InfiniTV4’s native support is limited to 7MC; however, Babgvant (Andy) released SageMCTuner that lets you use a CableCARD in SageTV. It is limited to Copy-Freely content and has a delay.
With CableLabs’ approved change to the OpenCable specifications Ceton + SageTV will be able to add native support for the InfiniTV4 + Copy-Freely content but currently no ETA for that.
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