Build me an HTPC for $500 or under

2009-02-07 20:31:19

#26

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6569|NYC / Hamburg

Vista X64 Ultimate.

Media Player Classic + ffdshow + AC3filter + coreAVC for playback

Instead of a fancy front-end gui just use windows explorer. Much easier and faster tbh

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-02-07 20:34:47

#27

Brasso: member; +1,549|6632

max wrote:
Vista X64 Ultimate.

Media Player Classic + ffdshow + AC3filter + coreAVC for playback

Instead of a fancy front-end gui just use windows explorer. Much easier and faster tbh

haha that's basically what i have on this computer. AC3filter and coreAVC, are those included in CCCP?

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2009-02-07 20:47:38

#28

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6569|NYC / Hamburg

*shudder*

CCCP

Just fetch MPC, ffdshow and AC3filter from sourceforge. For coreAVC you'll need to spend a couple of bucks or visit your fave warez site

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-02-07 22:25:59

#29

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6150|'straya

So this thread got me thinking that i'd like a build/have a HTPC connected to my 42" LCD.

Sooo would this make a decent HTPC? its kinda similar to the ones suggested in this thread.

https://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z43/howdoulikemen0w/MYHTPC.jpg

NOTE: i dont need blu-ray as i dont have any blu-ray dics etc... i would just buy a blu-ray drive when i need to and keep the rest of the PC the same.

2009-02-07 23:23:53

#30

Wallpaper: ☺; +303|5995|The pool

Isnt it better to offload the Blu-ray work to a dedicated GPU for HTPCs?

My flickr

2009-02-08 10:11:24

#31

Brasso: member; +1,549|6632

Wallpaper wrote:
Isnt it better to offload the Blu-ray work to a dedicated GPU for HTPCs?

the 780G chipset has integrated graphics with enough muscle to decode Blu-Ray and 1080p encodes, I think.

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