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Hoedizzy
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 Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:50 pm Post subject: Media Center |
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I felt it was time to show my project I am working on... It's a media center built from scrap parts I had around the house. The case was orginally white ( A really quick $.99 spray paint took care of that) It's still a work in progress as you can tell.
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Ham_fisT
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Cool 
What kind of stuff is inside it?
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Hoedizzy
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ham_fisT wrote: | Cool
What kind of stuff is inside it? |
Well............. don't laugh
PIII 933Mhz
256 memory (just added 1 more stick of 128 tonight!)
30gig Segate HD
64meg MX400 with S-video out
....still need a tv tuner card...holding out for a good buy.....
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gmoney
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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i bet it's SOOPER fast... !! 
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Sally
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:42 am Post subject: |
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What's a rolling total of the cost????
You think that that system can handle video capture (digital VCR functions)?
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Xal
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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Lookin good 
It doesn't have to be a beast to be a media centre 
Have fun
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Hoedizzy wrote: | | Ham_fisT wrote: | Cool
What kind of stuff is inside it? |
Well............. don't laugh
PIII 933Mhz
256 memory (just added 1 more stick of 128 tonight!)
30gig Segate HD
64meg MX400 with S-video out
....still need a tv tuner card...holding out for a good buy.....
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ITS A GATEWAY... I have a spare mini board for that if you need.
and I also have a TV tuner card. An ATI PCI tv tuner to be exact. PM me
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racing87stang
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:33 am Post subject: |
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oh wait... it wont work cuz you need the half bracket... hmmm Maybe a new mod... me thinks...
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PyroMofyr
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Nice setup...
And like Xal said, no need to have a monster rig just for media...
Great work! Wouldnt mind having somthing like that set up in my room...hmmmmmmm   /begins to ponder
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Yoshida
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:33 am Post subject: |
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that looks like a sweet setup, I was planning on doing this myself too and i am curious, does media center also record tv? or just play it back?
* if it can record would you just use a tv tuner or like a video card with vivo?
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Sally
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| racing87stang wrote: | | oh wait... it wont work cuz you need the half bracket... hmmm Maybe a new mod... me thinks... |
Actually, me thinks that case uses standard size expansion cards. Me thinks it kicks it old school and uses a riser card 
(I saw it this weekend... )
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Hoedizzy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:57 am Post subject: |
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| racing87stang wrote: |
and I also have a TV tuner card. An ATI PCI tv tuner to be exact. PM me |
There is alot of problems with ATI PCI tv tuners, what model is it?
Oh, yeah total cost of build...including remote and reciever
$55!! |
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Hoedizzy
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Yoshida wrote: | that looks like a sweet setup, I was planning on doing this myself too and i am curious, does media center also record tv? or just play it back?
* if it can record would you just use a tv tuner or like a video card with vivo?
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Media center will record live tv, it works just like a TIVO. So you can set it just like a VCR. |
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racing87stang
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| Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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yep its a regular ATI PCI Tuner VE. I upgraded to the pro model with the videosoap feature. Doesnt doo much though. All you gotta do is rake up the quality of the record.
Just PM me for it. Its just sitting in the pro model box.
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JayDubya
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| Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Good idea Hoe. Looking good
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