Posts by rtart

Thanks. I'm early in the drive expansion process, but I have a bunch of assorted drives lying around. As you know, one of the great strengths of WHS is that you can basically plug in any drive and use it. I have a pair of 500GB drives...

I went through a similar 'journey' a couple years ago. I had quad SVS 20-39PCPlus's and now have a pair of SVS PB12-Plus/2's. I bought an Audyssey capable controller, an Onkyo PR-SC885 and route it through an SMS-1. Here's how I set it...

I do the auto-dim thing in my dedicated HT using a ProntoPro. Very cool. Over the years I have accumulated a very large collection of CD, DVD, HD DVD, BD and digital software that would be nice to access throughout my home. I have...

Quote: Originally Posted by Somewhatlost hey you are right... I just read the OP post as "I just want something that works", I just assumed by NMT he was referring to any sort of generic Media Stream Rendering device... Yep. Thanks...

Got it. Thanks for the info!

Quote: Originally Posted by Somewhatlost actually with the release of Sage v7 and the HD300, I would say sage is there... what you need: SageTVv7 - in your case the WHS version would be the ticket... MyMovies - their collection...

I've lurked this thread for a long time, and read a LOT of user experiences with most all of the popular players. Some appear to be close to a simple, effective solution, but most or all seem to have some drawbacks. Whether the...

Quote: Originally Posted by catmother Another option is to purchase a used Toshiba HDDVD standalone and pull the optical drive but that would lack BR capability. So, one of the 'extra' Tosh HD-A1's or A-2's could be a donor for an...

Quote: Originally Posted by rtart Any way to get my library of HD DVDs into a Dune player? Thanks for all the responses. While I did really learn to program in FORTRAN, I need a VERY basic intro on how to do this. Specifically,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Killroy™ Remux them into MKV and use FLAC to keep your HD audio. Can you translate for a guy who learned FORTRAN on punchcards?