Posts by djearl81

I'm hoping to get my front end to be xbmc once I get my emulators up and running.

What are you using to play the DVD on the pc? Is there a setting that needs to be checked?

Thanks All!

Hello, I'm new to the HTPC arena. I'm wondering if anyone here spends any times with Emulators for the old Nintendo and Sega consoles. If so, any recommendations on an emulator and wireless controllers with long range? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by dugan26 Powering down the disks would def. be more preferable for me - but I could not seem to "wake them" with an IR command - Is your xbmc instance on the same drive as your movies/pics/music? I can...

Interesting topic. Thanks for posting all the information and options. I too have my HTPC in the basement with an IR repeater system. I went with the "leave HTPC on all the time route". I run windows 7 from an SSD and power down the...

Few side notes. It's probably basic to most people, but it'll help me wen I go to change my system in the future. Perhaps some googler out there will find an answer someday. Driver 280.26 from Nvidia's website includes the HD Audio...

Thanks again for all the suggestions. I went ahead with the GT440 (Zotac branded, 1GB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16). My research led me down that path, but it was sealed with a price tag just under $50 at my local store after...

Thanks everyone for the input. Any thoughts on the Radeon HD 5450? sipplemc, I was planning to use XMBC as the player. I didn't know it doesn't support bitstreaming at present. I'll look into TMT3 for sure. Thanks for the suggestion....

Hello fellow tweakers! Thanks for taking the time to read. In short, I'm looking for advice on two pieces for my HTPC. 1 - Windows 7 compatible IR receiver to be used with Harmony One remote. 2 - PCI Express 2.0 video card that can...