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Quote:Originally Posted by cybrsage Are there any issues I should be concerned about with an Ivy Bridge system? Are the issues I mentioned with the 7 series board an actual bad thing in the real world?I have 2 Ivy Bridge systems...

Looking at the earlier posts... Channel 11 (11.1) This channel is high-band VHF, not UHF. Although the DB4 should do OK picking it up under good circumstances if your problem persists I suggest adding a high-band VHF only antenna and...

At 6 miles it is hard to imagine that an amp is going to do anything good, it might make things worse by over driving the tuner and trading more noise for an increase in gain. But as you say they are cheap so it might be worth a...

Quote:Originally Posted by jeff lam Thanks for the recommendation on metavideoeditor. I will check it out. Sure. Let me know how it works out. I suggest not letting any program change your backdrop art once you have locked it...

Quote:Originally Posted by Mfusick Why do you like it better than MCM ?I personally think it has a much nicer UI that allows quicker and easier previewing of meta data and images. It seems faster to search and find the meta data...

Until you get it fixed why not use MetaVideoEditor ? I personally like it much better than MCM. The only thing it doesn't do well is fetch actor images.

Based on my recent experience building mATX and mini-ITX Ivy Bridge systems I don't see the need to go fanless. I suggest an i3 3220T with an SSD and a PicoPSU. The only fan you will need is the CPU fan that comes with the 3220T; it is...

+1 on the 3220T. It is now less than a $10 bump over the price of the 3220. It runs amazingly cool and comes with the good fan/heat sink.

If you want a truely small case you may have to be willing to make some minor case mods such as removing the PSU and replacing it with a Pico PSU. I built a system using the Cooler Master Elite 100 Mini-ITX, this case actually holds a...

Harmony 600 can be found on sale for around $40. I have one, it is OK. The customization of activities for harmony remotes could be better but given the price and lack of better options it is a good choice.