Posts by stamina1914

Quote:Originally Posted by Amorf69 Hello Guys i'm trying to build my first HTPC want to be able to: * Bistream HD-Audio * Play 3D 1080P movies This is on my list so far: * CPU cooler: Scythe Shuriken Rev. B * Intel® Core™...

Quote:Originally Posted by captain_video That's pretty much what I do with a few differences. I also install XBMC and a commercial skipping app along with a few extra utilities and media players. With regards to automatic updates,...

Yes I am connected via HDMI. So the whole aftermarket external DACs are all for not?

What does 192 MHZ 24bit mean. It is advertised on the top my pio receiver. Is there a better ratio out there? If so, should I want it?

I would also make sure that your speakers did not come unplug this can also result in your system not playing correctly.

for your HTPC to be consider an audiophile. Is there a "minimum" hardware consideration, or would it be simply having JRiver installed. Thanks

I currently have my HPTC connected to my Pioneer VSX-52 receiver. It's a sub $1000. I'm thinking about buying a DAC to assist or would a Sound Card be a better investment? My HTPC is an I3 3225 on ASrock h77M. Thoughts.

Boy is there a crap load of tweaking to be done. I built my first and only systems in about 5 hours back in Decemer. Today is April 9th and i am still tweaking. This is perfectly ok with me. The more i tweak, the more i learn about CPU's...

Most of the games that I plan to play on the emulator are from my youth, So it would be NES, SNES and Genesis games. So even if I did get the dongle, the xbox controller would not work on these games? But a regular PC game controller...

Quote:Originally Posted by ikkuranus Correct, that dongle is most likely ir or assuming its rf it will be a different frequency and signal than that of the 360 controllers.Would the wired ish controller.