Comments on: Home Theater Room Connection Details

By: mrHTN

mrHTN — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:45:33 +0000

Yeah, overscan can be a pain. I wound up using Nvidea’s software adjust the screen accordingly.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:10 +0000

Did you ever have any trouble with overscan on the HTPC?

By: mrHTN

mrHTN — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:07:41 +0000

I use the HTPC for DVD upscaling, Blu-ray player, DVR, PC games, internet video, media center, etc. Its amazing how many uses I get out of it, for example, when we have guest over, we could spend hours watching youtube and other video sites. The link below has a list of reasons to have an HTPC:
http://www.hometheaternetwork.com/HTN_HTPC1.htm

You don’t need MCE. The only thing MCE has over XP is a nice user interface. I don’t have a receiver so I run plain old analog audio signal to my HDTV. My TV then outputs audio to my Philips stereo.

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By: philip

philip — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:51:09 +0000

Just another question, what is your primary reason for including an HTPC? I mean what were you planning on using the PC for? Being that you installed WinXP and not MCE, my guess would be to surf, email, play movies, and stream music. Also, how do you have the PC’s audio connected? Is it connected to the TV, stereo, or Cablebox? If so, what cable type?

Being that you are knowledgable with the equipment and connections, do you have an email address that I can bounce questions off of? I have a few questions to you ask you regarding my situation. Your help is very much appreciated.

By: mrHTN

mrHTN — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:33:38 +0000

I used a component output from my HTPC’s video card to provide a video signal to my HDTV.

By: philip

philip — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:29:20 +0000

I am new to this stuff, what is the purpose of this “One of the TVâ€™s component inputs was used for my HTPC”? What are you using the component for which is connected to your PC?

By: mrHTN

mrHTN — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:36:35 +0000

My graphics card is ATI X800. It’s starting to show its age, and can’t handle some of the newer games.

By: mrHTN

mrHTN — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:33:52 +0000

Thanks, but I’ll keep my TV

I’m one of those people who will wait till I have enough money to buy the higher end stuff …even if it’s a couple of years. The Yamaha RX-V2700 Receiver is one I have my eye on because it has three independent zones where I can control the amplifiers. However, there is a Onkyo home-theater-in-a-box with HDMI capable receiver and 7.1 speakers for $500 that is becoming real tempting.