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- eskro - 2011-11-16 08:11
well most used card from Nvidia is GT430....
which does 3D playback and bitstreams hd-audio....
then if not, a card that delivers and has been tested is the HIS HD6570 FanLess
n00b = first post. - baldmosher - 2011-11-16 14:29
EDIT:
OK I've read up to page 18 and still going. Gonna start a thread as apparently that's the done thing ;-)
- bluray - 2011-11-16 16:01
drhuxtable Wrote:I'll look into it.this one will be perfect htpc for you then- Great Gift (AMD A8-3850) . You should be able to play game and playback bd iso/m2ts/mkv/index.bdmv in full 1080p w/ dts-hd and truehd and 3d too.
I'm not wanting to do any serious gaming, maybe a few non-taxing indie titles, but I have a PS3 and 360 that will be hooked up to the same TV and a gaming PC that I built this year upstairs.
I figured I'd be fine if I have a separate GPU, so I guess nothing to worry about.
Any HD6xxx card you recommend (I'm open to nVidia as well, always been an nVidia guy)
- drhuxtable - 2011-11-16 22:34
bluray Wrote:this one will be perfect htpc for you then- Great Gift (AMD A8-3850) . You should be able to play game and playback bd iso/m2ts/mkv/index.bdmv in full 1080p w/ dts-hd and truehd and 3d too.
Would the A6-3650 be sufficient as well? The A8-3850 is out of stock on Newegg, and this one is $20 cheaper.
Harmony Remote - 1gr8ftoy - 2011-11-17 22:08
I have a harmony remote and really like the Zotac ZBOXHD-ND22-U. Is there a way to use my harmony with XBMC on the Zotac machine? I currently use an ATV2 but want better streaming of high def. And does anybody have a method of controlling netflix using the remote as well? TIA
- eskro - 2011-11-17 22:10
1gr8ftoy = flirc.tv
- eskro - 2011-11-17 22:12
drhuxtable = http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=111581
- 1gr8ftoy - 2011-11-17 23:20
eskro Wrote:1gr8ftoy = flirc.tv
Thanks I also like http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1295315 which I found after I posted earlier. That solution allows for me to switch application using the harmony as well which I want.
- bluray - 2011-11-18 00:03
drhuxtable Wrote:Would the A6-3650 be sufficient as well? The A8-3850 is out of stock on Newegg, and this one is $20 cheaper.a6-3650 is the best htpc on a budget, and i listed it here- Powerful HTPC on a budget
- pedr0 - 2011-11-18 00:40
1gr8ftoy Wrote:I have a harmony remote and really like the Zotac ZBOXHD-ND22-U. Is there a way to use my harmony with XBMC on the Zotac machine? I currently use an ATV2 but want better streaming of high def. And does anybody have a method of controlling netflix using the remote as well? TIA
I'm really happy with my ND22 with Harmony One. I don't use Flirc (hadn't heard about it before), but I use the HP receiver that poofyhairguy recommended.
There's a long thread somewhere on here naming the exact model - I hunted that one down and paid a bit more than average on ebay because I didn't want any headaches.
Even the wife digs it. I haven't bothered to program the remote to send key presses to the xbmc, nor have I bothered to tinker with keyboard.xml - I just told the harmony software that I wanted to control a media centre.
I don't use netflix though.