2012-04-15, 21:03
Hi All,
pretty new to the whole HTPC thing but I made my choice and bought the following :
Case : Antec VERIS Fusion Remote Black
Mobo : ASRock A75M
Proc : AMD Fusion A8-3870K / 3 GHz
Mem : Kingston HyperX Genesis, 1600 MHz / PC3-12800 - CL9 - 1.65 V (8 GB : 2 x 4 GB)
HD : 300GB Velociraptor.
GPU : MSI N520GT-MD1GD3H/LP - PCI-e nVidia /GeForce 500 Series, GF GT 520 - 1 GB DDR3 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 low profile - DVI, D-Sub, HDMI (to be able to run it on Linux)
LAN : Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI / 66 MHz - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet (dedicated for IPTV by XMS)
Optical : LG LG BH10LS38 10x BD-R/16x BluRay Writer Black
Power : 400W Corsair.
Installation of XMBC was a breeze, but I just bumped into the first obstacle : the Blu-ray drive refuses to play Blu-Ray discs. I should be able to, right !!?
Did another installation based on windows 7 (on the same machine) but even in windows 7 I can't play any Blu-Ray disc. Am I missing something ? I was under the impression that Blu-Ray playback was more or less standard.
Anyway, this rig should be able to get the job done I think.
My Goal is to get a Mediaplayer/Blu-Ray/Settopbox replacement in 1 device. (I got three separate devices at the moment.
Best regards
Jerry
pretty new to the whole HTPC thing but I made my choice and bought the following :
Case : Antec VERIS Fusion Remote Black
Mobo : ASRock A75M
Proc : AMD Fusion A8-3870K / 3 GHz
Mem : Kingston HyperX Genesis, 1600 MHz / PC3-12800 - CL9 - 1.65 V (8 GB : 2 x 4 GB)
HD : 300GB Velociraptor.
GPU : MSI N520GT-MD1GD3H/LP - PCI-e nVidia /GeForce 500 Series, GF GT 520 - 1 GB DDR3 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 low profile - DVI, D-Sub, HDMI (to be able to run it on Linux)
LAN : Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI / 66 MHz - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet (dedicated for IPTV by XMS)
Optical : LG LG BH10LS38 10x BD-R/16x BluRay Writer Black
Power : 400W Corsair.
Installation of XMBC was a breeze, but I just bumped into the first obstacle : the Blu-ray drive refuses to play Blu-Ray discs. I should be able to, right !!?
Did another installation based on windows 7 (on the same machine) but even in windows 7 I can't play any Blu-Ray disc. Am I missing something ? I was under the impression that Blu-Ray playback was more or less standard.
Anyway, this rig should be able to get the job done I think.
My Goal is to get a Mediaplayer/Blu-Ray/Settopbox replacement in 1 device. (I got three separate devices at the moment.
Best regards
Jerry