Recent content by Nethel

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    Streaming MKV's, how are you doing it?

    I recently upgraded my home system to Kodi from Frodo XBMC. I like the interface for it much better than Plex, so I choose to use it in my house. It runs primarily on a dedicated HTPC connected to my receiver. Also to a couple desktop PCs. Watched lists are maintained via a mySQL database. Media...
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    flexraid smart wrong or new drives going out?

    Seriously. Had to redo my parity after adding a new PPU. Figured I would update to the latest release instead of running a version from 2 years ago. Took me over a week to get everything back to working again.
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    Uhh...Newegg...$599 to $849 for the 1TB Evo? Is this a mistake? Am I on camera?

    NCIX US has it on sale for $595. http://us.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=87764&vpn=MZ-7TE1T0BW&manufacture=Samsung%20Memory%20&%20Storage&promoid=1413
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    Stuff for HTPC

    Easiest way I've found is to set up the remote as an MCE Keyboard in the Logitech software. That way you can assign the buttons to a keypress on a keyboard. There's a list of XBMC keyboard shortcuts here. You can also get more involved, editing the keymaps.xml and such but try that out and if...
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    Instagram More Depressing Than Facebook

    Go home troll. Being thirty-five does not place one in the "twilight years" category.
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    U.S. Slips In Internet Connection Ranking Again

    I live in a town of just over 6,000 in Colorado and about 100 miles from the nearest city, Denver. I have 50/10 from Comcast for $60 a month. I can also upgrade to 100/10 if I want to.
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    Raspberry Pi HTPC question

    I'm throwing in another vote for a Roku in your situation. I was very happy with mine, but got the tinkering itch and moved to an raspberry. I'm now on a full blown HTPC because the experience with RPi was, while somewhat rewarding, ultimately frustrating. Even my roommate, who is somewhat...
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    AT&T Gets Patent to Monitor File-Sharing Traffic

    The real question is: who are the new smartest guys in the room?
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    Iptorrent Invites

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    Long delay changing basic cable stations? (TW)

    I would check and make sure the TV isn't trying to upscale the signal coming in from antenna or whatever.
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    Got the go-ahead to build a couple Plex HTPCs: main requirement is small size

    The issue here is definitely your server. I run Plex at home, as well as streaming it to several people outside of my home network. I have full 40gb Bluray rips that load from the server in my sig just as quickly as the 1080p files do. Before I upgraded the server it was running on an old...
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    Production server build advice request

    You choose the number of parity disks in Flexraid, theoretically allowing you to handle n failures. Also, there is a pooling solution with FlexRaid. Not quite as advanced as the balancing with ZFS, but it works.
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    First HTPC, also with planned media server/backup use

    Nice thing about CrashPlan is it's a set it and forget it type deal, whereas if you have a new picture you haven't moved over yet on a HDD that crashes, you're screwed. Power supply, this review is of the new CX430. I've got one in my server. Seasonic wasn't worth the extra money. Modular...
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    TV recommendations

    If you can control the ambient light in the room, plasma is still the way to go. Best picture quality, best blacks, and best response time. Plus they're seemingly always coming down in price. I have seen several deals for Panasonic 50-60" plasmas for 600-750 over the last month. I'm not sure...
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    Cost-effective way to get Plex onto TV?

    This. Easy to set up, easy for other people to understand, control it with your Harmony remote,
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