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Recent content by Thall860

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    OTA viewing/recording replacements

    After about 4 years of my multi-HTPC + Server setup I have decided to tone it back a bit and look at some ways to simplify things. I switched from Home server to a DS213j Synology NAS that houses my movie files. I have two HTPCs remaining, the main I use to schedule OTA recordings, guide and...
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    Routing issue

    I am experiencing what I think is a routing issue and was wondering if anyone could help shed some light on this. Our old configuration was HP 5406zl (was gateway)-> Cisco firewall-> peplink load balancer-> Internet Our new config is HP 5406zl-> Meraki MX400 firewall (now gateway)->...
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    File types for streaming from WHS2011

    Over the last few years I have setup my WHS2011 and HTPC's for each TV in the house. Now is the time I would like to make it work better for me. Here are my questions- I originally ripped all my movies (just the movie, no menus) using DVD shrink to a VOB file. The trouble I am now...
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    Where to limit guess access?

    The current gateway for the guest is Core->modem. No firewall. PS our cores are 5406zl's
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    Where to limit guess access?

    I work for a Private High school and we are going to have a Zayo fiber line brought to the building to feed our 1300 student iPads and other stuff in the building. We have a full HP wireless/wired network. Currently the set up is for the guest VLAN to port to our DSL modem on its own switch port...
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    Missing metadata for .WTV files

    I checked a lot of them and they all have data in the background, even the ones that would have been recorded with the HD tuner. It was actually Charter cable
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    Missing metadata for .WTV files

    We recently moved into a new house and with it canceled cable and sold the HDhomerun Prime. I still have the OTA HDhomerun tuner on the network. I am guessing somewhere during the time of removing the tuner from my system screwed up all the metadata on my recorded shows. I am using a windows...
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    New TV's should be fun!

    so the new tv with features like "SRS TruSurround HD",MPEG Noise Reduction, Auto Volume Level Control and SPDIF Audio Output and such are more likely to bit stream then?
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    New TV's should be fun!

    what is bit streaming?
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    New TV's should be fun!

    very sorry, looking back at what I wrote before I was not clear. The 32" LCD we can adjust the volume through WMC. The 50" LCD we have to use the TV volume to get louder and quite. Not a big deal but annoying switching remotes back and forth. The sound does work. This is kinda one of...
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    New TV's should be fun!

    Alright I will admit that I did too many changes at once, new HTPC, added cable and a HD prime and then got a new TV for fathers day. I am now left trying to sort out the mess I made for myself and get it working before the wife wants it gone. I have been able to wade through most of the...
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    Are HTPCs even needed anymore?

    My love for the HTPC is that it has the possibility to do everything - only one box needed. Blu-rays Netflix Hulu music dvd rips DVR TV guide the list could go on.
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    SSD for TV?

    thank you much for your responses! I am looking at a new intel board with mSATA capability, which I think is pretty sweet!
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    SSD for TV?

    How many of you record TV to an SSD? This could be before offloading to a server. I am seeing all of these HTPC's being built with only a single SSD, so maybe they dont do TV recording? Does recording to an SSD shorten the life of it dramatically?
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    What is your ideal home network setup?

    I am getting very close to me "current" ideal setup. Things seam to change on a weekly basis. Linksys cable modem > DIR-655 > Netgear JGS524 Giga switch. My ideal comes because my three HTPC's are in a 7' rack with my 5TB server. For the HTPC's I have a 50ft HDMI and a pair of Monoprice...
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