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    Rethinking my home HTPC setup (configuration and wifi advice)

    Here are the results of my network testing. Tested by transfering a 1.5GB file from server to laptop: 4.2 MB/s laptop hardwired 4.5 MB/s server hardwired 70 MB/s both hardwired 1.3-1.5 MB/s both wireless Not sure why my wireless speed is nearly 3 times after than what I saw the other day. So...
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    Rethinking my home HTPC setup (configuration and wifi advice)

    Also, testing just my network internet on my wifi laptop, I just got 27Mbps (and I pay for 50Mbps). I consistently get around 20-25Mpbs IIRC, so at least router to laptop is capable of much higher than what I was getting on the local wifi file transfer. Odd. Thanks for the replies, you've...
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    Rethinking my home HTPC setup (configuration and wifi advice)

    Yeah, Brisbane. Processor is 7 years old. Socket AM2, so looks like if I were to upgrade, I'd need a new motherboard as well, and hope Windows accepts those changes (or re-install, ugh). I just thought of a easy network test. File transfer from server to laptop via wifi. It is taking the Roku...
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    Rethinking my home HTPC setup (configuration and wifi advice)

    I used to be fairly active in this forum 4 years ago. I built a HTPC based on WMC, hooked up to a AVR and 5.1, and had it hardwired networked to my main computer which housed my movie, TV and music collections (on like 6 different HDD). I used Media Browser and Netflix and live TV (back in the...
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    Cheapo HTPC + DVR

    You could also buy a used ATI Digital TV Wonder card. It is no longer made, but was the first card on the market that supported cablecard (it's a single tuner). Also, $250 will get you the Silicon Dust HD Homerun Prime. It has 3 tuners (as opposed to Ceton which has 4). They are taking orders...
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    Cheapo HTPC + DVR

    You need to specify what your source of HDTV is. Over the air? Cable? Satellite? There are very few tuner cards on the market currently that are compatible with cable signals (the tuner cards must accept a cablecard). Therefore, it is even less likely for there to be an out of the box solution...
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    Harmony 650 to control X360 running WMC extender for win7 pc??

    Do you have a remote now that controls the X360? You can teach the 650 the IR commands (assuming it is and IR remote). I presume there is a preset already in the logitech database for this, but I couldn't tell you what it is.
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    Sub-$300 HTPC

    Another option, get a scratch and dent/refurbished Dell Inspiron 560/570 for $259. Use the 15% off coupon to bring it down to $220 (I think the coupon expires tomorrow, but they come and go frequently). Tax depends on your state. Then just buy the tuner and wireless dongles. Comes with the OS...
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    Sub-$300 HTPC

    Save $15 and get 2GB of RAM. AMD X2 250 for $60 and MSI 880GM-E41 for $50 (after $15 rebate) saves you $38. So, those together puts you at about $55 less, after rebate. Getting a used hard drive or mouse/keyboard could also save money (tons of us have stuff like that just laying around)...
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    Do Center Speakers benefit Mp3?

    It all depends on your set up and settings. MP3s are stereo, which means 2 channels, left and right. There is no center channel in mp3s or CDs or most music (though you can buy some music in surround format, and clearly you'd need a center and rear speakers, in addition to front L and R to...
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    Which receiver to use for my home theater?

    Get the receiver that has the features you want. These sort of amps are not made to color the sound, and it is highly unlikely you will hear a difference between the two in a room which is not acoustically treated and without high end speakers, especially when you are comparing one Onkyo amp to...
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    Specifying the Size of the Windows Media Center Live TV buffer.

    I thought both buffers you are talking about were actually the same thing. I don't think my system stores or buffers any content past the pause buffer. If I watch a movie on live TV, and my pause buffer is set to 30 minutes, I can't go and rewind the movie and watch it again after I'm done, as...
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    Best music integration for 7MC

    I'll check that out. Like I said, I have most of the tagging done. I guess foobar puts all the untagged items in one big section that's "?-?" where media center appears to be mixing file name alphabetizing with artist alphabetizing. I dunno, my memory of my problems with it could be fuzzy, so...
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    Best music integration for 7MC

    I don't have an iphone/android, so that is out of the question. I didn't like 7MC because: *It didn't handle my library well (which may partially be my fault due to metadata/tagging issues). Some items would repeat. It had a hard time figuring out what was an album and what was an artist...
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    Best music integration for 7MC

    I know a lot of people have a Logitech Squeezebox or other media device which plays networked music, but I'd really like an all-in-one HTPC solution, with no need for other devices. And it need to be integrated into 7MC, so it can be controlled from a 10' interface with only a remote (like...
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