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All the Arduino items I've seen appear needlessly overpriced for this project, from what I've seen at least. The simple act of enabling or disabling power via USB shouldn't cost that much. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, or haven't researched Arduino enough, but the cheapest item I've...

Well that's no good. Attempting to modify /sys/bus/usb/devices power via the control file and autosuspend doesn't work against 'dumb' devices. Looks like the motherboard constantly feeds +5VDC across pin 1 regardless and cannot be controlled by the software. I'll need a smart device of some...

That's what I was looking for! Thanks guys; I'll let you know how it turns out. (I'll basically assemble it in steps with the least amount of pieces first to see if it's at acceptable levels and add relays/boosts if required) And maybe one day in the future use a relay to power something like...

Some candidates I've looked over were: http://www.amazon.com/Install-Essentials-513T-Piezo-Siren/dp/B0009SUEX6/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_4 http://www.autotoys.com/x/product.php?productid=1014#detailed And things of that nature. It doesn't have to be big, and shouldn't be complicated. Just loud. Even...

Yeah I didn't know where to put this one...Audio and electrical engineering are my weak subjects. My basic question is audio related, but nothing else about it is so it's going in 'General Hardware': I need an inexpensive device capable of easily emitting a very noticeable 'noise' across a...

The Onyko 400 series something'er'other was ordered. The $200 one. Milady said we don't need to upconvert a damn thing and if we do it can go downstairs. I've decided to take an older system that isn't doing anything and make it the project PC to prove I can do everything I want with a PC...

Maybe it's just because I'm trying to stay under $300 on this receiver, but I've seen issues with both Pioneer's VSX-1022 and all of Onyko's receivers for this year having issues. Some say the firmware fixes it, some say it doesn't help at all. The difference is: If a part of a receiver goes...

Ah, IR blasters. Suppose that'll work. The TV and projector can both display 1080p, so I guess they'll be alright. Or I suppose I'll be returning a lot of items as I find out what works and what doesn't. (Or ebaying. This seems more like art than science) Guess we'll just relabel stuff like...

So then: How do I go from the receiver to the TV and projector? Do I have to buy a receiver that supports two HDMI outputs? Or I just have to have it selected before I turn it on? Or just make sure the other is turned off?

So basically nothing I'm trying to do here to make the entire home theater system more flexible and easier to upgrade in the future is worth the hassle, and will probably cost more in both time and money, and work worse. I'm getting really close to just ordering one of these...

My concern with universal remotes (Among the complexity of them getting out of sync) is that the projector is behind all the other equipment and uses IR. But the reoccurring theme here is "Buy another receiver, even if it's only going to switch between two HDMI input devices" :-/

Wait...I'm misunderstanding how HDMI works. If I took 4 HDMI devices into a single switch, then took the output and split it 2 ways, one to an audio device (an amplifier for example) and one to a video device (a projector) they'd both get twice as much information as they could process, but...

Edit: And trying to find an HDMI splitter that splits out the audio into a digital format isn't going so easily...still working on it. *laughs* I was just in my co-workers office lamenting over this decision and we start going back and forth for about half an hour about Google TVs and...

Talked with the significant other again and have agreed to setup a retro gaming station downstairs with projector for anything that isn't HDMI or can't easily upscale. Old receiver will move there methinks. That said, since the consoles will only ever be on one at a time...I only need...two...

Ya'll are right. I posed the question to my girl, and thought about it this morning. Even if the PC and an amp can do all the things the receiver can, and is more flexible, I simply don't have the free time I used to. While it's redundant, if something goes wrong with the PC the receiver...

I looked over some receiver options, but honestly a single $100 input card that only seems to have issues when capturing, something I wasn't doing, don't have a PS3 so didn't mind the HDCP (Which I thought someone said they got working anyway) and didn't mind gaming in 1080i vs 1080p was far...

The old receiver I have now is powering the speakers. No issues, it just can't handle HDMI in any form. I'm outputting audio from the STB to the receiver via RCA. Was going to switch to SPDIF when I got the PC completed. I've considered the universal remote, but even the logitech ones that...

So maybe I should look at saving up and getting a more intelligent receiver for all this stuff rather, deal with having to switch inputs at the receiver level and skip trying to use the PC as the primary device. I just wasn't looking forward to buying another receiver when they seem so overkill...

*******************Begin Edits************* The short answer is 'Yes'. Buy a receiver; it's less hassle. *******************End Edits*************** It's Cyber Monday. I'm rebuilding my entire home theater setup. I have to make a quick decision: In building the new HTPC do I bother...

Update: Or I could just use the one NORCO recommends: http://www.ipcdirect.net/servlet/Detail?no=272 Derp :p

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm building this in a NORCO RPC-4224 which will take ATX power supplies and I'm hoping that will ease installation. Edit: Actually...ATX is a motherboard size and a power standard, but I'm not really familiar with what you'd call the ATX power supply physical...

Have you found any mini-redundant PSU that don't have a reputation of (at least during some production lines) single-point failure issues? On Newegg alone I've seen Athena's with cap-plague and iSTARs actually setting peoples' equipment on fire. Are DIY options really this lacking in...

Server manufacturers. Not server motherboard manufacturers. I should have been more specific. "Server manufacturers with which I'm familiar" have modules separate and each connects to the board with a different plug. Each manufacturer is obviously free to make their own design decision...

I think I answered my own question. (of course, minutes after posting here) It looks like when you build a white box system you must purchase a single power supply unit that is composed of one or more redundant power supply modules. This permits a single power supply cable to go to the...

Summary: Why am I having so much trouble finding a motherboard that accepts redundant power? I've never gone through the trouble of finding parts for a DIY system that needed redundant power, but perhaps I misunderstand how you would build one of these. All I'm finding are links for server...

I can't even begin to imagine the amount these upgrades raise the value of the house. Some not so much, but others have to be considerable.

Really very cool. I got a minute after I finished installing some track lighting and took a look at the parts. I just hooked everything together for a test run. This little T-amp is sweet. 5 minutes, I'm playing these sitting the speakers on the tables and the amp hooked to the laptop. Dial...

There's always a billion things going on here so I try to put time towards projects when I can. Just decided to get my feet wet and try it out a bit. 16 AWG 2C Carol Architectural Speaker Cable 100 ft. CMR Part Number: 100-722 1 $24.54 $24.54 Dayton Audio CS620C 6-1/2" 2-Way...

>.< http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19247242.aspx PE 2850 = Old Xeon = no VT = No 64-bit virtualization = No Win2k8 #^%@ Ah well, time to buy another I guess. They're cheap. I'll upgrade to 9th gen or higher soon enough. Maybe just VM the 32bit Linux servers...

First: That clicked. Great way to describe it. :eek: You've done over two years ago what I'd like to have across my house. That's entirely how I planned to control the central audio source, right down to the shoutcast server. (At least to start) The great part is that you even used the...

Ok, if I'm following you correctly, you meant "20 watts used", correct? And "Power" equals "Watts". And it sounds like "Sensitivity" = "efficiency", or "a highly efficient speaker will produce more dB with less watts", but less ohms does not mean it is more efficient. I'm a visual learner...

Fenris, you're awesome. This should probably be reposted and stickied somewhere. The math is going to take me some time to get my head around, but a lot of this is much more clear than anything I've read anywhere else. Yesterday was "Get home from work & crash" and today has been "Wake...

First, thank you all for such a huge response. I'll certainly be moving forward with some form of Hypervisor, be it from MS, Citrix or VMware. (So, no, I haven't decided which yet) Also, I apologize for putting this in Networking & Security. It should be in Virtualization. I'll let you know...

@Activate: AMD: Thanks for letting me know I'm coming across OK. I think you've got what I'm trying for spot-on. I'd really prefer to avoid a big honking master AMP if I am forced to place small ones in each room. I could spend the extra money on Polk or Yamaha speakers that sound better. AVS...

Yup. Confused again. So high level input is 16 gauge speaker wire driven by amps, and RCA is lower power. Can an amp take an RCA input and convert it to high level? Meaning, if I split it downstairs from the computer, would it make it all over the house to auto-selector switches, and finally...

If you have any, would you mind sharing? I've worked with VMware ESXi a bit, and enjoy it. I haven't played with Hyper-V from Microsoft, and will probably avoid using it if possible. I can read documentation of issues running on either (mostly Hyper-V, but I'm sure that's because people...

Thanks for all the information. Sounds like this is going to require a bigger budget than I originally thought. Good thing I'm getting a decent refund this year. Addtionally: Holy crap! That's awesome and brilliant. I need like 5 of those. I have two remaining questions: To...

I'm not certain this is in the right forum, but it's the closest I could find. I need a bit of advice regarding...well, mixing and matching audio equipment. Scenario: Three story townhouse Cat6 wire has been run to all floors Edit: I ran the Cat6, I can easily run any other cable as well...

Can't believe I forgot alcohol! I just had a fun idea of simply making VM ESXi servers an element name, and any virtual servers they run allotropes of that element! Of course, that screws up my IPs, unless I run VMs on separate networks...hmm...