GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

[aradeath]

61" Samsung DLP HDTV - Via Component

D-Vine HTPC Case w/ VFD
Athlon 2100+
512mb PC2700
Maxtor 250gb HD
Fusion3 HDTV QAM
ATI 9800 AIW - custom res via control panel
Audigy2 ZS

Onkyo 7.1 Reciever
7.1 Audio - via audigy2 digital output

 

[bznotins]

My HTPC isn't all that compared to everyone else's on this thread, but I did manage to squeeze it into a Pioneer DVD case. Maybe someone will find that interesting...

You can also see how I built it using this link at byopvr...

(The HTPC is what looks like a DVD player above my receiver)

 

[Scheizekopf]

aradeath: damn that's a nice looking tv.

 

[darktiger]

I will post better pics when I get a better HTPC case.

 

[Tman]

(sorry guys I just copied my work log)​

Hello guys,

Basically I got into computers about a year and a half ago and I really wanted to build my own computer form the ground up... so I did. This actually did this project about a year ago so I just hope that you guys like it.

Specks
MotherBoard; VieaEpia 5000 Motherboard
Ram: 256 of pc100
HD; 60g Segate IDE Hard Drive
CD RW: I have no idea what kind but i got it for $10
Other; ATI TV AIW

Pictures

Case

Now Which One Works

A to Z

Sadly though because of the wood i used it rean a little in the cracks

Completed Case

I know that I used the Voodoo Logo but I used it becaseuse it is a very easy and goood logo to do what i did and also because I like to hang out at the Voodoo Forums and chat with some of my friends


Thanks Guys

 

[sev]

Thats some classic home brewing there m8! _b

 

[foofighter06]

Samsung 56" DLP
and
[200w Shuttle Power Supply]-[AMD Athlon Mobile XP 2500+]-[Shuttle SN45G]-[512MB Kingston PC3200]-[Radeon AIW VE 64MB DDR]-[80GB 120GXP IBM w/8MB cache HD]-[Creative 12X DVD Drive ]-[1 80mm Sunon Fan]

Wires are a mess but I'll fix that soon.

 

[t10]

My HTPC Setup in the basement:

-Sony KP46WT520 Running at a custom res 1160x666 using DVI (1280x720 there is overscan as usual, and 1080i everything is too darn small hehehe)
-Shuttle SN45G2V2
-XP-M 2400+ @ 2.2Ghz
-512MB Ram
-Radeon 9800 Pro
-Soundstorm DD 5.1 to Pioneer 740SX receiver using optical SPDIF
-Wireless Logitech elite KB and MX1000 mouse. (Works on my couch, I am playin Painkiller BOH now, and it works on the darn couch haha. Seriously logitech rules, I still ove them, for giving out those free freedom wireless KB and Mice sets few years back)
-Asus 802.11G PCI Card


Text Quality:

Overview:

Upclose:

Bunch more shots:
http://www.vassek.net/htpc4.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc5.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc6.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc7.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc8.jpg

Some older shots (notice the white DVDrom haha):
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff6.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff1.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff2.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff3.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff4.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff5.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff7.jpg

 

[KoZLop]

can i have your tv? :-O

 

[Scheizekopf]

Very nice tv FooFighter.

My dad is looking at getting one of those. I think the 61"? though.

 

[foofighter06]

Thanks man.

Soon I hope to post some updated pics without all the wire mess.

 

[machz]

Christmas morning, you have to love a Hi-Def fireplace on Christmas..

 

[KoZLop]

nice and toasty..

 

[ch0s3npimp]

Christmas morning, you have to love a Hi-Def fireplace on Christmas..

I just absolutly love your setup and your tv isnt extremely big as others i've seen ^ check post above lol jk

 

[JediFonger]

it ain't the best... but i'd always like to say that my system has heart =). i get my TV stuff from torrents. thinking about adding ATI HDTV tuner... but i'm in basement so reception might not be acceptable. will have to experiment when budget permits.

for spex:
http://www.fongunlimited.com/htpc/
^here's a sampling from the pix i have from my site:

 

[fossill]

My HTPC Setup in the basement:

-Sony KP46WT520 Running at a custom res 1160x666 using DVI (1280x720 there is overscan as usual, and 1080i everything is too darn small hehehe)
-Shuttle SN45G2V2
-XP-M 2400+ @ 2.2Ghz
-512MB Ram
-Radeon 9800 Pro
-Soundstorm DD 5.1 to Pioneer 740SX receiver using optical SPDIF
-Wireless Logitech elite KB and MX1000 mouse. (Works on my couch, I am playin Painkiller BOH now, and it works on the darn couch haha. Seriously logitech rules, I still ove them, for giving out those free freedom wireless KB and Mice sets few years back)
-Asus 802.11G PCI Card


Text Quality:

Overview:

Upclose:

Bunch more shots:
http://www.vassek.net/htpc4.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc5.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc6.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc7.jpg
http://www.vassek.net/htpc8.jpg

Some older shots (notice the white DVDrom haha):
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff6.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff1.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff2.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff3.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff4.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff5.jpg
http://www3.sympatico.ca/t20/htpc/showoff7.jpg

Are you kidding me? Forget the TV, I want your Crib! Dood, that is legit as ****!!! aye... Mad props, mad props.. What do all of you do to afford this stuff. I mean, I'm a college student, I have some sweet stuff, but my god...

 

[foofighter06]

Here we go.

Less wire mess.

 

[t10]

What do all of you do to afford this stuff. I mean, I'm a college student, I have some sweet stuff, but my god...

Hehe, considering I have a rear projection box instead of a plasma, whatever it is that I am doing it, I could do better


And foofighter06, that stand looks amazing, really gives your setup that modernized yet classy look. Props man.

Btw, how you liking those speakers in terms of power? Can you shake up the house?

 

[foofighter06]

And foofighter06, that stand looks amazing, really gives your setup that modernized yet classy look. Props man.

Btw, how you liking those speakers in terms of power? Can you shake up the house?

Thanks man. The Sub can really rattle the floor. I believe it's an 8" down firing ported sub. Not the biggest, but for the size of the system it sounds pretty nice. To me the center channel isn't as loud as I would like for it to be. I'm thinking about trying to get the center channel out of the floor, and sit it on top of the cable box. Dialogue in movies seems to be a lil' hard to understand at times, but then again my hearing isn't the best in the world. I actually think the speakers sound better for music than I do movies though. Using the Optical out on the shuttle makes mp3's and audio cd's sound terrific. The DVD player with that came with the Samsung HTIB doesn't seem to play DVD's or music cd's as loud as the Shuttle can play music through the system. I'm thinking about just playing all DVD's through the shuttle to see if they are louder that way.

Overall I like the setup though.

 

[machz]

I just absolutly love your setup and your tv isnt extremely big as others i've seen ^ check post above lol jk

Thanks..... The TV is 42" and I have it in my 12X12 den so anything bigger would just be too much

 

[valve1138]

Finally got a decent digital camera, so here are some pics!

overall pic of the home theater

closer up of the rack

specs:
Sony 50" XBR Grand Wega, KF-50XBR800
Yamaha RXV-1 receiver
Mirage Speakers all around.
OM-C2 front center, OM-C3 rear center, OM 10's up front, an LF-150 sub, and OM-R2's for the rears
A Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai DVD player, progressive scan of course
A Samsung HDTV terrestrial receiver
An SA HDTV cable box
A ReplayTV 4000 series with a self upgraded 250 gig drive, one of two I have had since they came out.

And of course the HTPC:
Abit IS-10 motherboard
Ati Radeon 9600 Pro with component dongle
160 gig OS drive, everything is on a server now, although I used to use this for local storage
Lite-On DVD-Rom drive
enclosed in a spiffy Antec Aria case
It drives the Sony at a comfortable 1776x1000
I'm using the onboard sound as it has an optical output.

I currently use a Logitech wireless set to control it. Once Meedio fixes there DD/DTS issue I'll switch to that and use my Niveus PC remote.

 

[t10]

I'm thinking about just playing all DVD's through the shuttle to see if they are louder that way.

Hmm, how is your DVD connected to the receiver? If it is a digital connection then volume level should not really matter, just crank it up high enough to hear hehe.

I dislike listening to any music on my shuttle, since in the back of my head I think that the Shuttle fan makes noise, noise = bad. In reality though, I just close the window, and I cant hear it at all, and WindowsMedia player with visualisations on to full screen makes it really cool, kinda like club scene with the lights dimmed

valve1138, what is that outlet on the lower right, beside the speaker? Looks like speaker terminals.
Also, 9600pro, no Xbox, no PS2, no consoles. Do you just watch movies?

 

[foofighter06]

Machz, is the number 10 or number 6 on those winston cup car models below your tv?

Cause if it's a 6 you just found out why i gots a 6 after my name.

and t10 the DVD player is part of the whole HTiB system. So it's got it's own cable to carry the sound. It's not a standard type cable.

 

[machz]

Machz, is the number 10 or number 6 on those winston cup car models below your tv?

Cause if it's a 6 you just found out why i gots a 6 after my name.

and t10 the DVD player is part of the whole HTiB system. So it's got it's own cable to carry the sound. It's not a standard type cable.

That would be #6 for Martin

 

[JediFonger]

valve, why not lay the center speaker on the top of the screen? it can only help the dialogue.

 

[valve1138]

valve, why not lay the center speaker on the top of the screen? it can only help the dialogue.

I used to with one of those VCR shelves that mount to the top of TV's. Then it fell off the back one day and sheared off the jacks mounted in the wall. The problem is the top of the TV is only about 4 or 5 inches wide, and that center channel is deep and heavy.

I have yet to come up with an attractive way to mount it back up there.

Someday it will return to it's rightful place.

 

[JediFonger]

you can use a mountkit on walls or there is a company that makes mounting center speakers on top of flat panels... the name escapes me but there is one or two companies that offer it.

 

[valve1138]

you can use a mountkit on walls or there is a company that makes mounting center speakers on top of flat panels... the name escapes me but there is one or two companies that offer it.

I considered that, but the TV is too far out from the wall to make it attractive. I'm owned by the shape of the TV.

I do have a plan that I will someday enact. I will make a stand to go over the TV, and I will place the center channel on that plus additional components to get rid of the rack to the left which I want to use elsewhere.

It's actually not that bad with the center channel below the TV like that, although not a clear sounding with it on top.

 

[Volk]

the setup. mitsubishi 52725 52" HD DLP. P4 3.0 ghz, 1gb ram, 400gb hd, radeon 9800 pro, chaintech av710, and Media Center 2005.

edit: to the right between the speaker and tv is going to be a dvd stand with dvds.

OTA HD recording. standard 30 second skip function. series recording, blah blah.

I've got 400gb that I rip my dvds to, and media center can play them directly with dolby/dts sent digitally to my receiver.

the guide

Spiderman 2

MCE 2005 does everything I need it to so I didn't want to bother setting up something a litle harder like mythtv.

 

[Premise]

My HTPC:
ABIT VA-10, AMD Athlon XP2800+, 512MB Twinmos PC3200, Radeon 9800Pro, 16x Dual Layer LiteOn DVD/RW, Maxtor 250GB HD, 2x ATI E-Home Wonders, Logisys CS688CL home theater case, DVI-D to HDMI Cable, Windows MCE 2005.

I had an ABIT NF7-S Rev.2 but it had issues and it would not fit in the clear case, but the VA-10 seems to be doing a good job.

 

[thisisglen]

Glad to see more and more home made home thearter PC users. Can't wait till they get the guide here in Australia.

Here's what mine looks like (Don't mind the silly round corners, these images are direct from my webpage):

Stats aren't very good, it's my old PC: Athlon 2100+, 512, 120GB, HDTV tuner, Gefore 4ti and that's about all

glen.

 

[CrimandEvil]

Glen
I wonder if the inside of your HTPC is about as clean as your Lian Li case.

 

[thisisglen]

Pretty close actually.. I think i might have an obsesive compolsive the only thing that lets it down is the 2 ribbon cables instead of having sata. The hard drive and DVD are in ackward spots..

Might post a picture of it over in Rate my cables..

 

[CrimandEvil]

You should,

I think i might have an obsesive compolsive

Join the club, you should see the looks my GF gives me when I start talking about her cables and how crappy they look.

Currently I'm rebuilding her PC rebuilding and she thinks I'm nuts for getting my little sister to braid the cables on her PSU (just the easy four pin molex plugs) and thats just for starters.

She'e even now starting to make obsessive complosive jokes because of it. LOL

 

[Zero_Distortion]

Overview:

Jesus and I thought my room was big. Thats gorgious

 

[PRIME1]

Upgraded the video card in my HTPC

http://prime1.digitalwreckage.com/htpc

 

[Nvidia]

I guess this might disqualify me as a N00b
Pics of ComP s00n

CPU: 733 MHz chip crafted by Intel
Graphics Processor: 250MHz custom chip named XGPU, developed by Microsoft and nVIDIA
Total Memory: The RAM in the Xbox will be supplied by Micron, it will be 64 MB running at 200MHz DDR (Double-Data-Rate)
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4 GB/sec


Most Important Artifacts:
Samsung DVD Player with Window
Seagate 80Gb Barracuda
Xecuter 2.3 Professional (Non-Solderless)
Color - Silver
1 5mm 6000MCD in each Port
2 3mm Bi color LEDs in eject Button (Board)
Underglow (5 3mm LEDS)
1 80mm LED (Blue) Fan
2 Cathodes 1 Round 1 12" (Blue)
2 LED (Blue) 1 3mm and 1 5mm Controllers X-S Logo 1 Silver 1 Blue

MoVieZ:
32 Episodes of Red Vs Blue
2 DVD's Of Girls Gone Wild

GaMeS:
Burnout 3
Driv3r
Counter-Strike
GTA: III
GTA: Vice City
Halo
Halo 2
Halo NMP (Modded)
HCE - Halo Cache Editor - Make Warthogs Fly etc.
Madden 2005
Midtown Madness 3
MVP Baseball 2004
MX Unleashed
NFL Blitz 03
NFS Underground 2
Project Gotham Racing 2 and 1
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4
Mech Assault
Bloodwake
Rallysport 3
SneS Emulator 485 Games (Roms)

 

[Scheizekopf]

Nice lookin XBOX.

 

[groebuck]

How are you getting the TV in 16:9 format from your HTPC without an HD tv card??

 

[IDversusEGO]

some good looking setups in here lateyl. I need to get some pics of mine since i expanded.