X-303 Prometheus
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- Apr 11, 2005
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The computer is a Shuttle SK43G with a AMD Athalon XP 2500 processor, 1GB ram, 2 Maxtor 250 gig hard drives & DVD Burner.
The Tivo Unit is a Samsung DirecTivo with 2 tuners
The receiver is a Yamaha 5.1 channel
The 5 speakers are JBL Control series OneX monitors
The sub is a JBL Northridge series 10" 150 watt powered sub
The Keyboard is a BTC #9019URF RF Wireless USB Keyboard with Dual Mode Joystick Mouse
The handheld mouse is a Targus# PAUM30U RF Wireless Presenter
The gamepad/joystick is a Logitec Wingman RF wireless. I got it on close out for $18 so I bought 3 of them!
The TV set is a Phillips 32"
Both the computer and the Tivo are connected to the receiver via the SPDIF optical inputs.
The computer is not used as a PVR. I don't think there is a computer based PVR program that can beat the ease of the DirecTivo. I am not interested in burning TV shows to DVD. I can do
that on my main computer system in the other room if I need to. I have the output from the Tivo running to that system as well via a long AV cable.
The computer is hooked to the TV using the S-Video input. I have the resolution set to 1024x768 at 60hz. To make the text look better on the screen I am running a custom DPI setting of 105.
For software I'm using Meedio Essentials with the Meellow theme.
I hope to upgrade to a HDTV set sometime in the next year or so but I will probably be stuck
with using a VGA to component video converter. The computer only has a VGA out and I'm not too thrilled with the thought of sticking a new video card in the system.
When I do get a new set I would like to use at least 1024x768. I would appreciate any help
as to whether that will be possible with a CRT HDTV set using component input.
The Tivo Unit is a Samsung DirecTivo with 2 tuners
The receiver is a Yamaha 5.1 channel
The 5 speakers are JBL Control series OneX monitors
The sub is a JBL Northridge series 10" 150 watt powered sub
The Keyboard is a BTC #9019URF RF Wireless USB Keyboard with Dual Mode Joystick Mouse
The handheld mouse is a Targus# PAUM30U RF Wireless Presenter
The gamepad/joystick is a Logitec Wingman RF wireless. I got it on close out for $18 so I bought 3 of them!
The TV set is a Phillips 32"
Both the computer and the Tivo are connected to the receiver via the SPDIF optical inputs.
The computer is not used as a PVR. I don't think there is a computer based PVR program that can beat the ease of the DirecTivo. I am not interested in burning TV shows to DVD. I can do
that on my main computer system in the other room if I need to. I have the output from the Tivo running to that system as well via a long AV cable.
The computer is hooked to the TV using the S-Video input. I have the resolution set to 1024x768 at 60hz. To make the text look better on the screen I am running a custom DPI setting of 105.
For software I'm using Meedio Essentials with the Meellow theme.
I hope to upgrade to a HDTV set sometime in the next year or so but I will probably be stuck
with using a VGA to component video converter. The computer only has a VGA out and I'm not too thrilled with the thought of sticking a new video card in the system.
When I do get a new set I would like to use at least 1024x768. I would appreciate any help
as to whether that will be possible with a CRT HDTV set using component input.