GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

[valve1138]

Hidaglio, is that a Mirage Center channel?

:heart: for Mirage.

 

[Pherret]

Sorry about the wierd pic sizes, Im just trying to keep the file size down and post pictures that are actually smaller than your monitor's viewable area... unlike some.

This made front page a few years ago, and many many forum updates ago. Everything in the pic is the same, besides the hdd 4g->20g. I won't realy use the space but I figured the 4g was old enough to kick off soon. I realy only use it for playing DVDs, with a minimal amount of other stuff.

All buttoned up

the integral buttons are used from the vcr case(Power, eject...)

center [H] is power, left and right are Hdd and DvD. Maybe center should have been [H]ard drive. heh

The old setup with the infamous 40" Mitsubishi Tube . Largest tube tv ever made I believe. (About 400lbs though.)

That took some work!

The insides for who is interested.

I finally just recently got a front-end running(myhtpc) and a gyromouse. The remotes are too expensive for what they do. As far as I look at it.

 

[Big Worm]

Wow what was the picture like on that 40" tube?

 

[Pherret]

The tv itself is nice and bright.. As normal tube tvs are. Big bright tubes are good because you can watch it from anywhere in the room with no viewing angle problems. If you look hard you can see a bit of bluring towards the corners as the designers were struggling to keep focus on the behemouth with so much flatish surface area. You don't notice it at all otherwise.

hehe, when it turns on you hear the voltage potential in the room change as probably a few thousand static arcs occur across the screen. Not visible though.

As for how it worked with the htpc, I can't give an accurate score. I didn't mess with the video settings past setting at 800x600. It worked fine that way. Text was difficult to see, but thats a natural problem with tvs anyway.

If anyone doesn't know much about tubes, to get purfect focus on the whole picture every part of the screen must be the exact same distance away from the emitter. But sence people don't like watching a globed surface, they opt for more flat, which would put some areas slightly out of focus.

 

[cpt_gloval]

all packed into this case when I'm done:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-130-113&depa=0

don't get me wrong i'm not nitpicking your choice of cases, but when will companies ditch that ugly floppy drive hole on their snazzy black cases? it just looks bad.

i'm shopping for a case for my htpc-in-progress but nothing in my price range (up to $70ish) is really catching my eye. lots of nice $100-$150 range cases though.

 

[Zuht]

Do the front A/V inputs work?

 

[Pherret]

Thats what 3/4 people ask when they see it.

No.

I have no real use for it to be working. Ive got an A/V switch box I built to do that.

(edit) Atleast to just make inputs go through to the TV.(edit)

 

[Pwnisher]

My HTPC: H2O cooled Antec Aria, Barton 2500+, 9800 AIW, 120gb 7200rpm HD, TDK 4x DVD burner, and 512mb RAM (needs an upgrade.)

Picture of the radiator mounted on the left hand side panel (facing the front)

Radiator and intake fan mounted looking from the top.

The case in my rack:

And my setup in all it's glory:

 

[Qwijib0]

WHERE DID U GET THAT CASE!?!?!?! i want to find that one! in the usa...lmk if u got it in the states or not

not the _same_ case, but close:

http://www.atechfabrication.com/

HTPC cases, rackmount included, along with external RAID cases for sata arrays.

 

[MaddJoser]

 

[rlee]

^^ really nice, its amazing how clear the text is on that TV.

 

[MaddJoser]

It's due to DVI 1:1 pixel mapping on this TV. These are just digital images (can't capture what you really see) it looks better in real life. I type this ten feet from my TV and see it just fine.

 

[Garage81]

It's due to DVI 1:1 pixel mapping on this TV. These are just digital images (can't capture what you really see) it looks better in real life. I type this ten feet from my TV and see it just fine.

what TV is that, and is it LCD projection? im looking to buy something similiar very soon.

 

[MaddJoser]

here you go

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=414371

 

[CIWS]

Nothing too fancy here. Bought an Antec Aria and put a A64 3200+ in it. It's now my TV and MP3 player in the entertainment center and it also works on the Folding project.

 

[royjr]

I see that your TV suffers from the same top/bottom cropping as my Hitachi HDTV does. No matter HOW much I adjust things in Powerstrip, I always seem to loose a little from the top and bottom. lol Ah well.....it's still really fun to frag/drive on 65" of goodness.

 

[Bighitter]

I used the following resolution with powerstrip to get 0 overscan on my Hitachi 57SWX20B

1184x666p=1184,176,56,240,666,31,6,47,74520,1

I don't know how games will handle that res though.

 

[HardOCP News]

old picture, I'll have to post a newer one soon.

 

[Jiffylush]

Here is my last system link

It was:
a7n8x deluxe
1700+ w/ sk7
2x256 corsair pc3200c2
aiw-8500dv w/ remote wonder
pvr-250
80gb wd se

New system (no pics yet)
Antec Sonata (2 120s on rheobus)
IC7
p4 2.4c
2x256 pc3500 geil
9700pro
pvr-250
zalman 7000
wd 200gb se
wd 160gb se
seagate sata 120gb
8x dvdrom
48x cd burner (never used, but it is behind the door)
Still using the remote wonder, but plan on picking up a firefly soon

 

[Exitwound]

I'm slowly building mine from obsolete parts, but I've come into a new system upgrade recently so the following will be delivering the HTPC experience:

Right now:
pentium][-700Mhz
384MB pc100 RAM
SBLIVE 5.1
Guillemot GeForce2
16x DVD/CDRW combo drive

In a few days I'll have this:
ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe
512MB DDR400 RAM
No current processor. Waiting for a hand-me-down.
Crucial Radeon 9600 PRO
16x DVD/CDRW combo drive

all to be displayed on this, a Mitsubishi WS-65313 65" HDTV:

 

[sev]

I hate you all......

Just built a box for such purposes.

AthlonXP 2200
512MB PC2700
Biostar M7NCG - With NF2 Soundstorm
80Gig HDD
GF4ti4200

I also work for a case importer and we recently got these little gems into stock:

http://www.suza-fr.com/default.aspx?lg=FR&product=362 (excuse the French its our head office )

So, Im working on building it up. Looking for a decently priced Tuner card with digital freeview capabilities. And a decent TV.....

 

[sev]

Oh for anyone in the UK with HTPC rigs, this might be nice :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29783&item=5706461526

(no its not me selling them)

 

[groebuck]

I just got mine as well - two VGA connections, one DVI and boatloads of component and composite and svga -

Right now I have my Progressive Scan DVD, XBOX with HIDef pack and Pace HDTV Cable box all hooked up (Pace via Time Warner does DVI to DVI - schweet!) -

Got it all for 2499, 18 months same as cash and a free tivo! (which I sold hehe - I have DVR from Time Warner downstairs - ).....


now to hook up my ati 9700 AIW pro

 

[CrimsonSky]

I called this one Jujube after my fave movie theater candy Scratchbuilt case, parts mostly found at Lowe's. The front bezel is an aluminum door saddle (or sill). Interior framing is all alum angle from Lowes. Acrylic from local plastic shop. The gold finish is Duplicolor simulated annodized paint.

specs:

P4 2.8c
MSI MicroATX mobo
ATI AIW 9800 Pro w/remote
SB Audigy2 ZS
Sony DVDR-RW
1GB Corsair
200GB WD Sata HDD
BeyondTV 3
WinXP Pro

Additional hardware:

Griffen Powermate USB Knob
Matrix orbital 2x24 VFD

 

[XariX]

That is so awesome!

 

[Forthy]

That is so awesome!

Couldn't put it better myself - great job Crimson Sky

 

[bish]

CrimsonSky, that is a VERY impressive homebrew! Guys like you keep modding competitive.

 

[CrimsonSky]

thanks people-Couple of things I would have improved is another fan intake, finish head hex bolts and a bigger VFD..a lesson for next time

 

[enforcer17]

Here is the first step to my new Home Theatre. I did have an HTPC but I sold it and will be getting a new shuttle to take it's place.

anyways, pics of my new TV. later in the week i'll be adding a Sony DVD Dream System, then the suttle a little later.

Link:
http://www.techyguy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34

 

[STRESSTEST]

bad link?

 

[sev]

Ive just put a satellite card in mine from www.technisat.com and a dish up and now its a PVR for freeview channels! The image quality is amazing, it must be damn close to DVD quality... it leaves a conventional tuner card for dead!

 

[ascully]

I have had my HTPC a while now specs and piccys follow

Kanam Accent HT200B HTPC Case
Sony KP-51WS510 51" HDTV TV
Soyo Dragon KT400 Ultra Mainboard
Athlon XP 2700+ Tbred Core 333MHZ FSB
1GB Crucial DDR PC3200
Nvidia FX5200 AGP 8X Graphics
Hauppage PVR 250BTV TV Tuner
ATI HDTV Wonder
Zalman CNPS6000CU Heatsink
Enermax 400W Noise Killer PSU
Samsung 60GB 7200 IDE Hard Drive
Samsung 160GB 7200 IDE Hard Drive
QuietPC Silentdrive HD Enclosure
Sony DRU-510A DVDR +/-
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz PCI Soundcard
Wireless Keyboard
ATI Remote Wonder Remote Control
2 x 60MM Vantec ThermaFlo Case Fans
Windows XP Pro SP1
Powered By Snapstream Beyond TV

 

[isp]

very nice ascully, I have that same box stand except i use it for folding boxen...

 

[ascully]

Thanks man its actually a stand from Walmart cheapest I could find at short notice the day before my HDTV arrived

 

[isp]

true, it looks a lot like those high end audio stands imo but it's only a fraction of the cost!

 

[kronchev]

how much was that stand?

 

[isp]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...pe=1&dept=4044&path=0:4044:103150:91790:91850

$80

 

[ascully]

Yeah it was on sale actually at $70 in my local store

 

[vxspiritxv]

My antec aria HTPC running linux (showing glmatrix) at 1920x1080i.
Only mod, put a hole into the dlink card for a serial port.

Modeline "1080i" 74.176 1920 1960 2016 2200 1080 1082 1088 1125 Interlace
Option      "IgnoreEDID" "1"

ToDo: buy a MyHDTV card & wait for nVidia to fix linux drivers xV crash as well as opengl vsync crash.

 

[durban38]

CrimsonSky, that a cool case. Where did you get that knob, and what does it do?