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cwinfield
- Posts: 575
- Joined: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:14 am
- Location: Monroe, NC
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HTPC Specs:
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CPU: i7 3770
Mobo: Asrock Z77E-ITX
RAM: 16GB G.Skill 2133 DDR3
HDD: 2 SATA 2 SSD in RAID0/4TB HDD
GPU: Intel HD4000
Tuner: Ceton InfiniTV4 PCIe
Case: Silverstone SG08
Remote: Logitech DiNovo Mini
Display: Sony XBR60LX900
Amp: Yamaha TSS-1
TV Provider: TWC
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by cwinfield » Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:43 am
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tony_park
- Posts: 261
- Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:01 pm
- Location: South Yorkshire
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HTPC Specs:
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CPU: Intel i3 2100T
Mobo: Intel
RAM: 4Gb
HDD: 64 GB
GPU: AMD 6450
Tuner: 2x TBS 5981 DVBS2
Case: Custom
Display: Sony 40" LCD
Amp: Onkyo TX-NR509
TV Provider: Sky HD
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by tony_park » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:50 am
wouldn't it be nice, if MS brought in the new playready, into Media Center... ah, in an ideal world!
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STC
- Posts: 6808
- Joined: Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:58 pm
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CPU: Core2 Q6700 / Zalman 7000C Cu
Mobo: Asus P5Q Turbo / Win7 Pro x64
RAM: 8GB Samsung DDR2 6400
HDD: 64GB Crucial SSD OS / 3TB Rec
GPU: ATI Radeon HD6670
Tuner: Ceton iTV4 PCIe / iTV6 ETH
Case: Ahanix D4 - replaced VFD w LCD
Remote: Harmony One / 3xMS 1039
Display: Samsung PN51F8500 / Oppo 103D
Amp: Denon AVR-X4000 / Energy 7.2's
TV Provider: The back of someones barn
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by STC » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:13 pm
TBH I would much prefer it if MS got the heck out of Dodge and other third parties took over.
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Ed
- Posts: 808
- Joined: Sat May 24, 2014 3:14 pm
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Tuner: HDHR Prime
Remote: 4x Logitech Harmony 300i
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by Ed » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:16 pm
STC wrote:TBH I would much prefer it if MS got the heck out of Dodge and other third parties took over.
I just want a reliable, modern, supported solution.
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STC
- Posts: 6808
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HTPC Specs:
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CPU: Core2 Q6700 / Zalman 7000C Cu
Mobo: Asus P5Q Turbo / Win7 Pro x64
RAM: 8GB Samsung DDR2 6400
HDD: 64GB Crucial SSD OS / 3TB Rec
GPU: ATI Radeon HD6670
Tuner: Ceton iTV4 PCIe / iTV6 ETH
Case: Ahanix D4 - replaced VFD w LCD
Remote: Harmony One / 3xMS 1039
Display: Samsung PN51F8500 / Oppo 103D
Amp: Denon AVR-X4000 / Energy 7.2's
TV Provider: The back of someones barn
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by STC » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:49 pm
They control it in a similar fashion to the person you mention. It needs to be affordable to third parties for it to blossom. Presently it's too costly IMO.
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