This page will be dedicated to my home theater setup and media center pcs. Updates coming soon.
HTPC Specs
HP Pavilion Elite d5100t ATX PC
Windows 7 Professional
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q9300 (2.5GHz)
4GB DDR2-800MHz dual channel SDRAM (4×1024)
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9500GS, DVI-I, VGA, HDMI Video Card
500GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
15-in-1 memory card reader, 2 USB, 1394, audio
3 ATI TV Wonder external digital cable tuner (CableCards)
Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports
ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe – Enables TrueHD and DTS HD Audio tracks
Windows Home Server Specs – 11.5TB
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply 115/ 230 V
OCZ Platinum 8GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Intel BOXDQ35JOE LGA 775 Intel Q35 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
NORCO RPC-4020 4U Rackmount Server Case
Dynatron P555 77mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Supermicro’s SASLP-MV8 controller
LITE-ON Black 8X Slim DVD
PROMISE SATA300 TX4 PCI SATA II Controller
Mix of hard drives, mostly WD Green 1TB
Intel Pro 1000 Network Card (Pci-e)
I am running Windows 7 Media Center with ArcSoft Total Media Theater 3. This setup allows me to stream all my DVDs and even BluRay Movies from my Home Server (specs below). I use the Media Browser Plugin.
Here is a screen shot from Media Browser:
Media Browser Cover Flow
I have customized the Media Center screen from blue to black. Here is how I did it.
