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[gurucahaithanya]

My mobo doesnt have PCIe only PCI X 02 slots :sad:
As of now only LCD 19" monitor and sometimes my pana 42 " plasma thru VGA cable

Is it that I need to upgrade to a new mobo+SMPS and retain my proc+cabinet+ram and then buy a graphics card and sound card ?

The max resolution through VGA is less around 1386 X 788. I don't remember the exact resolution. In the Pana Guide the resolutions supported are mentioned.

 

[novice-akki]

The max resolution through VGA is less around 1386 X 788. I don't remember the exact resolution. In the Pana Guide the resolutions supported are mentioned.

I would rather upgrade (though the PQ is acceptable) than fiddle/change VGA wires to hook up TV and monitor every time as desktop only has 01 video out...

 

[sam9s]

My mobo doesnt have PCIe only PCI X 02 slots :sad:
As of now only LCD 19" monitor and sometimes my pana 42 " plasma thru VGA cable

Is it that I need to upgrade to a new mobo+SMPS and retain my proc+cabinet+ram and then buy a graphics card and sound card ?

friend first quote the message correctly, it creates a confusion while reading ...... dont take it other wise just make sure you quote the message correctly ...

Coming to your problem ..... resolution wise VGA would do the job, however there are other limitations. like no dual displays (which is what you want I guess) plus no HD passthrough etc.

If you have a Home theater and want a proper HD audio with sharp full HD video, better upgrade to a new mobo. You processor, RAM are ok, just find a compatible mobo that has a PCIE slot and get a new GPU. Thats all you need to do for now.

The max resolution through VGA is less around 1386 X 788. I don't remember the exact resolution. In the Pana Guide the resolutions supported are mentioned.

errrrr not trying to nitpick here VGA technically has no resolution limit. It can go up to 2048x1536p@85 Hz, however there are other limitations. Though theoretically VGA is unlimited but the effects of PI
filters, DAC bandwidth, cable bandwidth, connector quality, all play a part on the final image quality.

 

[novice-akki]

@ sam

Pardon my ignorance (regd. confusing quote)

Any pointers for a easily available compatible mobo and matching GPU which'll suffice my video needs as for sound card I am certain about ASUS xonar...also will I need a new SMPS (250 watts as of now) or that can be done later.

I want to start with mobo and then keep adding other components.

 

[sam9s]

^^ mmm I have a spare gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 mobo that would be compatible with your proc and ram and has PCIE as welll. I can sell it to you provided you are ready to bear the courier cost.
Or since you are in Delhi NCR only, you can collect it from me from my office in Noida. If this sound good tell me and I shall PM you the price...

 

[spirovious]

This is my yama 863 AVR dispaly when I played a file with DTS HD MA.Now is my AVR is delivering DTS HD MA?

You can press info button on front panal of AVR & find it out.It may not be always true that it is HD audio.When nothing is fed to AVR,I can see decoder off on AVR display.As soon as I play,I can see Dts-HD if it receives it,else DTS only.

I also found that when I select DSP like spectacle,DTs-HD changes to DTS.
With straight, 7ch stereo mode I get Dts-HD with same movie.

Now is that AVR down converts HD audio when we select DSP?

 

[novice-akki]

^^ mmm I have a spare gigabyte GA-945GCMX-S2 mobo that would be compatible with your proc and ram and has PCIE as welll. I can sell it to you provided you are ready to bear the courier cost.
Or since you are in Delhi NCR only, you can collect it from me from my office in Noida. If this sound good tell me and I shall PM you the price...

That sounds good to me...
I stay in GZB and my ofiice is in Noida - sec 16
Awaiting your PM

 

[sam9s]

^^ lolzz even I stay in Ghz and my office is in sec 16 as well ...... Now dont tell me you are in HCL tech.... and stay in Raj Nagar Ghaziabad

 

[novice-akki]

^^ lolzz even I stay in Ghz and my office is in sec 16 as well ...... Now dont tell me you are in HCL tech.... and stay in Raj Nagar Ghaziabad

Its a small world but aint that small either
Am not with HCL, my office is just behind Mc D (logix park)
but really can there be a HCL techie seeking answers to questions like proc/mobo/gpu etc in HFV..will be surprised to know if there's one
awaiting PM !

 

[gurucahaithanya]

friend first quote the message correctly, it creates a confusion while reading ...... dont take it other wise just make sure you quote the message correctly ...

Coming to your problem ..... resolution wise VGA would do the job, however there are other limitations. like no dual displays (which is what you want I guess) plus no HD passthrough etc.

If you have a Home theater and want a proper HD audio with sharp full HD video, better upgrade to a new mobo. You processor, RAM are ok, just find a compatible mobo that has a PCIE slot and get a new GPU. Thats all you need to do for now.



errrrr not trying to nitpick here VGA technically has no resolution limit. It can go up to 2048x1536p@85 Hz, however there are other limitations. Though theoretically VGA is unlimited but the effects of PI
filters, DAC bandwidth, cable bandwidth, connector quality, all play a part on the final image quality.

I very well know that VGA supports higher resolution. May be my post was little ambiguos, thanks for clarifying.

I was talking about the Pana TV limitation of display resolution. I connect my laptop to FULL HD monitor at 1080p resolution using a VGA cable

 

[visakara]

wowo seems you already have setup everything (almost), now all you need to complete the visual HTPC experience is use XBMC to load your movies, instead of using MPC-HC, as that is pretty dry AFA movie viewing experience goes. With a proper jukebox (YAMJ), the entire Home Theater experience seems incomplete.

However there is small hiccup with XBMC currently, that is it cannot passthrough HD audio (yet), new version is been worked upon (called EDEN), but as of now, you only have DD and DTS. But the good new is you can configure XBMC to use MPC-HC or TMT 5 (in my case) to play contents that have HD audio. So the entire experience is not ruined. I would suggest install XBMC, play with it, you must have a collection d/l off the net which usually is only DD or DTS. Scan it with XBMC and have a feel of it. I am sure its gonna look awsome on a projector. At the end if you want we can configure XBMC to use MPC-HC or TMT 5 to play your HD audio content as well.



sam9s,
When I mentioned in my post that I followed you, it meant bit by bit I followed youfor XBMC ,shareThe.TV etc.Yes I am using XBMC for all my BD Rips and using MPHD-MA for HD audio.
Now how to get shareThe.TV image in sig as now icould able to see only URL.

 

[sam9s]

Its a small world but aint that small either
Am not with HCL, my office is just behind Mc D (logix park)
but really can there be a HCL techie seeking answers to questions like proc/mobo/gpu etc in HFV..will be surprised to know if there's one
awaiting PM !

hehe ok now I got it, there is some travailing related company, or something there, not sure, any way, I dont seek answers, I provide them (mostly ), anyhow computers and digi stuff, audio, video all are my passion, simply cant live without these .......

BTW where do you live in Ghz .... if you are not comfortable in sharing your location I can understand that ..... sending PM.

 

[sam9s]

sam9s,
When I mentioned in my post that I followed you, it meant bit by bit I followed youfor XBMC ,shareThe.TV etc.Yes I am using XBMC for all my BD Rips and using MPHD-MA for HD audio.
Now how to get shareThe.TV image in sig as now icould able to see only URL.

Wow thats cool .... have you configured XBMC to launch MPC within XBMC ??? coz that how it shoudl be .....

About sharethe.tv is easy man, go to settings page of you sharethetv account and just pick the entire code form there and past it in your sig here. The code looks like this ...

URL="http://sharethe.tv/sammy"][IMG http://sharethe.tv/sammy/widget[/IMG][/URL

I have removed the first and the last brackets ([]) so that it shows the code else it again shows the image .....

 

[visakara]

Wow thats cool .... have you configured XBMC to launch MPC within XBMC ??? coz that how it shoudl be .....

About sharethe.tv is easy man, go to settings page of you sharethetv account and just pick the entire code form there and past it in your sig here. The code looks like this ...

URL="http://sharethe.tv/sammy"][IMG http://sharethe.tv/sammy/widget[/IMG][/URL

I have removed the first and the last brackets ([]) so that it shows the code else it again shows the image .....

sam9s,
Tks, Could you explain the procedure to launch MPC from XBMC in simple terms as I am nobo in computer language.Also I am using PVDVD11 for BD discs and getting flickering in the video.

 

[sam9s]

sam9s,
Tks, Could you explain the procedure to launch MPC from XBMC in simple terms as I am nobo in computer language.Also I am using PVDVD11 for BD discs and getting flickering in the video.

errrr thats a bit complicated ..... I will point you to the thread where I learnt everything and did all my experiment ..... read through it patiently and then try.

ISO Mounter - third-party software for auto Blu-ray ISO / IMG image mount on Windows - XBMC Community Forum

Few things, dont use PDVD, Total Media Theater 5 is the best application for discs and HD MKVs as well. Two things you need to accomplish this .

1. TMT 5
2. slysoft virtualclonedrive


My posts and struggle begins from page 13. Make sure you read the entire thread before you start experimenting and take a backup of XBMC. Dont worry I will be there to assist as well....

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

I have removed the first and the last brackets ([]) so that it shows the code else it again shows the image .....

Offtopic aside:

the NOPARSE tag is useful for demonstrating this forum lingo syntax

[noparse][noparse][IMG http://sharethe.tv/sammy/widget[/IMG][/noparse][/noparse]

is a good way to demonstrate this forum lingo syntax. Of course, I used another pair so that I could display the noparse tags themselves.

 

[sam9s]

cool thanks didnt know that. In that case the exact syntax will be

[noparse][/noparse]

 

[novice-akki]

That sounds good to me...
I stay in GZB and my ofiice is in Noida - sec 16
Awaiting your PM

^^ lolzz even I stay in Ghz and my office is in sec 16 as well ...... Now dont tell me you are in HCL tech.... and stay in Raj Nagar Ghaziabad

Its a small world but aint that small either
Am not with HCL, my office is just behind Mc D (logix park)
but really can there be a HCL techie seeking answers to questions like proc/mobo/gpu etc in HFV..will be surprised to know if there's one
awaiting PM ![/QUOTE

hehe ok now I got it, there is some travailing related company, or something there, not sure, any way, I dont seek answers, I provide them (mostly ), anyhow computers and digi stuff, audio, video all are my passion, simply cant live without these .......

BTW where do you live in Ghz .... if you are not comfortable in sharing your location I can understand that ..... sending PM.

Hi Sam,

Yep..I work with a travel agency.
No doubt about your vast knowledge and that you provide answers, mostly.
Bro...the joke was on me since you thought I could be with HCL techie...
replied to your PM.

Regards

 

[sam9s]

damm I apologize in that case, my bad I couldnt understand. But its not true, knowledge is never complete, how so ever you say you have it, there is still room for it and one should be aware of it and respect it .....

 

[novice-akki]

Yes Sam...its true learning is indeed a never ending process