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" Mr. -- it could see you won't miss you I'm great but what's the most exciting HDTV being seen lately. The latest generation of higher plus why that's -- he on the planet is the want to like these super magnificent ultra black that looks black urban space. It's getting the point almost -- measurable at this point. I have this. Camera that is for doing like measurements and color measurements the costs about 15000 dollars yourself. -- can barely keep up with the disease but now is it delivers the best contrast ratio and very accurate color representation but something called a great skill balance or instance you know how even as the color -- like the dark. It's very important for creating a really accurate. Realistic image. That's better than anything else that's as it is here. Yesterday and it's 1080. So I know you have a stack of Blu-ray and and gently EG HD dvd players in your he TV to answer the very latest."

" Criterion for example has just chosen. Has just chosen it's crazy -- criteria like the standard for transferring movies to dvds or Blu-ray disc. It actually choose in the PS3 is their standard for when they're checking out this like post production at the time saver if nothing else the extreme load times. As a Blu-ray player there's nothing better than he has three right now. For what it does in terms of just load times. Feature support that they -- and for things like the -- feature like picture in picture to the new Internet enabled features. -- ago which you can actually update to the older Blu-ray players most of them not there are true currently available dual two axis of the very latest features that are available discs. I think -- is that has built in Wi-Fi which makes it really easy for doing of them. This parties I love a home theatre PC because you don't end up with a 500000. Dollar pieces of hardware you can't update for the new blu -- So I can I admit I'm kind of media center centric like this it's clean it's simple it's there you preinstalled. Should we go to the decision tree and how you're gonna build your home theatre PC or thing typically two big ones are you can get in on it or not. -- Blu-ray on it or not to be taking and you blew right you can basically run it on in ancient machine. Or integrated graphics have been built in your mother or ready wouldn't have to touch. Adding graphics card for that. And in some cases it's the very latest chipset especially from and so on their integrated graphics you can even get away with -- on systems but. You should think about it gaming -- if you're gaming he should think about it at graphics card if you're doing just ridiculous. The that we that way has been your money on the processor or spend your money on graphics card. Like that thought so. You basically get tripped up if you're not doing gaming or blu -- if -- in love with -- the trailers like -- quicktime you either -- the content from all mind you downloaded or special want to always keep -- is contributing 1080. ABC. That is one of the most difficult to code in terms of processing power so you're not running either strong CPU. Work graphics card can take away some of that prosecuting from the -- view you get stuttering mess. It's exactly any disagreements but if you're typical that looks like you know YouTube digital downloads off of its source standard video audio quality are lower. Not wrong idea."

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" It's just. Let's take it won't talk about special home theatre PC case is I picked up what I thought was an absolutely get. Tech fusion about case when CompUSA closed its typical home theatre PC case is big of black and friends. Wasn't quite nice -- your stereo book and it's really heavy and credible enough fuel and not did you catch this. Yes jobs are good knobs are good volume knob built in receiver for windows media that are remote and it's got the big the FD display. Vacuum fluorescent display. And display lights up the room. It's like having a light house pointed at you from behind -- HDTV worth whatever function you ask it's given all the away. And it's still well there's electrical tape. Yes and when they know -- the purpose. I understand -- makes some pretty slick -- I would dump the the FD display the -- the case pretty nasty like the sort of sleek black your opponent has always got a big one 160 with a built in. Monitor on -- some people love me if he was going on their screen moderate exodus that would be what it is secondary video output is connected video card internally exactly. I gotta say if I kept this thing I keep this thing -- go into a closet for a very long HDMI cable to my computer gonna hide this beautiful case. Yes actually it will also it's it's huge -- its heaviest Wii fit in my living room so it was a relatively quiet. Relatively quiet this case it's not that I had a much quieter power supply port except that I can't install anything other than the proprietary power plant and and there are other than that through the power."

" Supply issues I care because this is in this is you'll run into that some of the more specialized cases. You know get some interesting stuff where. There is a rubber mouse things for the hard drives -- And for the optical drives. And it's you know that basically have the majority of the air flow going after deciding the case is that the back. All laced up against say. I don't think they really -- A lot to. The home theatre PC experience that that's just me. His right -- actually to be seen Dell's new studio PCs now what's up with their crazy like the size of this."

" Thing there probably even smaller than this they actually have an option -- the Blu-ray drive built -- So it's literally like a little bigger than a paperback or maybe a stack of dvd cases look at that's like my new ideal for home theatre PC. So does this connect to an XTT and provide -- with that. A plan put her eyes so that would that we've got -- thing about this being the only downside isn't gonna have to put a lot of contents on an eighty's and -- a media server on the network but like I'm I'm -- with a giant case to a different project. Here -- what it puts it this way hard drive biggest hard drive can afford. If you're storing video yet HD video especially if you do it if and we should say -- the one that we haven't talked about so far is is using a home theatre PC as like a DD RP you are totally stressing for over the air over the air broadcast each key this man taught me. It's obscene is easy like a Blu-ray disc at the best thing again. Totally short -- Blu-ray will your gold standard for and a video that you look at you can watch in this particular format. It delivers more data per second than anybody else to -- three times more than what cables -- or satellite. And it gives you pristine quality that should be what you compare any other movie or whatever -- look at it for for all agree W the benchmark totally next comes over the air. Over here probably or I would say some of the very latest and -- technologies used by satellite companies namely DirecTV and DISH Network I've seen it -- channels on direct TV and it's decouple the HBO -- so convincing analysts that it's supposed to be the -- Cinemax -- that they don't use it needs it. You know it goes back to what was that originally sourced from I was -- I was a converted to be an HD was originally HD are not those kind of issues of it if it wasn't HD Google pipeline. Odds are what you're actually saying it will might be delivered in an HD format my map my not people quality and that would probably not -- if -- simply ran it's actually amazingly the first couple we reducing came out this this source materials kind of atrocious. But they've got some quality control issues as transfer is definitely but today they seem to have gotten this problem worked out now the biggest issues you'll run into a Blu-ray movies nowadays is that. Usually with every quarter so throughout the year you're gonna need applied for more date compatible with some of the latest title features. You can do for more in the older Blu-ray players you should be able to us the manufacturers just given up on product. Unfortunately that does that are thousand dollar brick. I have the very first Blu-ray player still in my lab that that. It was a Samsung they're running at about 400 pounds that all you see what's around three minute when its its set top boxes are just match made in heaven but anyway this will still play a majority of the movies after so as long as you keep it updated internally you're gonna. So get it back so if you're capturing if you capturing especially Steve media he wants you -- half megabytes a second. Huge flood -- data but it is it's gonna eat away the hard drives the second. Networking options. I think Gigabit especially for try to move huge media files -- on the network is still the top currently if you can if you can use a Gigabit ethernet. Routers within your home that will especially of course the piece here what every connect -- what that statement as well but. It is awesome transfer these little as fast as art and move the data. I never realized it been that I've been running into energy for amber and it was actually try to transfer actually try to synchronize in iTunes library with Apple TV. Finely crushed in 211 G network. It was it it's saturated it my -- likes what is it you're gonna Mikey what -- the it's always good she's ecstatic and so I actually is -- ethernet knives into Lebanon would be an option nowhere -- asking me that it's still the one hand powerline networking actually super convenient if you don't want to pool. You know from lucky -- the garage is in the the living rooms like this. You know take advantage of the what you should be like B cable. Line hole it's in the in the -- and their cause of this rant all via all the home -- cables and if you lunar poles and walls running your cable. It isn't paying for that security -- to about 200 megabit now over powerline and it seems to get fairly mature technologies. It was it was a mess in the past it's definitely -- running these days picky but if you do ADB's it can steal. The gold standard platinum. -- to brag worthy TV capture cards. There's a lot of options out there."

" Ideally just forward it isn't what you're capture exactly if you're capturing over cable signals -- you have a cable connection running in your home. Chances are cable companies providing -- local broadcasts and an HD over that same cable for free so it just make sure that tuner card is compatible with the call. Q and signals. Clear -- specifically on encrypted. These -- want to encrypt your premium channels hoses when you take -- parties -- about your cards the PCI express board exactly like -- tuner cards like the cable car. -- about the whole different options that's that's where it's more tricky but refusing to stand -- tuner cards that. Those are available for turning off air broadcasts so that's your eight gives you signal your NTS he which is your analogue. Television signals as both the cable signals to so if depending on if you're using antenna we have cable T communion. There are some great options out there I find that if you're doing over the air reception though you really want to look for the tuners -- offer the latest generation into their technology because the sensitivity has been cranked up a lot in these last couple of generations. So literally -- you we need -- fairly decent antenna to -- a signal. Nowadays I think demonstrations where they're using literally paper clip held up to the connection because this activity is increased so much that's huge and it it literally generation to generation that seem to get better retire so. You don't have so it to spend a lot but at least look for -- it was -- relatively recent. -- it notices is giving stuff out of like DirecTV yours certain boxes or cable boxes that don't. Need the output would be something this is -- UP -- from -- augment facet of this does completely capture. These strategies analogue loophole could the nice. -- every -- greatest player in the history as a component cable options for so. That's definitely one way to do you are you're compressing your -- digital. Turning -- analogue and then re compressing it back into digital device like but by. Not ideal but -- you might you're knocking it every device ever tried to capture -- you lie video. He's been shut down."

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" Processor memory graphics yeah completely varies depending on whether you want to di Blu-ray game. I think is really worried you you are looking at it if your computer capable of gaming. Reasonably modern treaty ending here have no problem usually decoding. It's right. And we should point out like you know basic video playback dvds you you know basically you are functionality don't you allot of processor. -- playback literally decent you're doing gaming -- if you building site for 500 bucks put together machine has no problem indirectly raised and he BC gaining. Oh boy. The process or minimums on blu greater completely contrived view have you actually seen these like so Blu-ray -- have a dental equipment box really yeah okay I didn't buy that that's finally have -- that that the way to the only for 125 bucks -- us that the 350 dollar Blu-ray HD dvd. Dvd drive at our second Christmas yet it's like worthless now except for the fact that I -- it played it exactly he just -- Blu-ray drives dead 125 -- from Sony. -- Logitech. There aren't you see their name yeah. Lucky case. Humans -- and LT yeah Atlanta and -- actually. They usually have Blu-ray software with them it's kind of nurse's software them usually does not support dolby out of when you stereo out why because -- you have to buy the full version of the software get the dolby output of digital media. -- Just dolby surround for digital -- is that the cool ones that low rate -- Trixie. Couple versions of that as well you know its its its the maybe there just waiting to get my house I've graphics -- need to support each TCP of these directly through -- megabytes of ram. It just a fat CPU -- minimum vapor would prefer using dual or Quad Core want to basically want to latest generation -- generation in -- the minimum is a pentium 43 point two gigahertz or Athlon 64 -- 3800. To -- Blu-ray discs what you got one of these you were cool guy graphics cards you can use."

" Good news and if you are using if you have a believe it's seven series Nvidia Carter later or any of the latest X series cards from PTI. If you're going that route you're gonna hydrogen you do and it coding has really important -- the latest graphics drivers -- them through the absolutely let me go to the site and be specific about it and I believe it used to be the case that Nvidia charged me a twenty dollar to forty dollar premium for doing. Mpeg two decoding and other forms of decoding using their pure video. Driver software I believe they might now be incorporating that into the packaging not charging people port eighty I never did turn that that was just built right in. But in order to get some of the advanced video processing features and some of the advanced decoding features you actually had that. Step up and given that it just a little bit of money at least twenty bucks to get stereo support your basically spending more money if you wanted more multi channel support. In addition to that you have to be kind of the rule yeah like good audio."

" It's been a little bit. If you got a home -- BC want to know if it'll support Blu-ray but you know before you buy drive check out the site relates Blu-ray. Adviser the -- advisor tool is incredibly useful to basically runs an analysis of your system until you get enough processor enough memory that you relatives or Blu-ray drive present danger graphics cards in the sport HD CP is your monitor going to support each DC piece it does not people who were output to it. And app -- are actually. Software that integrates Blu-ray dvd playback into windows media center awesome yeah alikes -- which basically you can use windows media center to launch it that it close the windows media center and fires up the cyber link player instead he finally have integrated. -- ray playback I was hoping that Microsoft look at her role of service pack that would add. High definition support just support. Vista but maybe in the next version behind me. The affidavit that activity. -- any kind of like remote control keyboards or anything I don't but I'm looking to get at least the Bluetooth keyboard from acquisition for a for your PlayStation 3 again. I have to -- most of the of the wireless keyboards have seen her atrocious and I use the basic industries in remote pretty much for everything all the solid. Yeah I think about this one's pretty give us that and -- don't model as it sought for sale once -- never saw in the fabulous. Microsoft remote keyboard for windows XP media is Centre edition version one dot zero. Most of the wireless keyboard you see -- gigantic. We years and then they'll vote like label for media centers it perfect complement your media Centre PC in the living room except it's actually a full -- desktop keyboard the separate mouse. I gotta say finding some with a built in pointer and of the buttons is really nice -- ski yet I don't really use little else. Yeah well actually elects the works for the bill is finding he's. Blu-ray mouse and a lot of times you actually cross your living -- you have very subtle little mouse sitting on the coffee table use that control immediacy wireless mouse. Yet the article also gyrations products to the pointing device this work. Those are the best of class I've never I mean I wouldn't even consider trying to use a quote unquote like -- style pointing remote right but the system of monitoring your hand movements and getting that just. Accurate to the screen is the best I've seen and it didn't do it for years so I remember the first came out was most bizarre thing. -- It was a very serious bodily injury kind of thing it's gonna -- but if you have that great interface where it is easy to see at a distance and you know you're not feel a tiny little objects we -- things just so. Even if it weren't that case I'd still say take a look at their products at least try -- the store because it's surprisingly good to see."

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" There aren't tons of media center software options -- runs -- windows. -- hugely popular for DDR programming definitely for the television recording lifestyle a big fan and beyond TV snap stream off the -- version 45 maybe six but. Solid four you'll feel like spending -- leaders media portal. And university broke open source devices this sort of get the media basically you know the whole idea here is that you have and its friendly to -- political -- for the call the -- environment at 101215. 360 but I admired so. If you're deal with file formats that don't support because -- to support. Look at software like that you because that's a great alternative that they haven't automated -- manually -- everything definitely it just saved a folder full of stuff. Play back anyone like that we'd there's one thing we haven't talked about. Yeah card options definitely audio audio around lot of options out there. You've probably I think you almost always you want to spend the money for the -- Christmas in the Blu-ray playback software if you have a surround sound system in your living -- you once you're gonna need to do probably a dolby digital -- digital output yes it is particularly. Or a as the popular export cards like from creative labs they have digital outputs as well. Most motherboard nowadays will provide an optical or coaxial output as well but it's inexpensive motherboard really is I guess updating -- motherboard let us look at the connectors on -- well that the value personal maybe but it. Usually can't get passed through audio devices like that as well yeah which is great for most of these dvd player programs. It will do a direct pastor I wouldn't audio card and that's -- would questions what you hear your stereo or medium unfortunately -- even I only get to listen to the surrounds them once in awhile with the baby and all but you know be nice to have. If you could as well one thing to consider is gone with the graphics card that provides HDMI output. With the audio driven through that as well and that's becoming more mature now so you can have literally. One cable coming up with computers do your audio and video comedians here AV receiver. Or even straighten TV -- it is -- the for a graphics card than -- in my output that supported audio there was like one from a company had never heard -- like a daughter poured in like two -- three engineers and and home -- up a lot better now companies like -- on the ATI's -- things as well I'm sure in myriad other -- random -- my head but I -- with companies like BMG and others. Data plan. So there's an actual HDMI port on the back of the -- and the audio is going out through that it wanted to get the audio through the PCI express or you just take you right off the motherboard put it right and through the ports there or if you're doing it digitally had taken off the player itself go right into the graphics -- that that high definition audio jumper on my motherboard -- that's want to use for a critical look at something it. Weak weak weak it's just it simplifies the setup I HDMI literally if it's the common connector at home theater is that single cable which gives you audio and video up -- high Def multi channel -- ever read and simple. Gruesome miserably supported previously on the graphics -- access to us news they're coming around I mean they're also looking at using display port on -- at fort PC graphics cards as well. But that doesn't support. Audio recorder on the same cable TV safety -- my that's multimedia monitor and -- display port for. There are some advantages to the specific obligations but for home theater it is -- in my -- your digital AD. I like that -- Once so we've got it reckon go through installing Vista. You know we've talked basically about your options here what about can figuring though. Year home theatre PC for the best video quality you are huge proponent of setting up televisions -- set standards what about your. Connecting home theatre your television. What -- you there's two separate issues one would be the settings that you use for your desktop PCs rename lazier Photoshop user whatever you make sure they're getting. Full ranger -- see every but it Italy Canada. But in home theater video. It's a little bit different terms of the actual set your brightness contrast settings might not be exactly the same -- rather than muck around with -- your desktop settings and go into the player software and usually can include the control panel that let's you make those adjustments specific to video playback. But not say -- and expects all the global settings including a desktop as well if I connected this monitor. You know do these things and I can totally monitor those do video or like -- if you're using your standard playback software. You know any time that fires up it will use those settings and then when you leave that software or doctor original desktop settings. But in terms of configure that if you're on the Blu-ray side of things obviously one of the very best set of disks and in reference you look at the site now. Is joking and he's been around forever and yes if you basics disks I believe differ about under fifteen dollars on online to shop around. It includes only great set -- patterns and can test material. That you can use to quickly and easily just to make sure everything is which should be. But it also includes some good reference material as well so you can having good consistent piece of video to look at that you used to say oh I know this is looking right now or not. Clinton and it also has just in terms of teaching the basics of things HD basics has a lot of great narrated tutorials stuff as well you really want to dive into it but. For the basics. It actually works pretty darn well any other configuration tools you recommend. I in the lab always every TV a look at it checking to specific video processing things specifically with 1080 I video which really common it's common broadcast format used for your prime time programming. And some sports most sports accident 720. But when I do I go to the HQ -- benchmark books they're great setup disc that. Basically we'll tell me to very quickly is that being processor 1080 I signal especially amusing at 1080. Information as possible as being -- full detail on that signal and it checks or video content any content that was originally sourced with a 24. Just about every primetime show nowadays -- shot into any between four and actually convert that -- 1080 -- for broadcast to save space but it. If it's doing it right here that are essentially recreate that original 1080. In full quality like that that -- would be the next thing that we're gonna want to immigrated to home theatre PCs well always need more tumors could never happen here. Because I guarantee it's easier to it's like collecting record one channel and watch another war. You know have some -- you want to record three channels at some point or more but they'll photograph had to get like something like cable -- normally obviously -- with cable television. With my DirecTV would be perfect that what ever happened unfortunately the cable guys that the satellite folks are really particular about the -- I haven't seen anything. Sort of your analog capture and I analogue loophole that would allow way to really don't think content off I have seen terrific hacks for some of the Motorola boxes used it and cable systems. Some of how -- outputs are left enabled and apparently if there's a fire wired Jack on your cable box they have to allow you access to it to your PC how cool was done that it works just great it's a quick quick quick quick way to -- video usually -- dumping in real time so it's two hours ago. Your wait until our report feed out the computer like that would that however is pretty simple setup like that. Cable cards I've seen those offered in pre built systems by specific vendors or licensed -- kind of hardware. I'd have to go double checked to see if it's a standalone product you could buy yourself -- this -- listen Comcast or they can score one -- we want one but I'm pretty here's a community cool guy being an actual end user product -- would rather give your set top box that give you cable cards. But it always theory if you ask nicely might be born in unity cable card device for your home theatre PC that would allow you access the access all of the HD content that's on your cable network. Which would be nice and keep it to these tuner cards that you put it -- personal computers they will be crippled and they will access all of that on encryption programs available everything except those premium channels so you're getting good quality including your local HD channels. Those cards will work for prodigious plug into the Turkey box so it's gonna -- not satellite or cable just cable satellite tour this summer -- Real custom but good quality. Parent awesome stuff was always meant we come -- the future shows how to basically walk us through all of your eyes have secrets for setting up HDTV I get -- rundown on at any time I'll like that thanks so much man ladies and gentlemen. What they've -- ever stop by if you want to see more of them."

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" Mr. -- it could see you won't miss you I'm great but what's the most exciting HDTV being seen lately. The latest generation of higher plus why that's -- he on the planet is the want to like these super magnificent ultra black that looks black urban space. It's getting the point almost -- measurable at this point. I have this. Camera that is for doing like measurements and color measurements the costs about 15000 dollars yourself. -- can barely keep up with the disease but now is it delivers the best contrast ratio and very accurate color representation but something called a great skill balance or instance you know how even as the color -- like the dark. It's very important for creating a really accurate. Realistic image. That's better than anything else that's as it is here. Yesterday and it's 1080. So I know you have a stack of Blu-ray and and gently EG HD dvd players in your he TV to answer the very latest."

" Criterion for example has just chosen. Has just chosen it's crazy -- criteria like the standard for transferring movies to dvds or Blu-ray disc. It actually choose in the PS3 is their standard for when they're checking out this like post production at the time saver if nothing else the extreme load times. As a Blu-ray player there's nothing better than he has three right now. For what it does in terms of just load times. Feature support that they -- and for things like the -- feature like picture in picture to the new Internet enabled features. -- ago which you can actually update to the older Blu-ray players most of them not there are true currently available dual two axis of the very latest features that are available discs. I think -- is that has built in Wi-Fi which makes it really easy for doing of them. This parties I love a home theatre PC because you don't end up with a 500000. Dollar pieces of hardware you can't update for the new blu -- So I can I admit I'm kind of media center centric like this it's clean it's simple it's there you preinstalled. Should we go to the decision tree and how you're gonna build your home theatre PC or thing typically two big ones are you can get in on it or not. -- Blu-ray on it or not to be taking and you blew right you can basically run it on in ancient machine. Or integrated graphics have been built in your mother or ready wouldn't have to touch. Adding graphics card for that. And in some cases it's the very latest chipset especially from and so on their integrated graphics you can even get away with -- on systems but. You should think about it gaming -- if you're gaming he should think about it at graphics card if you're doing just ridiculous. The that we that way has been your money on the processor or spend your money on graphics card. Like that thought so. You basically get tripped up if you're not doing gaming or blu -- if -- in love with -- the trailers like -- quicktime you either -- the content from all mind you downloaded or special want to always keep -- is contributing 1080. ABC. That is one of the most difficult to code in terms of processing power so you're not running either strong CPU. Work graphics card can take away some of that prosecuting from the -- view you get stuttering mess. It's exactly any disagreements but if you're typical that looks like you know YouTube digital downloads off of its source standard video audio quality are lower. Not wrong idea."

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" It's just. Let's take it won't talk about special home theatre PC case is I picked up what I thought was an absolutely get. Tech fusion about case when CompUSA closed its typical home theatre PC case is big of black and friends. Wasn't quite nice -- your stereo book and it's really heavy and credible enough fuel and not did you catch this. Yes jobs are good knobs are good volume knob built in receiver for windows media that are remote and it's got the big the FD display. Vacuum fluorescent display. And display lights up the room. It's like having a light house pointed at you from behind -- HDTV worth whatever function you ask it's given all the away. And it's still well there's electrical tape. Yes and when they know -- the purpose. I understand -- makes some pretty slick -- I would dump the the FD display the -- the case pretty nasty like the sort of sleek black your opponent has always got a big one 160 with a built in. Monitor on -- some people love me if he was going on their screen moderate exodus that would be what it is secondary video output is connected video card internally exactly. I gotta say if I kept this thing I keep this thing -- go into a closet for a very long HDMI cable to my computer gonna hide this beautiful case. Yes actually it will also it's it's huge -- its heaviest Wii fit in my living room so it was a relatively quiet. Relatively quiet this case it's not that I had a much quieter power supply port except that I can't install anything other than the proprietary power plant and and there are other than that through the power."

" Supply issues I care because this is in this is you'll run into that some of the more specialized cases. You know get some interesting stuff where. There is a rubber mouse things for the hard drives -- And for the optical drives. And it's you know that basically have the majority of the air flow going after deciding the case is that the back. All laced up against say. I don't think they really -- A lot to. The home theatre PC experience that that's just me. His right -- actually to be seen Dell's new studio PCs now what's up with their crazy like the size of this."

" Thing there probably even smaller than this they actually have an option -- the Blu-ray drive built -- So it's literally like a little bigger than a paperback or maybe a stack of dvd cases look at that's like my new ideal for home theatre PC. So does this connect to an XTT and provide -- with that. A plan put her eyes so that would that we've got -- thing about this being the only downside isn't gonna have to put a lot of contents on an eighty's and -- a media server on the network but like I'm I'm -- with a giant case to a different project. Here -- what it puts it this way hard drive biggest hard drive can afford. If you're storing video yet HD video especially if you do it if and we should say -- the one that we haven't talked about so far is is using a home theatre PC as like a DD RP you are totally stressing for over the air over the air broadcast each key this man taught me. It's obscene is easy like a Blu-ray disc at the best thing again. Totally short -- Blu-ray will your gold standard for and a video that you look at you can watch in this particular format. It delivers more data per second than anybody else to -- three times more than what cables -- or satellite. And it gives you pristine quality that should be what you compare any other movie or whatever -- look at it for for all agree W the benchmark totally next comes over the air. Over here probably or I would say some of the very latest and -- technologies used by satellite companies namely DirecTV and DISH Network I've seen it -- channels on direct TV and it's decouple the HBO -- so convincing analysts that it's supposed to be the -- Cinemax -- that they don't use it needs it. You know it goes back to what was that originally sourced from I was -- I was a converted to be an HD was originally HD are not those kind of issues of it if it wasn't HD Google pipeline. Odds are what you're actually saying it will might be delivered in an HD format my map my not people quality and that would probably not -- if -- simply ran it's actually amazingly the first couple we reducing came out this this source materials kind of atrocious. But they've got some quality control issues as transfer is definitely but today they seem to have gotten this problem worked out now the biggest issues you'll run into a Blu-ray movies nowadays is that. Usually with every quarter so throughout the year you're gonna need applied for more date compatible with some of the latest title features. You can do for more in the older Blu-ray players you should be able to us the manufacturers just given up on product. Unfortunately that does that are thousand dollar brick. I have the very first Blu-ray player still in my lab that that. It was a Samsung they're running at about 400 pounds that all you see what's around three minute when its its set top boxes are just match made in heaven but anyway this will still play a majority of the movies after so as long as you keep it updated internally you're gonna. So get it back so if you're capturing if you capturing especially Steve media he wants you -- half megabytes a second. Huge flood -- data but it is it's gonna eat away the hard drives the second. Networking options. I think Gigabit especially for try to move huge media files -- on the network is still the top currently if you can if you can use a Gigabit ethernet. Routers within your home that will especially of course the piece here what every connect -- what that statement as well but. It is awesome transfer these little as fast as art and move the data. I never realized it been that I've been running into energy for amber and it was actually try to transfer actually try to synchronize in iTunes library with Apple TV. Finely crushed in 211 G network. It was it it's saturated it my -- likes what is it you're gonna Mikey what -- the it's always good she's ecstatic and so I actually is -- ethernet knives into Lebanon would be an option nowhere -- asking me that it's still the one hand powerline networking actually super convenient if you don't want to pool. You know from lucky -- the garage is in the the living rooms like this. You know take advantage of the what you should be like B cable. Line hole it's in the in the -- and their cause of this rant all via all the home -- cables and if you lunar poles and walls running your cable. It isn't paying for that security -- to about 200 megabit now over powerline and it seems to get fairly mature technologies. It was it was a mess in the past it's definitely -- running these days picky but if you do ADB's it can steal. The gold standard platinum. -- to brag worthy TV capture cards. There's a lot of options out there."

" Ideally just forward it isn't what you're capture exactly if you're capturing over cable signals -- you have a cable connection running in your home. Chances are cable companies providing -- local broadcasts and an HD over that same cable for free so it just make sure that tuner card is compatible with the call. Q and signals. Clear -- specifically on encrypted. These -- want to encrypt your premium channels hoses when you take -- parties -- about your cards the PCI express board exactly like -- tuner cards like the cable car. -- about the whole different options that's that's where it's more tricky but refusing to stand -- tuner cards that. Those are available for turning off air broadcasts so that's your eight gives you signal your NTS he which is your analogue. Television signals as both the cable signals to so if depending on if you're using antenna we have cable T communion. There are some great options out there I find that if you're doing over the air reception though you really want to look for the tuners -- offer the latest generation into their technology because the sensitivity has been cranked up a lot in these last couple of generations. So literally -- you we need -- fairly decent antenna to -- a signal. Nowadays I think demonstrations where they're using literally paper clip held up to the connection because this activity is increased so much that's huge and it it literally generation to generation that seem to get better retire so. You don't have so it to spend a lot but at least look for -- it was -- relatively recent. -- it notices is giving stuff out of like DirecTV yours certain boxes or cable boxes that don't. Need the output would be something this is -- UP -- from -- augment facet of this does completely capture. These strategies analogue loophole could the nice. -- every -- greatest player in the history as a component cable options for so. That's definitely one way to do you are you're compressing your -- digital. Turning -- analogue and then re compressing it back into digital device like but by. Not ideal but -- you might you're knocking it every device ever tried to capture -- you lie video. He's been shut down."

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" Processor memory graphics yeah completely varies depending on whether you want to di Blu-ray game. I think is really worried you you are looking at it if your computer capable of gaming. Reasonably modern treaty ending here have no problem usually decoding. It's right. And we should point out like you know basic video playback dvds you you know basically you are functionality don't you allot of processor. -- playback literally decent you're doing gaming -- if you building site for 500 bucks put together machine has no problem indirectly raised and he BC gaining. Oh boy. The process or minimums on blu greater completely contrived view have you actually seen these like so Blu-ray -- have a dental equipment box really yeah okay I didn't buy that that's finally have -- that that the way to the only for 125 bucks -- us that the 350 dollar Blu-ray HD dvd. Dvd drive at our second Christmas yet it's like worthless now except for the fact that I -- it played it exactly he just -- Blu-ray drives dead 125 -- from Sony. -- Logitech. There aren't you see their name yeah. Lucky case. Humans -- and LT yeah Atlanta and -- actually. They usually have Blu-ray software with them it's kind of nurse's software them usually does not support dolby out of when you stereo out why because -- you have to buy the full version of the software get the dolby output of digital media. -- Just dolby surround for digital -- is that the cool ones that low rate -- Trixie. Couple versions of that as well you know its its its the maybe there just waiting to get my house I've graphics -- need to support each TCP of these directly through -- megabytes of ram. It just a fat CPU -- minimum vapor would prefer using dual or Quad Core want to basically want to latest generation -- generation in -- the minimum is a pentium 43 point two gigahertz or Athlon 64 -- 3800. To -- Blu-ray discs what you got one of these you were cool guy graphics cards you can use."

" Good news and if you are using if you have a believe it's seven series Nvidia Carter later or any of the latest X series cards from PTI. If you're going that route you're gonna hydrogen you do and it coding has really important -- the latest graphics drivers -- them through the absolutely let me go to the site and be specific about it and I believe it used to be the case that Nvidia charged me a twenty dollar to forty dollar premium for doing. Mpeg two decoding and other forms of decoding using their pure video. Driver software I believe they might now be incorporating that into the packaging not charging people port eighty I never did turn that that was just built right in. But in order to get some of the advanced video processing features and some of the advanced decoding features you actually had that. Step up and given that it just a little bit of money at least twenty bucks to get stereo support your basically spending more money if you wanted more multi channel support. In addition to that you have to be kind of the rule yeah like good audio."

" It's been a little bit. If you got a home -- BC want to know if it'll support Blu-ray but you know before you buy drive check out the site relates Blu-ray. Adviser the -- advisor tool is incredibly useful to basically runs an analysis of your system until you get enough processor enough memory that you relatives or Blu-ray drive present danger graphics cards in the sport HD CP is your monitor going to support each DC piece it does not people who were output to it. And app -- are actually. Software that integrates Blu-ray dvd playback into windows media center awesome yeah alikes -- which basically you can use windows media center to launch it that it close the windows media center and fires up the cyber link player instead he finally have integrated. -- ray playback I was hoping that Microsoft look at her role of service pack that would add. High definition support just support. Vista but maybe in the next version behind me. The affidavit that activity. -- any kind of like remote control keyboards or anything I don't but I'm looking to get at least the Bluetooth keyboard from acquisition for a for your PlayStation 3 again. I have to -- most of the of the wireless keyboards have seen her atrocious and I use the basic industries in remote pretty much for everything all the solid. Yeah I think about this one's pretty give us that and -- don't model as it sought for sale once -- never saw in the fabulous. Microsoft remote keyboard for windows XP media is Centre edition version one dot zero. Most of the wireless keyboard you see -- gigantic. We years and then they'll vote like label for media centers it perfect complement your media Centre PC in the living room except it's actually a full -- desktop keyboard the separate mouse. I gotta say finding some with a built in pointer and of the buttons is really nice -- ski yet I don't really use little else. Yeah well actually elects the works for the bill is finding he's. Blu-ray mouse and a lot of times you actually cross your living -- you have very subtle little mouse sitting on the coffee table use that control immediacy wireless mouse. Yet the article also gyrations products to the pointing device this work. Those are the best of class I've never I mean I wouldn't even consider trying to use a quote unquote like -- style pointing remote right but the system of monitoring your hand movements and getting that just. Accurate to the screen is the best I've seen and it didn't do it for years so I remember the first came out was most bizarre thing. -- It was a very serious bodily injury kind of thing it's gonna -- but if you have that great interface where it is easy to see at a distance and you know you're not feel a tiny little objects we -- things just so. Even if it weren't that case I'd still say take a look at their products at least try -- the store because it's surprisingly good to see."

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" There aren't tons of media center software options -- runs -- windows. -- hugely popular for DDR programming definitely for the television recording lifestyle a big fan and beyond TV snap stream off the -- version 45 maybe six but. Solid four you'll feel like spending -- leaders media portal. And university broke open source devices this sort of get the media basically you know the whole idea here is that you have and its friendly to -- political -- for the call the -- environment at 101215. 360 but I admired so. If you're deal with file formats that don't support because -- to support. Look at software like that you because that's a great alternative that they haven't automated -- manually -- everything definitely it just saved a folder full of stuff. Play back anyone like that we'd there's one thing we haven't talked about. Yeah card options definitely audio audio around lot of options out there. You've probably I think you almost always you want to spend the money for the -- Christmas in the Blu-ray playback software if you have a surround sound system in your living -- you once you're gonna need to do probably a dolby digital -- digital output yes it is particularly. Or a as the popular export cards like from creative labs they have digital outputs as well. Most motherboard nowadays will provide an optical or coaxial output as well but it's inexpensive motherboard really is I guess updating -- motherboard let us look at the connectors on -- well that the value personal maybe but it. Usually can't get passed through audio devices like that as well yeah which is great for most of these dvd player programs. It will do a direct pastor I wouldn't audio card and that's -- would questions what you hear your stereo or medium unfortunately -- even I only get to listen to the surrounds them once in awhile with the baby and all but you know be nice to have. If you could as well one thing to consider is gone with the graphics card that provides HDMI output. With the audio driven through that as well and that's becoming more mature now so you can have literally. One cable coming up with computers do your audio and video comedians here AV receiver. Or even straighten TV -- it is -- the for a graphics card than -- in my output that supported audio there was like one from a company had never heard -- like a daughter poured in like two -- three engineers and and home -- up a lot better now companies like -- on the ATI's -- things as well I'm sure in myriad other -- random -- my head but I -- with companies like BMG and others. Data plan. So there's an actual HDMI port on the back of the -- and the audio is going out through that it wanted to get the audio through the PCI express or you just take you right off the motherboard put it right and through the ports there or if you're doing it digitally had taken off the player itself go right into the graphics -- that that high definition audio jumper on my motherboard -- that's want to use for a critical look at something it. Weak weak weak it's just it simplifies the setup I HDMI literally if it's the common connector at home theater is that single cable which gives you audio and video up -- high Def multi channel -- ever read and simple. Gruesome miserably supported previously on the graphics -- access to us news they're coming around I mean they're also looking at using display port on -- at fort PC graphics cards as well. But that doesn't support. Audio recorder on the same cable TV safety -- my that's multimedia monitor and -- display port for. There are some advantages to the specific obligations but for home theater it is -- in my -- your digital AD. I like that -- Once so we've got it reckon go through installing Vista. You know we've talked basically about your options here what about can figuring though. Year home theatre PC for the best video quality you are huge proponent of setting up televisions -- set standards what about your. Connecting home theatre your television. What -- you there's two separate issues one would be the settings that you use for your desktop PCs rename lazier Photoshop user whatever you make sure they're getting. Full ranger -- see every but it Italy Canada. But in home theater video. It's a little bit different terms of the actual set your brightness contrast settings might not be exactly the same -- rather than muck around with -- your desktop settings and go into the player software and usually can include the control panel that let's you make those adjustments specific to video playback. But not say -- and expects all the global settings including a desktop as well if I connected this monitor. You know do these things and I can totally monitor those do video or like -- if you're using your standard playback software. You know any time that fires up it will use those settings and then when you leave that software or doctor original desktop settings. But in terms of configure that if you're on the Blu-ray side of things obviously one of the very best set of disks and in reference you look at the site now. Is joking and he's been around forever and yes if you basics disks I believe differ about under fifteen dollars on online to shop around. It includes only great set -- patterns and can test material. That you can use to quickly and easily just to make sure everything is which should be. But it also includes some good reference material as well so you can having good consistent piece of video to look at that you used to say oh I know this is looking right now or not. Clinton and it also has just in terms of teaching the basics of things HD basics has a lot of great narrated tutorials stuff as well you really want to dive into it but. For the basics. It actually works pretty darn well any other configuration tools you recommend. I in the lab always every TV a look at it checking to specific video processing things specifically with 1080 I video which really common it's common broadcast format used for your prime time programming. And some sports most sports accident 720. But when I do I go to the HQ -- benchmark books they're great setup disc that. Basically we'll tell me to very quickly is that being processor 1080 I signal especially amusing at 1080. Information as possible as being -- full detail on that signal and it checks or video content any content that was originally sourced with a 24. Just about every primetime show nowadays -- shot into any between four and actually convert that -- 1080 -- for broadcast to save space but it. If it's doing it right here that are essentially recreate that original 1080. In full quality like that that -- would be the next thing that we're gonna want to immigrated to home theatre PCs well always need more tumors could never happen here. Because I guarantee it's easier to it's like collecting record one channel and watch another war. You know have some -- you want to record three channels at some point or more but they'll photograph had to get like something like cable -- normally obviously -- with cable television. With my DirecTV would be perfect that what ever happened unfortunately the cable guys that the satellite folks are really particular about the -- I haven't seen anything. Sort of your analog capture and I analogue loophole that would allow way to really don't think content off I have seen terrific hacks for some of the Motorola boxes used it and cable systems. Some of how -- outputs are left enabled and apparently if there's a fire wired Jack on your cable box they have to allow you access to it to your PC how cool was done that it works just great it's a quick quick quick quick way to -- video usually -- dumping in real time so it's two hours ago. Your wait until our report feed out the computer like that would that however is pretty simple setup like that. Cable cards I've seen those offered in pre built systems by specific vendors or licensed -- kind of hardware. I'd have to go double checked to see if it's a standalone product you could buy yourself -- this -- listen Comcast or they can score one -- we want one but I'm pretty here's a community cool guy being an actual end user product -- would rather give your set top box that give you cable cards. But it always theory if you ask nicely might be born in unity cable card device for your home theatre PC that would allow you access the access all of the HD content that's on your cable network. Which would be nice and keep it to these tuner cards that you put it -- personal computers they will be crippled and they will access all of that on encryption programs available everything except those premium channels so you're getting good quality including your local HD channels. Those cards will work for prodigious plug into the Turkey box so it's gonna -- not satellite or cable just cable satellite tour this summer -- Real custom but good quality. Parent awesome stuff was always meant we come -- the future shows how to basically walk us through all of your eyes have secrets for setting up HDTV I get -- rundown on at any time I'll like that thanks so much man ladies and gentlemen. What they've -- ever stop by if you want to see more of them."

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