<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 February 2011 15:31, Brian Kirkman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bkirkman@qwest.net">bkirkman@qwest.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On 2/23/2011 8:37 PM, Ajay Sharma wrote:<br>
> I hate picking hardware since I don't follow it as close as I used to.<br>
> So I picked a bunch of components that *should* be good for a new<br>
> myth backend/frontend server to replace an 8-year-old box.<br>
><br>
> Additional notes about my setup: I have a dish network STB feeding a<br>
> PVR-250 so all my content is SD video. I recently picked up my first<br>
> HD television so in the very near future I plan on expanding my setup<br>
> with an HD-PVR and yes, an additional STB. So I need something with<br>
> enough meat to handle the HD video.<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128457" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128457</a><br>
> GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2V LGA 1156 Intel H55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard<br>
</div>It doesn't look like this motherboard has an SPDIF header. I'm not sure<br>
if you care about this, but if you're jumping into the HD world, you<br>
might also be concerned about Dolby 5.1, etc. I don't know all the ins<br>
and out of this mobo. Maybe someone with this a similar sound chipset<br>
and setup can speak to this. All I know is that the SPDIF header on my<br>
mobo makes hooking the HTPC to a stereo receiver a breeze. Just<br>
something to think about. Have fun with your new project! :)<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> I'd really appreciate your feedback before I pull the trigger.<br>
><br>
</div>> Thanks!<br>
> Ajay<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br>You could do this over the HDMI interface though, I agree though using an nvidia card is the way to go, I'm happy with my GT240 but it appears the GT430 is the new kid on the block.<br>
<br>Cheers,<br><br>Anthony<br><div style="visibility: hidden; display: inline;" id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div><style type="text/css">#avg_ls_inline_popup { position:absolute; z-index:9999; padding: 0px 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 240px; overflow: hidden; word-wrap: break-word; color: black; font-size: 10px; text-align: left; line-height: 13px;}</style>