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Thread ID: 93222 2008-09-08 05:58:00 Building a Media Centre PC Groovvy (7668) PC World Chat
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703538 2008-09-08 21:01:00 You need a UHF aerial to receive FreeviewHD .
If you can get Prime or the Maori channel clearly then you most likely have a UHF aerial . If not then only VHF .
You also need to live in an area where FreeviewHD is being broadcast .
It is not available everywhere in NZ, only the Freeview via satellite is, which is not HD .

Hi . I have just checked and we receive both Prime and Maori channels . Maori channel is very clear (similar to DVD :) ), but prime is as clear as Maori channel though, its just a very little grainy picture .

I live in Avondale, off Rosebank Road in Auckland and no hills nearby :)

So i guess i have UHF antenna . Woohoo $185 save some money from installing an UHF antenna :)

So what am i doing wrong, while installing the Zinwell decoder? i cant c anything on the TV . I connected it through HDMI cable .

But when i selected HDMI from the LCD remote, its says NO HDMI device detected . Please help .

Thanks 		Groovvy (7668)
703539 2008-09-08 21:03:00 Also is Vista the best OS for this? i personally dont like vista as its a power hog and not hugely better than XP. Thanks

It's your only option - AFAIK you can't buy XP Media Centre Edition anyway.

Try Vista anyway - you'll soon be convinced. ;) 		pcuser42 (130)
703540 2008-09-08 21:34:00 Also main reason i chose the "Shuttle XPC" case becos of the size. I dont want a huge tower Case in my TV cabinet. So about the silverstone case, how big are they?

I am probably going to use the Antec Fusion case for my HTPC

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Here are some Silverstone ones - I just used that brand as an example as I knew they do a lot of different HTPC cases

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And here's a Thermaltake case

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Seriously look at the Antec one - I think it's a nice looking case which will go well in my home theatre rack.

As for the keyboard - this is the model I have

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Here is a mini one

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And this is a nice option as well (although a bit more than the $160 you quoted in you post!)

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As for OS - I would definitely go Vista Premium - the inbuilt media centre works well and you won't have any perfromance problems especially if you go for the 4GB Ram.

Good luck! 		Tukapa (62)
703541 2008-09-09 02:28:00 It's your only option - AFAIK you can't buy XP Media Centre Edition anyway.

Try Vista anyway - you'll soon be convinced. ;) Just a heads up - any decent Supplier / shop that custom builds computers can still get XP Media Center Edition OEM.

Its around the same price as Vista Home Premium OEM. 		wainuitech (129)
703542 2008-09-09 04:03:00 Thanks for that. But probably go with Vista as most ppl recommond it :) Groovvy (7668)
703543 2008-09-09 08:07:00 Can you get half height tv tuner cards? You could get a much smaller case if there is such a thing. Greven (91)
703544 2008-09-09 08:27:00 Can you get half height tv tuner cards? You could get a much smaller case if there is such a thing.Asus have one, they class it as Low profile Specs from Asus (www.asus.com), but the mounting bracket is still full size.

Edit: From my suppliers site - RRP: $99.00

I actually got one of These (www.avermedia.com) in mine, running a straight XP - works good, has an additional software for freeview, but dont use it I have Telstra/Saturn . 		wainuitech (129)
703545 2008-09-09 10:10:00 Antec Fusion is so full of awesome its leaking all over the place, color scheme is a great match for most modern panel screens. Takes full height cards and psu's and is roomy enough to work inside without loosing any skin :) kersonan (13264)
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