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| 813939 | 2009-09-26 01:46:00 | Hello So i am starting to build my first media center, I just have a few small questions, How do i get the best sound and video quality to my TV? I have spent many hours googling and seem to only find help if i want to record TV, I have no desire to record live TV, just want to work out how i can get the best possible picture and sound from downloaded blu-rays and HD content. I will need a new sound and graphics card, but stumped on what ones and how best to connect them to my TV? I have a Samsung X7 40" along with a DVD player/thingy that my 5.1 sound system connects to. Any help? |
privoxy (15272) | ||
| 813940 | 2009-09-26 02:08:00 | look for a card with HDMI then if you want to watch HD | gary67 (56) | ||
| 813941 | 2009-09-26 02:14:00 | So do i want a card with HDMI port? or a card that supports HDMI? From what i have been reading, it seems that DVI and HDMI are identical apart from the fact HDMI carries audio? |
privoxy (15272) | ||
| 813942 | 2009-09-26 03:30:00 | Whats the diff, it needs to have an HDMI connection on it. You may as well get a monittor that supports HDMI as well. If youre talking about getting pirated movies, (if thats what downloaded blu-ray and HD content means), read the forum rules. We cant help you, if you are. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 813943 | 2009-09-26 04:18:00 | Your best and cheapest option would be an E8400 or similar platform with an nVidia 9400 (or better) GPU running the Linux-based XBMC; this is the only version of XBMC that currently supports hardware offloading to the GPU. Bear in mind however, that Linux (or any version of XMBC) is incapable of natively playing blu-ray. As long as they're (legal!) rips, you should be good to go. If price isn't such an issue there are other options. |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 813944 | 2009-09-26 05:19:00 | From what i have been reading, it seems that DVI and HDMI are identical apart from the fact HDMI carries audio? Correct. That is only the cable in between. You should maybe be thinking about what media you'll be playing that will be 1080p? Is a PS3 or such an option? Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 813945 | 2009-09-26 07:53:00 | I have no desire to record live TV, just want to work out how i can get the best possible picture and sound from downloaded blu-rays and HD content.Are these pirated movies? Please be aware that asking for help with pirating or pirated software is against the forum rules. | Jen (38) | ||
| 813946 | 2009-09-26 08:34:00 | *Comments removed* | whellington (15030) | ||
| 813947 | 2009-09-26 11:13:00 | Blu-ray trailers are available for download from most respected legal websites, I believe even itunes offers them? The matter of where the content is sourced from should not dictate the ability to help someone with hardware issues, I am not interested in any help what so ever with obtaining said content from members of this board . Perhaps a better way to word my original question would to have been "a setup that will flawlessly play blu-ray . iso files with the menu intact, at 1080p, while also being able to support . mkv containers with the majority of files found within . Thank you to those with answers regarding the hardware to buy, And no price is not really a problem . |
privoxy (15272) | ||
| 813948 | 2009-09-26 21:40:00 | Vuze offers various high defenition movie traliers in their online site :thumbs:. Not too sure about playing "blue ray .iso files" but VLC, smplayer and MPC will happily play .mkv's. |
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