After wondering what the heck to blog about, a thorough discussion at work decided it - geek crap. I think the main focus for now will be what I've been farting around with for a few years now - HTPC [Home Theater PC]. Only recently have I purchased a nice new HDTV to expand my tech and entertainment horizons, so there will be plenty of discussion regarding HD as well. I've dubbed my HTPC box G Unit 2.0 - version 1.0's motherboard fried due to a bad video card, and the components were too obsolete to replace, so an upgrade was imminent, and thus an opportunity to plan for future HDTV capabilities.
SageTV is my media center software of choice - they offer excellent tech support, third party plugin and themes, placeshifting and client/server licencing, and ongoing (monthly) development. An excellent piece of software, and at US$80, well worth the price.
So here's my specs:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard
Athlon 64 x2 5200+ Dual Core 65W processor
Zalman ZM600HP power supply
Buffalo Firestix FSX1066 2GB dual channel RAM
Seagate SATA2 500GB HD (media)
Seagate SATA2 250GB HD (software)
ATI Theatre 550 SD tuner
ATI Theatre 650 SD/OTA HD tuner
Crystalfontz 632 backlit LCD display
Logitech DiNovo Mini bluetooth keyboard
USB-UIRT Infrared Receiver/Transmitter
Shaw DCT6200 HD Tuner cable box
Samsung LN46A550 1080p LCD TV
That's about it, stay tuned for pics and more details, including recording HD from the Shaw box!
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