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Want to know if anyone here has gone that way for the home entertainment system, I'm considering it.
 
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I use it for all of my DVD's. I have them ripped to hard drives and I use media pc to play them.  Also I use the TV tuner and record shows to the hard drive.  You gotta' love having a DVR as your computer
 
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Any recommendations Lippsman? I'm looking for mostly DVR purposes & music storage.

 
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How much moolah are you looking to spend and then I will throw some out for ya.  You should be looking at least $800 depending on how big or if you even need a monitor
 
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I'm set on the display front - real nice TV (46" Samsung LCD) and a 21"widescreen HD monitor for the pc too.
 
$ not my big concern, I just don't want to overpay. I know you'll point me in the right direction, and I'm good from there.  
 
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by 3rd_and_Long:

I'm set on the display front - real nice TV (46" Samsung LCD) and a 21"widescreen HD monitor for the pc too.
 
$ not my big concern, I just don't want to overpay. I know you'll point me in the right direction, and I'm good from there.  
 
 

Ok, I will round up some systems that have ramped up video cards for you display.

But I need to know the exact inputs that your screen will accept. HDMI and such.

 
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Do you have a preference if it's a Vista system or not.  If it's mainly a movie watching gaming thing Vista won't be that much of a pain for you.
 
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It's strictly an entertainment box Lippsman, so I guess Vista is no big deal (side note, still running the same PC I customized 4 years ago with XP Pro, never had a problem, no interest in going to Vista for that)
 
Samsung 4695  link to specs  2 HDMI, one currently in use by my PS3, Directv box has issues, I have that connected via component.
 
I'm looking for something to replace the Directv DRV, something to network to the rest of the house (my pc in particular, I'd like to watch taped programs & movies on it) and load my music library, movies, photos, etc,
 
Thanks for any info.
 
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I will have a few things for you on Sunday
 
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I am expecting a 500 Gig Western Digital My Book external hard drive to arrive tomorrow. I plan to connect that to my Sonicview satellite receiver for recording.
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Quote Originally Posted by WILLIECHIL:

I am expecting a 500 Gig Western Digital My Book external hard drive to arrive tomorrow. I plan to connect that to my Sonicview satellite receiver for recording.
The growth of technolody these days is dazzling.

I just found out I can do that very easily with my directv receiver via usb. It becomes the default drive, and automatically formats it when you connect it. Makes the original drive inaccesssble though, so make sure you are finished with all prior recordings.

I'm considering this - You can buy a terabyte usb 2.0 7200rpm drive for around $235 from Dell. Amazing.

 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by 3rd_and_Long:

I just found out I can do that very easily with my directv receiver via usb. It becomes the default drive, and automatically formats it when you connect it. Makes the original drive inaccesssble though, so make sure you are finished with all prior recordings.

I'm considering this - You can buy a terabyte usb 2.0 7200rpm drive for around $235 from Dell. Amazing.

Yep. That is exactly how it works. I just spent about $150.00 on my external hard drive. It connects via USB and formatted to fat32. I can't wait to test it out when it arrives.

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