The_Observer 293 Posted January 3, 2008 im starting to build a new media center with these specs ---------- CASE - Antec Fusion Black 430 M-ATX Media Case V2 Mainboard - Asus M2A-VM CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Memory - Corsair XMS2 2Gig Memory Kit Video Card - NVIDIA 8600GT with HDMI Hard Drives - x2 Seagate 160GB SATA ? RAID0 Optical - SATA Blu-ray Disk Reader with DVD Writer Sound - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio & Digital I/O Module ----------- but i wish to understand a bit more about HDMI, i wish to know if i can plug this HDMI into a AMP, and from the amp into my 1080p 42" LCD Screen. As i understand this, HDMI is for video and sound, so if i can plug this into a HDMI into a AMP this i would not need a sound card, and i would get the digtal sound and 1080p picture. im tyring to make this simple as. The system would be video playback only, maybe someday i will intall a tv turner card, but for now video only. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirEvan 122 Posted January 3, 2008 not all amps have HDMI Switching, some just have HDMI passthru, where it sends ONLY the video on to your tv, not audio. I recently bought an onkyo and found this to be the case...so i had to go buy TOSLINK cables to pass the audio from my HD-DVD player through to the amp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Observer 293 Posted January 3, 2008 interesting, so my best bet is to just get the sound card and run the HDMI to TV and Sound to AMP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bangbang023 31 Posted January 3, 2008 Yeah, I would always run the audio and video separately. It's just better, quality wise, in the long run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirEvan 122 Posted January 4, 2008 im starting to build a new media center with these specs ---------- CASE - Antec Fusion Black 430 M-ATX Media Case V2 Mainboard - Asus M2A-VM CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Memory - Corsair XMS2 2Gig Memory Kit Video Card - NVIDIA 8600GT with HDMI Hard Drives - x2 Seagate 160GB SATA ? RAID0 Optical - SATA Blu-ray Disk Reader with DVD Writer Sound - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio & Digital I/O Module ----------- but i wish to understand a bit more about HDMI, i wish to know if i can plug this HDMI into a AMP, and from the amp into my 1080p 42" LCD Screen. As i understand this, HDMI is for video and sound, so if i can plug this into a HDMI into a AMP this i would not need a sound card, and i would get the digtal sound and 1080p picture. im tyring to make this simple as. The system would be video playback only, maybe someday i will intall a tv turner card, but for now video only. just noticed that you're only getting a bluray reader....why not get the combo drive that reads both hddvd and bluray, so that way you can play both? you can find them for about 260$ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Observer 293 Posted January 7, 2008 just noticed that you're only getting a bluray reader....why not get the combo drive that reads both hddvd and bluray, so that way you can play both? you can find them for about 260$ didnt know that they were around, over here in new zealand i havent seen them. ill have a look around. could you give me some brand names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gangsta 1 Posted January 7, 2008 LG has a pretty good one (though I can't find it on Newegg, and have no idea what it's selling for). I'm actually doing something similar; I shall probably use some of those parts :) . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Observer 293 Posted January 7, 2008 Well theses are are my lastest parts im looking at getting, i like this mobo cause it comes with VGA/DVI/HDMI, SPDIF out all on the board. i decided to get the 5200+ but the 65w version thinking it help keep the heat down. --------- CASE Antec Fusion Black 430 M-ATX Media Case V2 Mainboard Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (65w) Memory Corsair XMS2 2Gig Memory Kit Hard Drives x2 Seagate 160GB SATA ? RAID0 --------- as for the blu-ray/HDDVD i think ill look around abit more, but it looks like Blu-Ray won the battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mentalindustries 0 Posted January 7, 2008 Look at getting a 500GB hard drive instead. check prices so you dont get ripped off pricespy.co.nz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Observer 293 Posted January 7, 2008 yea pricespy the best. i dont need the 500Gig as i have a server with 1.5TB, with 4 pcs in the house, its easy to have everything in the one location. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcodemonkey 1 Posted January 8, 2008 LG has a pretty good one (though I can't find it on Newegg, and have no idea what it's selling for). I'm actually doing something similar; I shall probably use some of those parts :) . http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136133 LG GGC-H20L $299 I think I'll be snagging one of these as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
