[slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread AndreE
I was reading many topics on this forum and found very interesting in understanding what I may do and what not with SqueezeCenter. The interesting discovery was that I may have it installed on relatively small mini Atom based box, which would cost me ~250 Euro including 330 Atom with 1G Memory

Re: [slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread simbo
I think you'll find a few people doing exactly that. I'm running Windows Media Center, for all Live TV (including PVR), DVD, movie library and music needs in the lounge. It provides DVI output to the TV and digital audio output to the surround sound receiver. It also hosts SqueezeCenter. It

Re: [slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread simbo
AndreE;425676 Wrote: Do you use HDMI and HD video or it is still “normal” TV signal? HDMI @ 720p (the native resolution of the TV), using a standard DVI-to-HDMI cable from the PC. AndreE;425676 Wrote: What kind of mother board do you have? Is it mini factor or usual Tower like box? It's a

Re: [slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread AndreE
Did you try to get 1080p on your box or it would need more HW power? I know, the question is a bit odd, but who knows - some people are keen to try -- AndreE AndreE's Profile:

Re: [slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread simbo
AndreE;425687 Wrote: Did you try to get 1080p on your box or it would need more HW power? I know, the question is a bit odd, but who knows - some people are keen to try I've tried SDTV/DVD upscaled to 1080i and it worked fine. My TV won't support 1080p and I don't have any 1080 media to try

Re: [slim] Why would not turn the SC into full Media server?

2009-05-22 Thread AndreE
I was thinking about Intel DG45FC MB. Intel claims sufficient video power for this type of work... but who knows. is there anyone who did this? -- AndreE AndreE's Profile: