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I have just bought a samsung series 7 40"led tv. Can I use my laptop with a wireless modem (optus) to activate the media function on the tv, or do I require a differentsetup?? I am a bit of a luddite when it comes to computers. Any suggestions please robert

Hi all, Firstly, what an awesome web site and, specifically, forum! I've been lurking for a while now. I was running an Avermedia hybrid tuner in my Vista PC that we use as our general home PC for a couple of years. The lack of an EPG was a real downer for me and I couldn't be bothered with...

So.. For a couple of years now I had been using my laptop on a cooling pad with USB TV card and external 1TB hard drive as my media center, In various WinXP/Vista/Win7 incarnations - Which i would spec out, but really it's not that important apart from the fact it did the job... But... Over...

Hi There, I'm a kiwi geek. Pretty unfamiliar with MC on W7 previously used mythtv. Have tuner working need a UHF antenna (only have VHF) to get DVB-T. get ONE 2 3 and C4 and can manually record. Now need to get the epg working bladrunner seems to die but only just DL'd it.

Hi all, The driving force behind my interest in WMC is my wife's inability to cope with technology. She's the light of my life, but if I wasn't around she would still be using a VCR and it would still flash 00:00 . Beyond that, and in spite of its many flaws, I find WMC (and some...

Finally getting round to introducing myself. I have Win 7 running on a e4300 o/c to 2.4Ghz. 2GB Ram around 2TB of storage. compro e850f tuner card. going into a 42" plasma. Recently acquired a PS3 with playtv. I have them networked on a gigabit network. I run a small computer business....

Hello All I'm an Finnish expat living at the moment in Shanghai. Have been interested in HTPC for many years. At the moment I'm using DYI WHS as server storage with extreemly cheap=old components (P4 and some of the first Gigabyte MB with 1Gb Network) but it does not need more :). Anyway my main...

Well I decided I had better join this group so I can search / ask for help with my Home Theatre setup. I have got 2 X xbox 360's + 2 X PS3's on the network connected to a PC which I have just installed Win7. :D I love the Media Center / Media Extender csapabilities (with Xbox 360) in Win 7 and...

sup everyone.... Just finished my first HTPC build. Finding this site a fantastic resource full of helpful information. My 7MC Build Case: Silverstone GD04 PSU: Corsair VX-450 CPU Intel E4400

Hello fellow humans My name is sam and i reside in the great northwest of america in a small toen called port orchard alongside the puget sound of washington state. Thanks for letting me peruse your wealth of info. SAM:up::up::drool:

I've built many a desktop PC, but am about to embark on my first HTPC build. Stumbled across this forum while I was looking for reviews of various components I am considering using, and it looks like a great resource ! I'll be building a "Bush HTPC".......there won't be a list of new and...

I've had a PC lying around for over some months and finally got MCE up and running. (well sort of) Kept things simple and have a reliable and quiet machine. My Missus isn't too kean on having a PC in the lounge room, but I'm sure she will come around once she sees what it can do. Anyway, I'm...

Hi Guys, I have been a memeber for a while just never really used the site until now. I just made a decision to look into bulding a media PC for the lounge room. I have a media server right now that is on it's last legs. Cheers, Slam6

Hi, I've just joined and boy am I glad I found this forum. Although I currently live in Sydney's Inner West I am about to move to Toronto, Canada. The move is a work thing. I don't have a media centre, just some relatively old Hi-fi & TV. I do run the TV audio though my NAD 753 amp and have 5...