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2012-03-28, 03:31
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-28, 03:49 by bluray.)
Since I never build or buy any HTPC without BD-ROM, I might be bias toward internal BD-ROM. I always thought that having internal BD-ROM in HTPC give me an all-in-one solution. I can use the BD-ROM to enjoy blu-ray disc from RedBox, Netflix, Blockbuster, etc and I can use it to rip my blu-ray disc for backup.....
You'll enjoy your AMD A8-3870K with BD-ROM in it.....
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Internal... I don't like boxes, all I want is my HTPC near the TV with one cable. Adding different boxes with different functions makes it look messy...
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cool.... and how about the quality (video or audio) and 3D with an internal blu-ray vs stand alone...
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I have both, but end up using my stand-alone player for my Blu-ays. Though I use my HTPC for DVDs...
I find my stand alone looks a bit better. Same audio and video connection method, same display,etc. Both my player and HTPC go through a receiver.. Btu hey, if you need to save space, power, of power plugs.. go with the HTPC. I also found it a bit of a pain to get my HTPC to play BDs in a way that was easy and looked good.. I assume it'll be easier with the final release of Eden.
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I am in the process of trying to get an internal bluray player to work in my HTPC, I thought it would be easy but it's not so be prepared for a bit of work to get it setup and working correctly. The easiest by far is to get a cheap standalone player, plug it in and off you go, an HTPC is nothing like that.
David
HTPC1: Intel Pentium G620, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6570, Samsung 830 SSD, Silverstone GD05 case.
HTPC2: AMD Athlon II X2 255, 4GB RAM, AMD HD5450, Western Digital HDD, Silverstone ML03 case.
HTPC3: AMD E350, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6310, OCZ Agility 3 SSD, Akasa Crypto case.
Media Server: i3-3220, 8gb RAM, WHS 2011, 8tb capacity, Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 case.
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+1 for the standalone......XBMC plugins seem to be broken more often than not so I also like the fact I have an easy interface for my web apps via the blu ray set top box.
Main HTPC:
Intel e4600 + AMD HD5450 + Antec NSK2480B case + 4gb ddr2 + Earthwatts 430 + 1.5tb Seagate 7200 + XBMC Rapier Qualar Mod Skin + Win7
Office HTPC/Ripper/Server:
AMD x4 635 + GT220 + Antec 300 case + 4gbddr3 + OCZ ModXStream 500 psu + 3x2tb WD green drives + Win7
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I have been able to get TMT5 to work correctly. It appears TMT5 is not compatible with Realtek HD audio driver so I am now using the AMD Catalyst HD audio driver.
Next stage is to load TMT5 as an external player from XBMC. I have a playercorefactory file already, I just need to modify it correctly for TMT5.
David
HTPC1: Intel Pentium G620, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6570, Samsung 830 SSD, Silverstone GD05 case.
HTPC2: AMD Athlon II X2 255, 4GB RAM, AMD HD5450, Western Digital HDD, Silverstone ML03 case.
HTPC3: AMD E350, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6310, OCZ Agility 3 SSD, Akasa Crypto case.
Media Server: i3-3220, 8gb RAM, WHS 2011, 8tb capacity, Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 case.
