Recent content by Pastullio

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    budget htpc recommendations

    No recording, not much actualy tv/cable/sat stuff planned. Now I know even less what to choose lol. Would that dual core be better than the quad? Going less green is ok, keeping heat and noise down would be nice but speed and the possibility of doing some gaming sounds nice. Def no Windows Media...
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    budget htpc recommendations

    Im not really too familiar with them either. Was hoping I could get a 2tb 7200 caviar green at a deal. Might have to lurk around a while to find it, buy something to hold me over for now.
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    budget htpc recommendations

    oh wow thanks for that combo didnt see that, this is looking pretty nice. $366 without remote. board case/psu mobo ram cpu. 408 shipped. No hd yet, trying to find quiet low power with some size to it.
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    budget htpc recommendations

    I don't think I need to a blu-ray drive yet. Budget around $300 I guess, seems low but it looks like it covers it all, but I can spend more. I will probably try to do a little gaming, but I dont know how bad I would pay $ for trying to play some high end stuff on mini atx. 1080p a lot.
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    budget htpc recommendations

    I found some suggestions elsewhere that recommend this stuff so im starting from there. CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 Socket AM3 -TDP 65W MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H -AMD 785G chipset -ATI Radeon HD 4200 GPU -HDMI -SATA support HD : gonna scour hot deals for a 2tb low power something Memory...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    Oh cool im sure I can get something done with some instructions. Thanks for your help guys im sure I will be asking more easy to answer questions in the future.
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    Guys im sorry for being so newb at this but im not understanding how to hook this thing up http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/enhanced/A78-1000-call06-ro.jpg Do I need subwoofer cables for that? These speakers and sub came with no instructions! Putting my ignorant butt in the dark at this...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    So the onkyo shipped today, and im adding 14AWG Enhanced Loud Oxygen-Free Copper SPEAKER WIRE Cable - 100ft from monoprice in there. Was told Id need subwoofer cable too so I am also odering this 12ft Coaxial Audio/Video RCA Cable M/M RG59U 75ohm (for S/PDIF, Digital Coax, Subwoofer & Composite...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    So ive got the Onkyo 160 sitting in shopping cart trying to pull the trigger. One thing that has me worried is I have no idea how much wire I need and what kind, I have a 12 x 15 room but im confused on guages and whatnot, I know its always better to have too much than too little but I dont...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    The audyssey sounds nice, so onkyo ftw but I dont know which I really need. My tv has 3 hdmi inputs so im good there, I wish I could fish up something on craigs under 2 hours away. Im inbetween Chattanooga and Knoxville, both turning up crap. I bet living in a big city makes craigs great for...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    I live in tennessee in an area far away from nashville of memphis. And I dont really understand above post, sorry. My craigslist pickings are slim.
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    Im wanting to get serious with this, but being in apartments right now I have to be sort of careful. But the sound quality of music streaming from the xbox is unacceptable, I cant wait to equalize it, and the tv speakers are just pathetic im ready for what ive heard in stores in the past. Looks...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    Im still up in the air. Onkyo sounds like the way to go but 2 hours radius around me from craigs isnt yielding anything. Its seems like hdmi ports on it would be nice but since my tv has a digital input is it necessary? I dont really know what im talking about but I dont want to throw money away...
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    Well its gonna be for anything I use cable tv wise straight from the wall and my pc streaming to the 360 and gaming. I use hdmi on the 360, Mitsubishi TV - 60" Home Theater TV: Model WD-60735. Speakers and sub seemed like a decent deal, reviews were fair, so I pulled the trigger.
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    Just purchased speakers need reciever

    I just bought these Acoustic Research-Home Decor 100W 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker System. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Acoustic...ARCH&cp=1&lp=1 What would be a good bang for my buck reciever for that?