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    HTPC - Hackintosh recs?

    I need to put together a low-cost media center PC. 1080p is not required... What I want is fast and smooth Plex operation. HDMI out is fine, but S-Video / Coax is also fine for now. Our TV is not HD. The MBP I had doing this job just crapped out, so I need a replacement. I have a Foxconn...
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    Please recommend video card

    I have a PC running headless that I want to use to stream media using XBMC. The motherboard is: MSI K8N Diamond Plus 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD The CPU is: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2.0GHz Socket 939 Single-Core Processor At a minimum, I want to be able to launch movies via...
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    Mac solution for recording video + changing cable box channels?

    To replace our defunct 8 year-old TiVo, I would like to use our media center mac (a MBP, hooked up by S-Video, mainly running Plex and VLC) to record TV shows. I've done a little of this with an EyeTV USB, and I have found it pretty easy to set up. One glitch... how can I change channels on...
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    Need help. TowerRaid TR4M + Port multiplier + Hackintosh

    I recently purchased a Sans Digital TowerRaid TR4M. Product Link While I don't really want/need a RAID setup, it looked like I could do single-drive JBOD. In other words, mount four drives separately via one eSATA connection. The case is beautiful, and I like how the SATA drives can...
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    HandBrakeCLI crashing - could this be an overclock issue?

    I've been using my Hackintosh (GA-EP45-UD3P, Q6600@3.2, 10.5.6) for video conversion. I've noticed that HandBrakeCLI is very tempermental. Sometimes it will work, other times it will crash. The computer is seemingly stable in every other way. I just tried to do a conversion two times, and it...
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    Need to build a small/mini/tiny cheap hackintosh

    Having now built my monster quad-core hackintosh, I'd like to replace the ailing broken-screen Powerbook G4 hooked to our LCD TV in the kitchen. The G4 gets bogged down with too many heavy web pages open, and Hulu stutters. Ideally, the machine would be tiny and be suitable for email...