I am thinking of splitting my current Hi-Fi setup to separate the TV/DVD side from the music side. Currently I have all my music and video played via my 2 channel Hi-Fi. The plan is to separate out the 2 channel CD side and to gradually improve it and ultimately to have it in a different room.
I am very tempted to try a Media PC as the source for DVD's and CDs connected to the LCD TV, I will replace the 2 channel amp with a fairly cheap multi channel receiver. I will also use the Media Pc to provide CD playback and also access MP3 etc music stored on my home network.
Currently I have a Arcam DV88 DVD player, what I would like to know is what sort of DVD quality a Media PC is capable of?
Has anyone done this and if so I would be grateful for any information and advice.
Thanks.
I am very tempted to try a Media PC as the source for DVD's and CDs connected to the LCD TV, I will replace the 2 channel amp with a fairly cheap multi channel receiver. I will also use the Media Pc to provide CD playback and also access MP3 etc music stored on my home network.
Currently I have a Arcam DV88 DVD player, what I would like to know is what sort of DVD quality a Media PC is capable of?
Has anyone done this and if so I would be grateful for any information and advice.
Thanks.
I've been thinking the same thing, with using the mPC as a digital crossover to boot. One apparently can get the audio in/out of the PC with reasonable latency, but I haven't tried it yet.
On the other hand, the new miniMac seems well-qualified to the task. modulo any multi-channel audio requiring a DAC on the Firewire or USB ports.
Francois.
On the other hand, the new miniMac seems well-qualified to the task. modulo any multi-channel audio requiring a DAC on the Firewire or USB ports.
Francois.
Try this thread. You'll find the true believers here.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32506&highlight=
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32506&highlight=
DSP_Geek, I would also like to think about doing that as well but I think that may be a bit further ahead for me !
rfbrw, thats one of my favorite threads as you will see from the number of times I have brought it up to the top, however it is much more to do with the highest of fidelity possible whereas I am looking for a cost effective multimedia solution.
I do believe thats the work being done by those guys and other will lead to solutions that many of us will be using fairly soon.
rfbrw, thats one of my favorite threads as you will see from the number of times I have brought it up to the top, however it is much more to do with the highest of fidelity possible whereas I am looking for a cost effective multimedia solution.
I do believe thats the work being done by those guys and other will lead to solutions that many of us will be using fairly soon.
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