Passive FM2+ 7850K Build

September 29, 2014, 9:43 am

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Hi everybody,

using XBMC for a while now and finally had the resources to build my long dreamed passive HTPC build.

Hardware:

• ASUS A88XM-Plus
• AMD 7850K Processor
• AMD some Gaming RAM 2,4GHz
• Streacom FC5 EVO
• Streacom OD3
• Streacom IR-Remote
• M4-ATX DC-DC Powersupply (250W+)
• MeanWell 280W AC-DC 24V Powersupply
• RME Hammerfall HDSPe + RME Multiface II (Use as preamp)
• 2x Audiolab 8000p
  

Software:

• Gentoo custom setup
• direct boot to X11
• VDPAU with Radeonsi driver
• openbox WM
  

High res pictures: Flickr

Please excuse the image noise level and the messy cables.

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November 22, 2014, 7:32 am

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Hi Guys,

Just came across this forum section and thought I would post some pictures of my compact home cinema


This shot show my 7' Beamax motorized screen which has a 47" tv behind




The TV behind the screen




This shot shows my JVC DLA-X3 projector and rear M&K Surround-550 THX speakers




This shot show my cinema seats which is set on a plinth that house a Clarks tactile transducer which tactilely re enforces the bass into the seats



Another shot of the seat




Server that house 7 hard drives at the moment, but the case is capable of holding 16 hard drive with the correct setup





MY SETUP CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING

AV

Onkyo TX-NR1009 AV receiver

M&K THX Select 7.1 speaker system consisting of the following
LCR-750THX Fronts and center
Surround-55 K-4 Tripole rear sides
Surround-550THX rear back
V-1250THX sub woofer

JVC DLA-X3 Projector

HTPC

The HTPC is using a Pentium i5 using it's inbuilt graphic chip for normal and 3D movies and is running Windows 7 and the best media player by far Kodi 14 Helix

Server

Movies are stored on a Windows 7 PC / Server, I went the windows route instead of the NAS route because I have an home automation software running on the server as well, The server consists of the following

Sharkoon T9 Value ATX Case - Blue, This is a great case for the money, there is a fixing at the back for a small laptop drive or SSD drive and all the wire can be neatly tucked away, check it out here
A AMD processor and motherboard, This is fairly old but seem to do the job.
Hot swap 5 bay caddy, you can get 3 of these in this case, giving you a potential 15 storage drives, at the moment I have 9 drives including the operating system SSD drive
And to accommodate the extra drive you will need more sata connectors, this is the one I am using and it seem ok.

My inspiration for the server came from a YouTube video, you can check it out in the linked video below



If you guys have any question fire away

Home Setup

November 27, 2014, 3:31 am

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Hi All,

Just sharing my setup. Refreshed from XBOX1 to Intel NUC.

Living Room
TV: Sony KDL-55HX820
Speakers: Sonos PLAYBAR+SUB
Remote: Logitech Harmony 650
PayTV/PVR: Foxtel iQHD
Consoles: PS3, XBOX360
HTPC: Intel® NUC D34010WYKH, Kingston 8GB RAM, Samsung EVO 840 mSATA SSD, Intel WiFi+BT, Windows 7, XBMC 13.2

Bedroom
TV: Samsung UA32EH5006M
Media Player: Raspberry Pi Model B, Flirc, 16GB MicroSD, OpenELEC

Other
NAS: Qnap TS-439 Pro II+, 4 x 3TB WD RED
Networking: HP 1810-24G

My minimalistic setup

March 15, 2015, 4:08 pm

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Hi all, just sharing my latest setup.

I have been wondering where is should "end" with my kodi-setup in hardware and furniture.
Coming from the days with modding the Xbox, went further on a custom build pc, back to a broken laptop, atv, and now ended with a macmini. For what it's worth, years of trying out and I like the way it's feels simple for everyone in the house, including my wife and kids.

Hardware:
Macmini late 2012, i5, 2,5 GHz, 4GB Ram, 250 GB SSD (Samsung Evo 240)
Amplifier: Denon 2113
Speakers: Harman Kardon HKTS11, 7.1 System
Remote: Harmony Ultimate + for the WAF a Atv remote
Storage: QNAP NAS 3TB with a database running for the multiroom from the bedroom (Atv2)

Tell me what you think

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I own the hardware since a few years know, but, well, after windows XP/Mediaportal, then XP/XBMC, and running now better with Linux/Kodi, I don't feel the need for an upgrade (well a little one, see below). Everything was built 2008, except the keyboard wich is brand new. In 2008 I bought a basic Keyboard and a Basic mouse (around 20 €)
Well, for Blu Ray discs, I cannot open them from Kodi, thus I use VLC instead (see in screenshots section).
In this post, not only I provide the cost of this Mediacenter, but I also propose an equivalent built with the hardware currently available for a total cost of less than 500€. Read carefully, follow the links, and enjoy.

Here are the specs, everything works just perfect :

The Mediacenter itself

• Hardware :
  • Antec Micro Fusion 350 (175 €)
    Bought here : Materiel.net
    Can be find here (140$ / 130 €) : Antec store (refurbished)
    Includes :
    • Antec power supply included (80W)
    • Soundgraph Imon LCD (OEM) + IR receiver :
      Link to constructor (specifications + pictures)
    • A little Soundgraph remote (model RM 200)
      
  • GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev. 1.1) :
    Bought here : Materiel.net
    >>> Link to constructor (specifications + pictures) <<<
    Specifications of interest : Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200-based graphics (DX10) and PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface with ATI Hybrid CrossFireX support.
  • Club 3D Radeon HD 3450 256 Mo HDMI Low Profile(CGAX-3456) (30 €):
    Bought here : Materiel.net
    remark : I swear Crossfire is working, it is not supposed to !
  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 4850e Box (with venti-rad) (53 €)
    Bought here : Materiel.net
  • DDR2 G.Skill PK Series - 2Gb (2x 1Gb) - PC6400 (800 Mhz) - CL4 - F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK (Dual Channel - CL 4-4-4-12) (45€)
    Bought here : Materiel.net
    Remark : they are coated with a very nice and cool blue aluminium cover for heat dissipating (see the link just above for a pic)
  • HDD SAMSUNG Spinpoint F DT HD502IJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (70€)
    Bought here : Materiel.net
    Still available here (90€)
  • HD drive + burner LG GGC-H20L (110€) :
    Bought here : [http://www.materiel.net/lecteurs-hd/lg-ggc-h20l-38456.html]Materiel.net[/url]
    It is still impressive :
    • reads : Blu-ray / HD-DVD /DVD /CD (Yes ! Blu ray and HD-DVD !)
    • writes : DVD±R / DVD±RW / DVD±R DL / DVD-RAM /CD-R/ CD-RW
    • Lightscibe : LightScribe is an optical disc recording technology, that uses specially coated recordable CD and DVD media to produce laser-etched labels with text or graphics, as opposed to stick-on labels and printable discs. (wikipedia)
    • Bundle : PowerDVD 7.3 Ultra + 1 Lightscribe CD + a blu ray (Rocky Balboa) <== my first Blu ray !
      
  • Pinnacle Systems PCTV DVB-T Stick Solo 72E
    I don't remember where I bought it and how much it cost
    Anyway it was working when I was living in Brest (France), now I am in Paris, in a flat, it doesn't work anymore. Ubuntu seems to recognize it, and I should try on my Portable PC with windows)
  • Wireless Keyboard/MousePad Logitech K400 (35 €, I have the fidelity card for -5% )
    Bought here : Fnac (not on internet but in one of their shop, in Paris)
    
  
  A updated built for today :
  For today, if I had to choose some hardware or to update it, I would take :
  • An evolution kit including APU, motherboard, memory and SSHD (215 €) : "Kit évolution PC Cookit + SSHD 1 To"
    In this kit :
    • AMD APU A4-7300 : CPU 2x3,80 GHz + Integrated GPU AMD Radeon HD 8370D
    • MSI A78M-E35 : 1 PCI-E 16x / 1 PCI-E 1x / 1 PCI / 6 SATA-3 ** 1 DVI / 1 VGA / 1 HDMI / 4 USB 2.0 / 2 USB 3.0 / 1 RJ-45 / 3 Jack 3.5 mm
    • SSHD Seagate SSHD 1 Tb (8 Gb Flash)
      
  • As a HD drive, an Asus BC-12D2HT (75€) : link to the shop
    
• Software :
  • Ubuntu 14.10
  • VLC (in order to play the Blu Ray)
  • LCDProc (for the LCD Display)
  • A little piece of Python script I made in order to display a vu meter on my Imon (thing that cannot handle the official add-on, see link below, in screenshots section)
  • In order to tag my mp3 : MusicBrainzPicard, Kid3, Rythmbox, and Clementine.
    
  Until last year, I was running under Windows XP/Mediaportal, with Imon management software for the LCD, various fix to make it work correctly and Cyberlink software for the Blu ray. Everything is smoother with Linux, even if it has it's own limitations...
  

How much did it cost and how much would it cost today ?
Total cost of 2008 : 458€ (+20€ for a mouse + keyboard in 2008, + 35€ for the Logitech K400), my budget was 500€ maximum.
Replaced in the context of 2008 it was a very good deal, since it was impossible to find a simple Blu ray player under 500€ (when you think about it, how many did survive for 7 years like my Mediacenter and are still working ?)

Update kit : 215 €

Total cost if built today : 472€

Around the Mediacenter

• Currently in use with the media center :
  • Monitor/TV : SONY Bravia KDL-32V4500
    I got it for 400 € instead of 650 € in a Carrefour supermarket in France in 2008 , big promo...
    32" (82 cm), 16:9 , resolution used : 1360 x 768 @ 60 Hz,
    Nice connectivity :
    
    Pics of the TV
  • Android smartphone LG F6 :
    Used as a wifi remote (with the Kore aplication, the official android remote for Kodi)
    Or used as a IR remote, because it has a IR built in, with a free application named ASmart Remote. This nice and free app can work either as a Soundgraph or a MCE remote !
  • Android Tablet 10" Archos 101XS2 :
    Used as a wifi reote also, and with Kodi for Android installed. I say yes !
  • ChromeCast : nothing to do with Kodi, but it's a must have for youtube and Arte+7 !
  • Other options : gamepads
    The Antec case has 2 front USB, it is great to play some games on the TV as if it was a gaming console, with friends, lovers or family.
    Under windows, the LCD conflicts with those USB gamepads and must be deactivated with a little piece of software provided by Soundgraph on their forum (link)
    
• Not in use for the moment (lack of room in my flat in Paris, and neighbours...) :
  Home Cinema system DVX S-80 , bought in Paris in 2003 (around 600€), the DVD player do not work anymore since 2008, that's why I built my mediacenter at this time and it was cheaper that a standard Blu Ray player.
  Picture here (picture quota on the forum, sorry)
  DVX-S80 Main Specifications
  

  Quote:Receiver Section (AVR-S80) RMS Output Power Main Ch 33 W + 33 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD) Centre Ch 33 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD) Rear Ch 33 W + 33 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD) Subwoofer (LFE Ch) 40 W (5 ohms, 100 Hz, 0.9% THD) Maximum Power Main Ch 40 W + 40 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Centre Ch 40 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Rear Ch 40 W + 40 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Subwoofer (LFE Ch) 50 W (5 ohms, 100 Hz, 10% THD) Input Sensitivity/Impedance 200 mV/47 k-ohms Frequency Response (Main) 2088,000 Hz +0, -3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (250 mV) 95 dB FM Usable Sensitivity (Mono) 1.8 V Input Terminals 3 optical, 4 composite and 4 audio 2 composite, 1 audio and headphone Output Terminals stereo mini jack Preout Terminals Main L/R, centre, rear L/R, and subwoofer Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 x 67 x 265 mm Weight/Unit 4 kg AVR-S80 Surround Programmes: 21 Surround Programmes HiFi DSP Programmes CONCERT HALL Concert Hall JAZZ CLUB Jazz Club ROCK CONCERT Rock Concert Disco ENTERTAINMENT 5 Ch Stereo Programme Subtotal 5 CINEMA DSP Programmes Game ENTERTAINMENT Concert Video MONO MOVIE Mono Movie TV SPORTS TV Sports Spectacle MOVIE THEATER 1 Sci-Fi Adventure MOVIE THEATER 2 General ENHANCED Enhanced Programme Subtotal 9 Surround Formats Dolby Digital Dolby Digital/Matrix 6.1 DTS Digital Surround DTS/Matrix 6.1 Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II Music Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Programme Subtotal 7 Programme Total 21 Speaker Section (NX-SW80) Magnetic Shielding Yes System Frequency Response 3030,000 Hz 4 Satellites (two main and two rear speakers) Type Acoustic suspension design Drivers Dual 5cm full-range Dimensions (W x H x D)/Unit 72 x 164 x 111 mm Weight/Unit 0.9 kg Centre Speaker Type Acoustic suspension design Drivers Dual 5cm full-range Dimensions (W x H x D) 300 x 72 x 110 mm Weight 1.1 kg Subwoofer Type Advanced YST subwoofer Driver 16cm multi-range Dimensions (W x H x D) 200 x 395 x 416 mm Weight 11.2 kg DVD Player Section (DVD-S80) Signal-to-Noise Ratio 115 dB Frequency Response (CD) 220,000 Hz (DVD) 222,000 Hz (48 kHz sampling) (DVD) 244,000 Hz (96 kHz sampling) Dynamic Range (DVD/CD) 102 dB/98 dB Harmonic Distortion + Noise 0.0025% Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 x 75 x 248 mm Weight/Unit 2.6 kg

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Screenshots
The Hardware



My vumeter script written in Python, from outside Kodi (see that thread)

On the Imon LCD

The same vumeter script running with Kodi and the LCDProc Add-on


Kodi in action (I owe all those movies, no illegal stuff here)


Arte.tv plugin working !


Blu ray disc (with VLC) :

My humble start with new Kodi HTPC setup

April 13, 2015, 7:51 pm

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I'm new at this but exited to post first pics of my newly created HTPC setup:






It's a work in progress so bear with me as I tweak it to make it look prettier (ie zip tie the rats nest of wires, upgrade to a better tv and entertainment center). I just put the finishing touches on the pc and my new receiver came in this last week so now that everything is installed and up and running I wanted to share.Here's the setup as it currently stands:

Old Gateway tower rebuilt, consisting of
MoBo: MSI A78M-E35 FM2+ / FM2
CPU: AMD A6-6400K Dual-Core APU Richland Processor 3.9GHz
Memory: Adata XPG Desktop Memory - V1, DDR3, 4GB 1600MHZ
SSD: Silicon Power S70 120GB MLC 2.5"
GPU: PNY GEFORCE GTX 750 TI 2GB GDDR5 OC (I found the AMD APU graphics performance to be very underwhelming so I upgraded and probably went way overboard with this but, hey, the picture is A1 quality now! )
OS: W7 ultimate 64 bit
Kodi: 14.2


The rest of the a/v equipment is
TV: Magnavox 52"
Receiver: Denon AVR-X2100W IN-Command
Front speakers: hand-me-down Boston speakers from a buddy of mine (all of the woofer cones were blown and subsequently disconnected )
Sub: Chrysalis Starfire 10 250 watt
Center + surround speakers: Old Sony system (probably 15+ years old)
Gaming: PS3
Video streaming: Roku XD

HP Stream Mini Bedroom Kodi HT

April 25, 2015, 10:40 am

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Hi All,

Here's my 1st Kodi home theater setup.

It's a 46" Samsung F6300 driven by a HP Stream Mini 210. Audio is handled by a cheap but functional Onkyo HT-RC430 AVR driving my ancient Pioneer HPM-100's (bought new in the mid 1970's (yes, I'm approaching grampa status...). I took the grills off so you could enjoy the awesomeness of mid-70's speaker styling :-). The Mini gives DTS-HD MA and True HD passthrough and smooth, sharp video.

I've installed 8 G of ram in the Mini, increased HD size to 256 GB, and installed Win 8.1 Pro (so I can connect via remote desktop to fiddle with it). I bought a cheap MCE infra-red remote & a MINIX NEO A2 to manage Kodi with. I use the MCE the most, but the little keyboard on the MINIX has been useful.

Files are served from a Synology DS-212j NAS via powerline ethernet (which, in this case, can sustain 90 Mb/s reliably) so there is no annoying buffering, even with uncompressed blu ray rips. The Kodi installation is pretty vanilla, with the Aeon Nox skin.

I have used Plex Media Server on my desktop with the Plex client app on the TV for a few years, but the flexibility and performance of Kodi and the power savings of the HP Mini seem to be a better solution for me.

Thank you for letting me share this with you

OpenELEC/Kodi/NUC build

May 13, 2015, 4:02 am

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Finally put an order in for a NUC today, the build consists of the following:

NUC5i5RYH Core i5 NUC
Intel 530 120GB M.2 SSD
Crucial 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3L
Logitech K400R

Once it arrives I will be able to take some happy snaps of the full home theater setup. I will be using OpenELEC as the OS, yes there will be an abundance of space left on the SSD, but I have the ability to install Windows if need be down the track.

The plan will be to run everything completely wireless on 5GHz AC. Already have an ASUS AC wireless NIC in my computer and an ASUS DSL-AC68 modem/router and the NUC contains onboard AC wireless. The network speed should be suffice to run any encoded full blu-ray ripped movie with 5.1 DTS.

Anyone that is currently using a NUC, do you use the mini DP or mini HDMI port? I'm thinking of using the display port.

This is my file server for kodi:

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My updated media room (pics and vids)

May 18, 2015, 3:52 pm

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Original display: Mitsubishi Diamond 842 82" DLP
Screen: Screen Innovations Black Diamond Zero Edge 1.4 115" with LED kit
Projector: Epson 5030UB
Receiver: Denon AVR 2313Ci
Mains: Focal Chorus 726v
Center: Focal Chorus CC 700
Surrounds: Definitive Technology DI 5.5R
Subwoofer: Dual SVS SB13-Ultra
Remote: Logitech Harmony Home Ultimate
Software: Windows 8.1 Pro | Kodi 14.2 (shared db for multiple setup sync)
Storage: Synology 1812+, 16TB of media storage (3tb x 8 in RAID6 (only 650gb left!) / currently migrating to 4tb WD Red Pro disks)

Original media room before I went with a projector and screen.


It took a couple of weeks of dust all over me and paint that wouldn't wash off but made it this far.




A few weeks later added some accustical treatments and upgraded to dual SB13-Ultras




A few videos of the system in action

Here's a little clip I created when I was following the animated start up screen thread.




Remote controlling the lights

iCraig Android 4 Stick with a Air Mouse

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So I was able to find a pretty good deal on some android sticks.
$12 a piece at my local store and I had a 15% off coupon.
I got three .. i will use two and either keep or sell the other one.

Its plain android not a propitiatory solution so you get the ability to add and remove apps.

It comes with a MicroSD Card slot and I got a package deal on Amazon for two 16gb cards and a usb card reader stick.

it comes with a standard wireless mouse but I purchased an airmouse that looks like a remote control with a full keyboard.
It works well and only cost $10 free shipping on Ebay Direct from China.. took 11 days to get to the USA East Coast.
Not bad on shipping i was in no rush. Amazon over $35 free shipping .. from 3 states over often takes longer than from China.

Upon booting you go through the same setup as you would for a android phone.

First thing you want to do is go into settings and adjust your display so it fits your TV.
there will be arrows at the 4 corners.. make sure you give yourself a tiny bit of margin.
this is not the TV's setup .. this is Android Settings for your Display.

You will need a GMail email account so you can access Play Store.

Setup is not that difficult you need to add your wifi and I had to add my network manually because I hide my network.

I did use the mouse that came with the stick to do the initial setup but i strongly suggest that you buy a wireless keyboard.

once you get connected to the internet install a real browser like chrome.

check your version of Kodi.. my stick came with XBMC installed so i removed that then installed Kodi from the Kodi.tv website.

Use your browser to go to the website and download the apk ..

Go into your settings and allow app install from unknown sources

then navigate to your downloads folder and click on the kodi package.

From there its like everything you do on a PC.

I also installed Hulu for a free account.. most of the stuff is locked up but not all
and I installed LiveStream they have a bunch of News Stations across the USA you can watch free.

My sticks came with 1 foot USB Extension cables and if yours does not you run the risk of
having wifi interfere with your wireless mouse or keyboard.
yes they are on different frequencies but the close proximity causes bleed over.

so if you have crappy wifi or no distance on your mouse or keyboard then get a USB extender cable and move the dongle away from the android stick or box.

not sure what else to say.. you can get these things real cheap now.. Ebay direct from china like $10

make sure you get android 4.

Like android and Kodi you have the option to stream from a local source..
I tested that but I am not using that at this time.
Maybe if I build a small low power NAS

New home setup

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I just recently moved into a new home and have finally been able to get a much nicer looking setup than I previously had. Here is a quick rundown of my new setup:

Equipment:

Samsung UN55F7500
Yamaha RX-V573
Klipsch RC-52 center speaker
Klipsch RB-62 front surround speakers
Energy Rear speakers
HTPC running Windows 7 and Kodi 14.2
Logitech Harmony Smart control remote
Logitech K400 Keyboard
15tB Unraid Server for content
BIC America F12 subwoofer

I currently have all of my equipment in the basement right below the living room. I'm using the Harmony smart remote to control the system including the recessed lighting using python scripts and Eventghost to send commands to the Hue lights. I also have a DIY ambilight setup using the boblight Kodi add on, some LED strips and an Arduino. The front speaker stands also double as cat scratching posts.

I got the solution for my new dac!

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Ok as my thread got banned, ore at least closed with the comment, this is not a support forum, and as I figured out the solution by my self, let me a least share my solution.

I bought a new USB external sound card; Taga Harmony DA-300.

SPDIF IN (coaxial and optical):
24bit 192kHz (Coaxial, Optical)
TI Burr-Brown Audio PCM2704 chip

USB IN:
16bit 48kHz (USB) CirrusLogic CS8416 chip
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MY ALSA CONFIG

At first change in: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

options snd-usb-audio index=-2

..to:

options snd-usb-audio index=0

Ad some simple basic settings in .asoundrc. Only this:

defaults.pcm.!card Audio
defaults.pcm.!device 1

( default:CARD=Audio from aplay -L)

Restart computer. Importent to get digital signal to function, as a plug in do not connect spdif.

Done, it should know come up as default in Kodi, and you can set its spdif as pass though outpup there also. pcm (default music signal) and EDIT dts do NOT function and not ac3.

I also installed phonon-backend-vlc, and move up default in multimedia gui in KDE. Do not know if that made any difference, but If you use the computer as a desktop workstation, it make some difference in sound quality with alsa.

SOME EXTRA THOUGHT FOR DISCUSSION

When I was mixing with this to find a solution ,the funny thing is that when a had an other configuration , I got better output from, mplayer, (but Kodi did not function then).
This was my configuration then (in .asoundrc):

cm.!default {
type plug
slave {
pcm "hw:0,1"
}
}


ctl.!default {
type hw
card 0
}

So when I played by command line:

mplayer /media/multimedia/music/Pink\ Floyd\ -\ The\ Dark\ Side\ Of\ The\ Moon\ \(2011\)\ \{FLAC\}\ \[Blu-Ray\ 24-96\ Stereo\]\04.Time.flac


AUDIO: 96000 Hz, 2 ch, s32le, 2834.0 kbit/46.13% (ratio: 354244->768000)
Selected audio codec: [ffflac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg FLAC audio)


AO: [alsa] 96000Hz 2ch s32le (4 bytes per sample)

Now I only got this:

AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s32le (4 bytes per sample)

I doubt I can hear any difference, but its funny the usb take the higher sampling rate. If I try to put it out by raw format (by aplay) it did ot function, only got noise.


Some data about the sound card:
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From cat /proc/asound/card0/stream1
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Playback:
Status: Stop
Interface 2
Altset 1
Format: S16_LE
Channels: 2
Endpoint: 6 OUT (ASYNC)
Rates: 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
Data packet interval: 125 us
Interface 2
Altset 2
Format: S24_3LE
Channels: 2
Endpoint: 6 OUT (ASYNC)
Rates: 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
Data packet interval: 125 us

Capture:
Status: Stop
Interface 5
Altset 1
Format: S16_LE
Channels: 2
Endpoint: 8 IN (ASYNC)
Rates: 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
Data packet interval: 125 us
Interface 5
Altset 2
Format: S24_3LE
Channels: 2
Endpoint: 8 IN (ASYNC)
Rates: 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
Data packet interval: 125 us

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From cat /proc/asound/card0/stream2
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Playback:
Status: Running
Interface = 2
Altset = 3
Packet Size = 33
Momentary freq = 48000 Hz (0x6.0000)
Feedback Format = 16.16
Interface 2
Altset 3
Format: S16_LE
Channels: 2
Endpoint: 6 OUT (ASYNC)
Rates: 44100, 48000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
Data packet interval: 125 us
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The case is closed, as I got a my solution, but any comment is interesting on this, I think.

My setup from living room and bedroom

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Living room.

Projector: Epson EH-TW550 3D, 120 inch screen.
Receiver: Yamaha Rx-v359
Speakers: OR Cinema Sound Pro
Subwoofer: OR-GSW10 10"
Htpc: Intel i3, 4gb ram, 120gb corsair ssd, mce remote.







Bedroom (server):

TV: Philips 42" 3D
Htpc: intel i5 2500k, 8gb ram, radeon hd 6970, about 8tb hdd, shared kodi library with mysql, terratec cinergy pci hd with ci+ and shared for kodi.

Kodi In My Kitchen

July 14, 2015, 5:19 pm

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So, to sum it up, I got the Nexus 7 2nd Gen when in school and it was great for looking things up, reviewing scripts and lots of stuff. Since leaving school and working I just about only use my phone or a computer/laptop. I wanted to put the tablet into service somewhere but not have to pull out wires and such.

So I've set it up on a mount in my kitchen, with Qi wireless induction charger fit behind it. I can pop it in and out of the mount and it charges without needing to disconnect anything. Clock, alarms, Kodi, recipes or anything else I could need right on my cabinet door. Not the grandest Kodi setup but it's nothing to be ashamed of either.

Cloud Unit - The ULTIMATE Silent PC

July 18, 2015, 12:24 pm

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This is not my build. I think its amazing though, wanted to share.
Really impressed with the kids creativity and ingenuity.





Cloud Unit - Build Log (Scratch-Built Silent PC)





The Quietest Computer You'll Ever Hear...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3_sy3-c6LM

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New Kodi/Plex Server Intel 5820 HTPC Build

July 23, 2015, 9:24 am

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I don't know whether it was timing or just dumb luck, but recently a power spike toasted the motherboard on my hp envy system I was using as a dedicated media pc, and unfortunately fortunately, I found myself in a forced position to finally build a dedicated htpc. I ordered the parts at various times over the past couple of weeks and two weeks ago I finally have a dedicated htpc built. I'd appreciate any feedback. I've listed the parts for the build below.

I have an extensive nedia collection. Exactly 3160 movies (65% 1080p dts 5.1-7.1 bluray rips, 25% mixture of various 720p encodings, and the remaining as dvd-rips) and 294 tv shows spanning several (11) various external hard drives. I intend on slowly replacing them with internal drives and using the externals as backup as funding becomes available. This system serves the purpose as PLEX media server for remote streaming, dedicated ftp server, and last but certainly not least local kodi server.

Total External Storage Capacity: 35TB
Total Used : 28 TB

The parts list.

1 x Seagate 6TB Desktop HDD 6Gb/s 128MB (First of many drives to be used to replace the external drives I mentioned)
4 x Scythe Slip Stream Slim 120mm Case Fan (Bought to replace the fans that came with the case)
2 x ARCTIC F8 PWM Rev. 2 Fluid Dynamic Bearing Case Fan, 80mm PWM Speed Control
5 x OKGear 18 inch Blue Premium SATA III Round Cable 6GB/s Straight to Right Angle w/latch (longer reach to allow for more choices in cable management)
1 x ASUS Computer International Direct Blu-Ray Writer BW-16D1HT
1 x EVGA Supernova 850 B2 Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze Certified 850W ATX Power Supply
1 x Noctua NH-L12 Low-profile Quiet CPU Cooler (CPU Temp Idles 43-45 C And has not passed 60C yet)
1 x VisionTek Products AMD Radeon 7750 SFF 1GB X16 PCIE Express Low Profile Graphics Card 900549 (I don't intend to do any gaming so this will work just fine)
1 x Corsair Force Series GS Red 240GB ( OS Drive )
1 x Corsair Force Series GS Red 128GB ( Old OS Drive from previous rig...will be using it as a User Data Cache Drive - Solely for Kodi & Plex User Data Folders using Symlinks)
1 x MSI Computer ATX DDR4 LGA 2011-3 Motherboard X99S SLI KRAIT EDITION
1 x Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor (I know I know yes the issue of the PCI express lanes, but As I explained I won't be gaming)
1 x Silverstone Tek GD07B Aluminum Extended ATX / SSI-EEB / SSI-CEB HTPC Computer Case with Lockable Front Door (Ahh yes I fell in love the first time I saw it three years ago)
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (4GBx4) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) CL16 SR x8 Unbuffered DIMM 288-Pin Memory
1 x WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache (Gonna use for downloads, and other files)
1 x WD Black 2TB Performance Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5-inch, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache (Strictly for my music library which stands at a whopping 91,100 files and counting)

Total Build Price is just shy of $1900

All the parts together (Worth mentioning there's a Corsair Water Cooler in The Shot Below...I was originally going to use this but I could not get it to fit so returned and opted for the Noctua NH-L12)



Two shots of the final build.





The HTPC sitting next to my other rig. I originally planned to put it on the set with my tv but....it would not fit no matter what I tried.



This is where all the magic happens

Livingroom kodi setup with ambilight

July 27, 2015, 6:22 pm

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I just took some pictures from my pretty simple setup for a friend of mine and tough why don't share it here also

Equipment:

Samsung UE46C6800 (on top of the replace list)
Denon AVR 1612
Teufel Columa 200 (the old one) 5.1 Speakers, I replaced the Teufel Subwoofer with my "old" yamaha yst sw 320 because it got a bit more booom
Chromebox with Openelec 6
PS3 (get replaced by the ps4 on 1.sep)
Harmony 555 (the good old one)



for the Ambilight:

5 meters ws2801 (135 LED's)
Arduino UNO
Hyperion


Ambilight Videos:
(HandyCam...)
Archer intro




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Kodi x 3 setup

July 30, 2015, 1:52 am

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Not exactly the most hi-tec of setups, but it suits me down to the ground. NUC in the lounge with a 5.1 surround. AFTV in the kitchen. And a RPi2 upstairs in the bedroom.

Kodi Over the Fireplace

August 13, 2015, 9:19 pm

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Like many the best place in our living room for a TV is, annoyingly enough, the fireplace. This is great for us when we are cooking since our kitchen opens up in to the living room. It's nice and high and we have an easy view. But, when at the couch, the height just is painful. So when planning for our new 70 inch HDTV, I wanted a mount that could accommodate going up and down. There were a few out there but my favorite was the Down and Out Mount ((DynamicMounting.com) mostly because of the center speaker bracket it came with. I really wanted to get a nicer center speaker and have it project out when the TV was up and project right to ear level when down (otherwise what's the point of 5.1 and a loud system if all speakers aren't perfectly positioned, right?).

Installation was pretty easy with three people and the results are awesome. Even with our 12.5" deep mantle, it drops 25 inches. It also pans left and right in the up and down position which is nice because we get a fair amount of daytime glare. Both my wife and I can easily move the 100 pounds up and down pretty easily.

Here is it up, note the downward tilt of about 7 degrees - makes a bigger difference than you think.



And here it is down:



I'm definitely happy with the setup like this.

For the rest of the setup, it's pretty modest but I'm happy with the bang-for-buck ratio with all the speakers I have:

Receiver: Yamha RX-V377
Center: Yamaha NS-C310B
L&R: Sony SS-F5000
L&R Surround: Fluance AVBP2
Sub: Sony SA-W2500

The TV wires are tucked behind the mantel and the surround speakers go under the carpet. Here's a grainy photo:

Archinux + Xfce4 + Kodi + Netflix + Servers

September 10, 2015, 10:17 pm

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I used to run Kodi on a BoxeeBox, getting content from a Banana Pi file server but the interface was sluggish and I wanted more from my htpc. So, I set this up and now it runs very smoothly...

Hardware
Athlon Kabini 5350 processor
Asus Am1a motherboard
WD 4TB 3.5" sata 3 hdd
120GB 2.5" sata hdd (for OS, taken from an old notebook)
Rii mini l25 remote control
Generic case and psu (to be replaced)

Software
OS: Arch Linux with XFCE4 desktop (with auto login)

Media players:
Kodi 1.5 Isengard (with Pseudotv Live)
Netflix (chromium kiosk mode launcher)
Popcorn time

App shortcuts:
Sound mixer
Chromium browser
Command line terminal

Services and Servers:
No-ip client
OpenVpn (for safe Internet and access to my files from anywhere)
SSH
Samba shares
NFS shares
CouchPotato
Transmission
Sickbeard
Sabnzb+
Headphones
AndroMouse

The wallpaper rotates every 30 minutes between all the fanart collected by Kodi scrapers (the files are symbolic links to the actual images, placed in the "backgrounds" directory by a script run at system startup).

To do:
Fix vertical syncing problem (at OS level config, Radeon 8400 with open source drivers - any help on this is appreciated)
Connect spdif optical audio panel
Install plymouth to show splash screen over boot messages
Finish configuring pseudotv channels
Add capture card for live tv
Add second network card and setup iptables as firewall (extra protection to personal files)


Tried to keep track of installation process as a tutorial but I 've missed lots of steps and failed...

Here is a screenshot of the desktop, with a simple launcher bar: