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5/31/12 at 5:03am
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Well we're moving soon (July 6th) and since my parents are prone to throwing old old stuff in favor of new stuff once they move into a new place they asked me if I could come up with a HTPC solution since right now our amplifier (can't remember which brand but its pretty high end) broke and was sent in for repairs. Current speaker setup is also lacking a tad bit. (its a 7.1 solution right now)

Right now I'm not sure what the speaker setup is like as I have no idea what models they are nor the brands other than the front speakers are "Pro Audio" and are more on the high end spectrum. The rest I don't know about the brands, but according to my mum's friend (who's a speakers guy) the other ones are mediocare and rather low powered.

My question is......is it possible to build a HTPC with a good 7.1 setup for around $1,000USD?

The HTPC would be mainly used for blu-ray movies or listening to CD's. (It'll need 2 HDMI outputs though cause my parents would want 1 output to the TV and the other to the projector)

Any help would be appreciated along with any potential advice. I'll look at my parent's setup tonight to see if I can find out what brand the other speakers are at least.

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6/1/12 at 3:05am
No stock video card I know of has 2 HDMI outputs, and a receiver with two hdmi outs would cost you about $1,000 by itself.

You could build an intel atom/nvidia ion system and toss in a cheap hdmi/splitter amplifier, that would probably be around $250-300.

If as you say, you guys already have higher end speakers, and you consider them lacking, I highly doubt you can solve your problems with a $700 budget, maybe if you add another 0 to the end of it lol...
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6/1/12 at 3:16am
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No stock video card I know of has 2 HDMI outputs, and a receiver with two hdmi outs would cost you about $1,000 by itself.
You could build an intel atom/nvidia ion system and toss in a cheap hdmi/splitter amplifier, that would probably be around $250-300.
If as you say, you guys already have higher end speakers, and you consider them lacking, I highly doubt you can solve your problems with a $700 budget, maybe if you add another 0 to the end of it lol...

I used a hdmi splitter for a relative. one for the tv and also one for a projector and it's just a 25USD solution. http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?mod=products&type=view&sid=12900&main=167 I'm certain you can get a similar one like that. just get an amd e-350 APU. it's dirt cheap. get 4gb stick of ram (was gonna say 2gb but 4gb are so cheap anyway) the 25 dollars HDMI splitter. you can sneak in a SSD in there. a cheap motherboard and a matx case with generic pSU.
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6/1/12 at 4:45am
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Originally Posted by astrallite View Post

No stock video card I know of has 2 HDMI outputs, and a receiver with two hdmi outs would cost you about $1,000 by itself.
You could build an intel atom/nvidia ion system and toss in a cheap hdmi/splitter amplifier, that would probably be around $250-300.
If as you say, you guys already have higher end speakers, and you consider them lacking, I highly doubt you can solve your problems with a $700 budget, maybe if you add another 0 to the end of it lol...

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I used a hdmi splitter for a relative. one for the tv and also one for a projector and it's just a 25USD solution. http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?mod=products&type=view&sid=12900&main=167 I'm certain you can get a similar one like that. just get an amd e-350 APU. it's dirt cheap. get 4gb stick of ram (was gonna say 2gb but 4gb are so cheap anyway) the 25 dollars HDMI splitter. you can sneak in a SSD in there. a cheap motherboard and a matx case with generic pSU.

yea they have a splitter right now; but it always acts up. Most of the time I have to fiddle with it before it detects the signal.
how about in terms of sound cards and setting those up to speakers? How would that work out? hmmm.....
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6/1/12 at 5:17am
Actually you should be able to find a 7700 series radeon that has an HDMI and a display port then get a $20 dv/mini dv to HDMI adapter. I'm using two of these adapters right now for my eyefinity
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6/1/12 at 5:45am
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Actually you should be able to find a 7700 series radeon that has an HDMI and a display port then get a $20 dv/mini dv to HDMI adapter. I'm using two of these adapters right now for my eyefinity

yea the outputs for video and stuff should be relatively simple to sort out.

I'm just worried about the audio output options and hooking everything up if my parents do decide to go through with this. Anybody have any advice or starting points for me?
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6/1/12 at 5:52am
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build a basic HTPC for around 400$ then get a new amp/av reciever for bout 500$ you should be able to get a descent one,then you could plug everything into the amp and it would take care of the sound
or if its just bluray and cd's do you need a HTPC?
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6/1/12 at 5:58am
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build a basic HTPC for around 400$ then get a new amp/av reciever for bout 500$ you should be able to get a descent one,then you could plug everything into the amp and it would take care of the sound
or if its just bluray and cd's do you need a HTPC?

its for me as well wink.gif I can move my huge collection of movies from my rig and just store it on the HTPC for streaming if needed. That way my parents won't complain about my rig being on 24/7.

hmmm

Thanks guys, I'll talk to them to let them know.
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http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view
just a quick thro together you could adjust certain parts but it has HDMI out
i still think your est bet is some sorta reciever/amp?
so you gonna go an amp/reciever?
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6/1/12 at 6:33am
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http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view
just a quick thro together you could adjust certain parts but it has HDMI out
i still think your est bet is some sorta reciever/amp?
so you gonna go an amp/reciever?

you need to save that list/screen shot it as I can't see whats in your cart wink.gif

I have no idea right now. I'm going to talk to them first and once they've decided I'd post back if I need more help

cheers guys! thumb.gif going to go around giving rep cookies.

Drop me any advice that you'd think would be helpful
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