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<h1>'''Myth and Home Theater Setup'''</h1>
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=Myth and Home Theater Setup=
  
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One of my many hobbies includes home theater and all the little nuances that come with it. I got into mythtv in late 2003 and it handles all my video/movie needs.
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One of my many hobbies includes home theater and all the little nuances that come with it. I got into mythtv in late 2003. I've tried many different things and currently use plex for the majority of my video stuff, but still use mythtv to record live tv
  
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=='''Master Backend - Via C7-D lowpower== <br>
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='''Home Theater Gear'''=
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*Via Motherboard with cpu: [http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/empowered/pc2500_mainboard/index.jsp Via PC2500E] <br>
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*[https://www.projectorcentral.com/BenQ-HT1070A-review.htm Benq HT1070A]
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*Ram: 1GB PQI ddr2 cas 4<br>
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*[http://www.projectorcentral.com/Acer-H5360.htm Acer H5360 3d 720p Projector] - retired to structured light 3d scanning
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*Hard disks: system: Seagate 2.5" 160GB 5400rpm momentus(system disk)- IDE <br>
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*Simulation gaming driving/flying tv - [http://www.crutchfield.com/S-COiPkMDIO1U/p_30572A650/Samsung-HL72A650.html Samsung HL72A650]
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*Video Card: Onboard Via Openchrome<br>
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*Living room tv - [http://3d-tvbuyingguide.com/panasonic-3d-tv/panasonic-tcp55st30.html Panasonic 55" TC-P55ST30]
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*Tuner Cards: HD-PVR 1212, ATI HDTV Wonder x2
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*Bedroom tv - [http://www.walmart.com/ip/TCL-40-Class-LED-LCD-1080p-120Hz-HDTV-1.25-Ultra-Slim-LE40FHDP21TA/16115032?affillinktype=10&dest=9999999997&sourceid=33233771552051093610&veh=aff&wmlspartner=lw9MynSeamY TCL 40FHDP21TA]
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*Ethernet: 10/100 onboard but not much of a problem as the recordings have plenty of transfer bandwidth to the NFS share on the freenas drive.
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*[http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1329971 Cinema F20 18" DIY Front-loaded Horn Subs x2][[File:Stapptheatertemp1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|F20 horn subs and JBL 8330's in temporary theater]]
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*Software: Running Mythbuntu 11.04 32 bit which includes support for diskless booting for clients<br>
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* Atmos/DTS:X 7.2.4 sound system <br>
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Mythtv .24-1(fixes) <br>
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*JBL 8330 Surrounds x 6
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Running webmin current version to handle administration and setup of shares, etc<br>
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*Firestorm LT 3d glasses x 8
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*Power Usage: About 38 watts with two pci cards, ethernet and 2.5" hard drive active. <br>
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*[http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/AV-Receivers/Elite+Receivers/SC-95 Pioneer SC95] as main Atmos/DTS:X 7.2.4 <br>
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* Thoughts: Finally decided the Q6600 quadcore backend was way overkill and went for a more streamlined install. The lower power usage is nice, but I did have to give up a few things though. I no longer have storage on the backend, and I turned off all commercial flagging which wasn't a big deal as I wasn't using it anyway. I'm using nfs shares on the freenas server for the video directory and sabnzbd plus usenet download directory and no problems so far. I had the via board setting around for a few years and never really used it. Will also use an old pc for slave backend duty to add my other two tuners into.
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*[http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/rx/rx-v667/?mode=model Yamaha RX-V667] as spare receiver <br>
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*[http://www.accessories4less.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ONKHTS780 ONKYO HT-S790 7.1] being used as a 7 channel 100 watt amplifier <br>
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*Sony 7.1 system and a random mix of speakers (secondary sound system upstairs) <br>
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*Xbox 360 arcade with 120GB drive
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=== '''Debian and Openmediavault 3.x 64bit''' ===
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[[File:BlackoperServer_10-8-16.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Server Rack]]
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*Motherboard: [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/updated-krypton-plex-server-open-compute-node-hgst-4u60-added.10770/ Quanta (1.5U 2Node) Open Compute Server 2 nodes]
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*Processor: [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-2650L+%40+1.80GHz&id=1776&cpuCount=2 Dual Intel Xeon E5-2650L] - 15k Passmark
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*Ram: 32GB (8gbx4) Nanya 2Rx4 PC3-10600R ECC
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*Sas3 Raid card: [https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-8e LSI SAS-9300-8E flashed to IT mode]
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*Sas x2 8644 to QSFP+ cables
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*Sas Expander card (not currently in use): [http://ark.intel.com/products/60273/Intel-RAID-Expander-RES2CV240 Intel RES2CV240]
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*Case: [https://www.hgst.com/products/jbod-platforms/4U60-storage-enclosure HGST 4U60 (for drives)]<br>
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*Hard disks in HGST (ssd's in Quanta Node: 80GB Intel SSD in raid 1 plus hot-spare for system disks) 128GB and 80GB intel SSD for cache/database/transcoding. Total usable storage 120TB usable main MergerFS pool, 12TB scratch/working pool, 500GB ssd working drive - 8TBx2 for snapraid parity drives - all connected by dual external sas3 to 4U60 enclosure<br>
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*Video Card: headless using IPMI
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*Power supply: HGST 1.6KW x2 (1 connected), Quanta node - 208volt built in PS<br>
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*Network: Intel Dual bonded Gigabit (backup), Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber<br>
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*Power usage: Each Quanta node idles at 64 watts, idle configuration, 1 node and HGST idle no drives: 55 watts
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*Software: Openmediavault on Debian Jessie. Server is also running a combined Sabnzbd plus, Couchpotato, Plex, Emby, TVheadend, Headphones, Sonarr and SickRage setup<br>
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*Live TV: Subscriptions to a few different IPTV providers. IPTV handled through TVheadend and brought into plex and Emby through that<br>
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*Total rack power usage: Currently 377 watts idle or about $35 a month<br>
  
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=='''Low power Freenas 64bit storage system== <br>
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==='''3D projection - Home Theater Frontend'''===  
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[http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1228359 avs forum link for freenas system]<br>
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*Motherboard:[http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=654 Biostar NM70I-1037u] <br>
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[[Image:blackoperserverfront.JPG]] [[Image:Blackopermythserverside.JPG]]
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*Processor: embedded Intel 1037u
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*Motherboard:[http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2888 Gigabyte G31M-ES2l Microatx] <br>
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*Ram: 4GB ddr3 1600 1.35v Crucial low profile<br>
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*Processor: Intel E2160
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*Hard disks: 64GB Torx 2 SSD <br>
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*Ram: 1GBx2 ddr2 random memory<br>
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*Video Card: Nvidia GTX 950 with Nvdia 3d Vision through pci-e<br>
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*Case: [http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=17&id=4 CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01]<br>
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*on-board gigabit<br>
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*Hard disks: 1GB usb flash drive for system disk, Main storage- Raid 5 ZFS file system - 2TBx6 (one is a hot spare) Myth recording: zfs stripe - 750Gbx2 sata 2 western digital, secondary backup storage Raid 5 Zfs: 500Gbx5 seagate 7200.10 drives, and a 1TB Samsung drive UFS formatted - Total storage ~16TB<br>
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*Remote: Logitech Smart Remote<br>
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*Video Card: onboard Intel 3100 <br>
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*Software: Windows 10, Kodi with PlexKodiConnect, Plex, PowerDVD, Sophos Home AV<br>
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*Sata Hotswap [http://sewelldirect.com/AMS-SATA-II-5-in-3-5-Hard-Drives-in-3-Bay-Spaces-SATA-to-SATA-Aluminum-Backplane.asp AMS -B 5-in-3 SATA-II Cage] x1 (up to 4 can fit)<br>
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*power usage: 22 watts idle<br>
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*Internal Drive Cages - Cooler Master Stacker 4-in-3 internal x2
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*Case: Random 1U case, modified for pcie nvidia card and silent fans<br>
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*Port Multiplier [http://www.addonics.com/products/host_controller/ad5sapm-e.asp sata 2 port multiplier 1 to 5] x2 (up to 4)<br>
 
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*Sata PCI-E card [http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32 PCI-e 2 channel esata card SIL3132 chipset] x2<br>
 
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*Power supply: Antec Earthwatts 380<br>
 
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*Network: Gigabit<br>
 
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*Power usage: very low power usage. With a 2.5" laptop hard drive it pulls 31 watts at idle - Measured by a killawatt meter. With 5 drives active power usage is 66 watts (spare stays spundown)
 
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*Software: Freenas nightly build version (freenas version 7 variant) also running SABNZBD plus for usenet and Utorrent<br>
 
  
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=='''Office/small den Ion Home Theater Frontend'''== <br>
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==='''Living room  Ion Home Theater Frontend'''===
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*Motherboard:[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500028&cm_re=zotac_ion-_-13-500-028-_-Product IONITX-C-U Intel Atom 230]<br>
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*Small form factor pc:[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856176002] Giada Cube N3<br>
 
*Ram: 2GB HP ddr2<br>
 
*Ram: 2GB HP ddr2<br>
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*Hard disks: none using mythbuntu diskless image over pxe boot<br>
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*Hard disks: 8GB sdhc class 10<br>
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*Video Card: onboard nvidia 9400 <br>
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*Video Card: onboard nvidia ion <br>
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*Case: [http://www.short-circuit.com/product/m350.html M350 vesa mountable case]<br>
 
 
*Power supply: included with ion board - system uses 22 watts max, 16 at idle<br>
 
*Power supply: included with ion board - system uses 22 watts max, 16 at idle<br>
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*Remote: Harmony 550 remote (configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android Evo phone and android 2.3 8" tablet <br>
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*Remote: Harmony 550 remote (configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android samsung s3 phone and android 4.2 8" tablet <br>
 
*Network: Gigabit<br>
 
*Network: Gigabit<br>
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*Software: Mythbuntu 11.04
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*Software: Openelec<br>
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==='''Personal PC'''===
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CPU: [http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-3570K+%40+3.40GHz Core i5-3570K]<br>
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Ram: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB<br>
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Motherboard: [http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z77V_LK/ ASUS P8Z77-V LK]<br>
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OS: Windows 7 Ultimate <br>
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Graphics: Radeon HD 7850<br>
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Hard drives: 128GB Toshiba Q series SSD primary, 500GB Samsung 850 Evo secondary storage<br>
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Network: [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=63 Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber]<br>
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Case: [http://www.nmediapc.com/htpc6000.htm Nmedia 6000B]<br>
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==='''Work PC - Used for 3D scanning/CNC work/laser cutting/engraving'''===
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*Motherboard:[http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1320&l1=3&l2=11&l3=194 ASUS P5L-MX Microatx] <br>
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*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA8Y Intel E2180 overclocked to 3.1ghz]<br>
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*Ram: 2GB OCZ Platinum 800 ddr2 cas 4<br>
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*Hard disks: 750GB<br>
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*Video Card: Nvidia 9400 GT 512mb - PCI Express <br>
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*Case: [http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=448 Antec 2400 HTPC case]<br>
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*Power supply: included with case<br>
 
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=='''3D projection - Home Theater Frontend'''== <br>
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=='''Network'''==
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*Motherboard: [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IP35+Pro&fMTYPE=LGA775 Abit IP35 Pro] <br>
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Router/Gateway - Pfsense - custom built
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*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLACQ Intel Q6600 G0 stepping @ stock speeds]<br>
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*Motherboard:[https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/H61M-P31W8.html#hero-overview MSI H61M-P31W8] <br>
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*Ram: 4GB ddr2 cas 4<br>
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*Processor: [http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+G2120+%40+3.10GHz Intel G2120]<br>
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*Ram: 8gb Crucial 1.35v DDR3 1600 - Low Profile
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*Case: [http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/1U/512/SC512L-200.cfm Supermicro SC512L 1U]<br>
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*Network Cards: Built in gigabit, Chelsio t420 10gbit SFP+ dual port
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*Hard Drive: Sandisk 128GB SSD
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*Power Usage: 32 watts
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*Wireless AP - WNDR4700 - one upstairs, one in basement
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*Upstairs Router - [http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&cid=1175233984378 Linksys 150-N with Tomato. In WDS link with basement router to provide video to wireless upstairs tv. Getting 243mbit/260 mbit on upload/download <br>
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*Switch - [https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/quanta-lb4m-48-port-gigabit-switch-discussion.3248/ Quanta LB4M] 2x10gbit sfp+/48 port gigabit - ~60 watts power usage <br>
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*HDHR-US - HD Homerun QAM tuner version - dual tuner
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*HD Homerun Prime with cablecard
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=='''Power'''==
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*All personal computers have Smart-ES APC battery backups
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*Rack has: Eaton 5PX3000i with network module, Eaton 72v EBM module and an APC 9626 step-down 208v to 120v transformer. This powers the server, home theater gear, network gear, and HTPC
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=='''Old theater area'''==
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[[File:Blackopersetup1.JPG|300px|thumb|left|old home theater setup]] [[File:Blackopersetup2.JPG|300px|thumb|left|old home theater setup]]
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==='''Retired Gear'''===
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=== '''Debian and Openmediavault 1.x 64bit storage system and Myth .27 running as virtualbox guest os''' ===
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Parted out and sold on ebay for upgrades
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[[File:blackoperserverfront.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Freenas ZFS storage server]] [[File:Blackopermythserverside.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Freenas ZFS Storage Server]]
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*Motherboard: [http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DTi.cfm SuperMicro X8DTi]
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*Processor: dual [https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+X5670+%40+2.93GHz&id=1307&cpuCount=2 Intel Xeon X5670 hex core] - 13k Passmark
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*Ram: 32GB ECC Registered DDR3-1333 (sweet ebay deal was looking at 16 originally)
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*Sata 6GB Raid card: [http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=PM&subtype=SP&appname=STGE_XS_XG_USEN&htmlfid=XSD03053USEN&attachment=XSD03053USEN.PDF#loaded IBM SERVERAID M1015 flashed to IT mode]
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*Sas Expander card: [http://ark.intel.com/products/60273/Intel-RAID-Expander-RES2CV240 Intel RES2CV240]
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*Case: [http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=17&id=4 CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01]<br>
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*Kept Hard drives - Hard disks: 64GB SSD for system disk, 128GB intel SSD for cache/system uses, Mix of drives. Total usable storage 29TB main pool, 3.58TB cachepool - 8TBx2 for snapraid parity drives<br>
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*Video Card: headless using IPMI 2.0
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*Kept Sata Hotswap: three 3in5 hotswap cages<br>
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*Power supply: high efficiency active power supply<br>
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*Network: Intel Dual bonded Gigabit, Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber<br>
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*Power usage: 110 watts idle, 160-200 watts under load
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*Software: Openmediavault on debian x64 with VirtualBox extension. Mythubuntu 64bit 14.04 running as guest OS with 2GB of ram allocated. Raidz share in use through virtualbox guest extensions addon. Server is also running a combined SABNZBD plus, Couchpotato, Plex and SickRage setup, Windows 7 running as MCE extender and for CetonTV xbmc server/plugin<br>
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*Main Router in basement - Belkin Play Max / N600 HD (F7D4301/F7D8301) v1 - Running tomato 1.28
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==='''3D projection - Home Theater Frontend'''===
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*Motherboard:[http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2888 Gigabyte G31M-ES2l Microatx] <br>
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*Processor: Intel E6600
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*Ram: 8GB ddr2 random memory<br>
 
*Hard disks: system: 3.5" Maxtor 750GB <br>
 
*Hard disks: system: 3.5" Maxtor 750GB <br>
 
*Video Card: Nvidia GTX 460 with Nvdiia 3d Vision<br>
 
*Video Card: Nvidia GTX 460 with Nvdiia 3d Vision<br>
 
*Dual bonded Gigabit nics for high throughput<br>
 
*Dual bonded Gigabit nics for high throughput<br>
 
*Remote: Monster AVL300 remote configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android Evo phone and android 2.3 8" tablet<br>
 
*Remote: Monster AVL300 remote configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android Evo phone and android 2.3 8" tablet<br>
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*Software: Windows 7, Windows Media Center, Myth for windows, XBMC, BOXEE, Nvidia stereoscopic player
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*Software: Windows 7 64, Windows Media Center, Myth for windows, XBMC, Nvidia stereoscopic player, TMT5, PowerDVD
 
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=='''Personal PC'''== <br>
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===='''Personal PC''' ====
 
*Motherboard:[http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K9A2_Platinum&class=mb MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX] <br>
 
*Motherboard:[http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K9A2_Platinum&class=mb MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX] <br>
 
*Processor: [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=374 AMD Phenom 9600 2.3ghz]<br>
 
*Processor: [http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=374 AMD Phenom 9600 2.3ghz]<br>
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===='''Nas4Free 64bit storage system and Myth .25 running as virtualbox guest os'''====
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[http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1228359 avs forum link for freenas system]<br>
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*Motherboard: [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IP35+Pro&fMTYPE=LGA775 Abit IP35 Pro] <br>
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*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLACQ Intel Q6600 G0 stepping @ stock speeds]<br>
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*Ram: 10GB ddr2<br>
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*Case: [http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=17&id=4 CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01]<br>
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*Hard disks: 1GB usb flash drive for system disk, Main storage- Raid 5 ZFS file system - 2TBx6 (one is a hot spare) Myth recording: zfs stripe - 4TBx7 Raidz sata 2 western digital, secondary backup storage a 1TB Samsung drive UFS formatted - Total storage ~16TB<br>
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*Video Card: cheap low power nivida <br>
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*Sata Hotswap [http://sewelldirect.com/AMS-SATA-II-5-in-3-5-Hard-Drives-in-3-Bay-Spaces-SATA-to-SATA-Aluminum-Backplane.asp AMS -B 5-in-3 SATA-II Cage] x2 (up to 4 can fit)<br>
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*Internal Drive Cages - Cooler Master Stacker 4-in-3 internal x2
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*Port Multiplier [http://www.addonics.com/products/host_controller/ad5sapm-e.asp sata 2 port multiplier 1 to 5] x2 (up to 4)<br>
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*Sata PCI-E card [http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=32 PCI-e 2 channel esata card SIL3132 chipset] x2<br>
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*Power supply: high efficiency server active power supply<br>
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*Network: Dual bonded Gigabit<br>
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*Power usage: 100 watts idle, 180 watts under load
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*Software: Nas4free 9.1.0.1 - Sandstorm (revision 573), with VirtualBox extension. Mythubuntu 64bit 12.04 running as guest OS with 2GB of ram allocated. Raidz share in use through virtualbox guest extensions addon. Server is also running a combined SABNZBD plus, Couchpotato and Sickbeard setup<br>
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*Motherboard: [http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=375 Epox EP-8NPASLI socket 754]<br>
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/products_content.php?ps=375 Epox EP-8NPASLI socket 754]<br>
 
*Processor: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors#.22San_Diego.22_.28E4_.26_E6.2C_90_nm.29 AMD 3700+ socket 754]<br>
 
*Processor: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_64_microprocessors#.22San_Diego.22_.28E4_.26_E6.2C_90_nm.29 AMD 3700+ socket 754]<br>
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===='''Scottsdale, AZ PC'''====
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*Motherboard:[http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1320&l1=3&l2=11&l3=194 ASUS P5L-MX Microatx] <br>
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[[File:Blackopermythserver.JPG|200px|thumb|left|old watercooled server - retired]]
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*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA8Y Intel E2180 overclocked to 3.1ghz]<br>
 
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*Ram: 2GB OCZ Platinum 800 ddr2 cas 4<br>
 
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*Hard disks: 750GB<br>
 
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*Video Card: Nvidia 9400 GT 512mb - PCI Express <br>
 
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*Case: [http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=448 Antec 2400 HTPC case]<br>
 
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*Power supply: included with case<br>
 
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=='''Network'''==
 
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My house has gigabit eithernet wired to every room (dirty and tiring weekend that was)
 
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*Router - [http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&cid=1175233984378 Linksys 150-N with Ddr-Wrt full generic version (must flash first with mini generic version then reflash with full generic version]
 
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*Switch - [http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pwcnt_2716?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd Dell PowerConnect 2716] This switch uses very little power ~8 watts and it supports 802.3ad Link Aggregation which allows computers on my network with multiple gigabit ethernet adapters to have the bandwidth doubled on the same internal ip address <br>
 
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*Diskless pxe boot setup in ddr-wrt - need to add line to dhcpd detail window to start pxe boot correctly
 
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=='''Power'''==
 
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*All computers have APC battery backups and the networking equipment shares a battery backup as well
 
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*[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842107125&ATT=42-107-125&CMP=OTC-Froogle OPTI-UPS AVR SS1200] keeps my power clean for all the electronics not on battery backups
 
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=='''Home Theater Gear'''==
 
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*[http://www.projectorcentral.com/Acer-H5360.htm Acer H5360 3d 720p Projector]
 
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*[http://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=13025 Sony VPH-1272q projector] x 2 - I like to run these at 1280x1024 to get the best picture out of them. One in is the main home theater and one is mounted on my ceiling in my room. <br>
 
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[[Image:Blackopersetup1.JPG]] [[Image:Blackopersetup2.JPG]]
 
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*[http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1329971 Cinema F20 18" DIY Front-loaded Horn Subs x2]
 
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*JBL 8330 Surrounds x 6
 
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*Nvidia 3d glasses x 6
 
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*[http://www.accessories4less.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ONKHTS780 ONKYO HT-S790 7.1]  <br>
 
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*Sony 7.1 system and a random mix of speakers (secondary sound system upstairs) <br>
 
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*Xbox 360 arcade with 120GB drive
 
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Building 9.2 sound system using DIY speakers. Currently built are the DIY F20 horn subs and the JBL 8330 modifications are in progress. Next up an Econowave SR build for the LCR speakers and moving theater to new area and install acoustically transparent screen.
 
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Running a wireless point to point network with a friend that lives a quarter mile away. This will be done using a combination of 700mhz and 900mhz mini-pci cards and custom built antennas. There are line of sight issues as there are trees in the way. (hence the usage of 700 and 900 mhz spectrum). Planned hardware is Ubiquiti XR9, XR7 and the routerstation pro as the base station.
 
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=='''Scottsdale, AZ PC'''== <br>
 
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*Motherboard:[http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1198&l1=3&l2=11&l3=0 Asus P5W DH Deluxe] <br>
 
*Motherboard:[http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1198&l1=3&l2=11&l3=0 Asus P5W DH Deluxe] <br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9TB Intel E4300 overclocked to 3ghz]<br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9TB Intel E4300 overclocked to 3ghz]<br>
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===='''Parents Combined backend/frontend''' ====
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248 Asus P5WD2-E Premium] <br>
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248 Asus P5WD2-E Premium] <br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL8CN Intel Pentium D 830 Dual core 3.0Ghz] - Processor is undervolted and underclocked to 2.4ghz<br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL8CN Intel Pentium D 830 Dual core 3.0Ghz] - Processor is undervolted and underclocked to 2.4ghz<br>
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Notes: this is my retired mythbackend system. It has been undervolted to lower operating temperature and power usage. mythbuntu 64-bit
 
Notes: this is my retired mythbackend system. It has been undervolted to lower operating temperature and power usage. mythbuntu 64-bit
  
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Backend Retired -10-08-07 due to high power requirements and noise<br>
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==== Retired '''Master Backend - Via C7-D lowpower'''====
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*Via Motherboard with cpu: [http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/empowered/pc2500_mainboard/index.jsp Via PC2500E] <br>
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*Ram: 1GB PQI ddr2 cas 4<br>
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*Hard disks: system: Seagate 2.5" 160GB 5400rpm momentus(system disk)- IDE <br>
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*Video Card: Onboard Via Openchrome<br>
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*Tuner Cards: HD-PVR 1212, ATI HDTV Wonder x2
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*Ethernet: 10/100 onboard but not much of a problem as the recordings have plenty of transfer bandwidth to the NFS share on the freenas drive.
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*Software: Running Mythbuntu 11.04 32 bit which includes support for diskless booting for clients<br>
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Mythtv .24-1(fixes) <br>
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Running webmin current version to handle administration and setup of shares, etc<br>
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*Power Usage: About 38 watts with two pci cards, ethernet and 2.5" hard drive active. <br>
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* Thoughts: Finally decided the Q6600 quadcore backend was way overkill and went for a more streamlined install. The lower power usage is nice, but I did have to give up a few things though. I no longer have storage on the backend, and I turned off all commercial flagging which wasn't a big deal as I wasn't using it anyway. I'm using nfs shares on the freenas server for the video directory and sabnzbd plus usenet download directory and no problems so far. I had the via board setting around for a few years and never really used it. Will also use an old pc for slave backend duty to add my other two tuners into.
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==== Backend Retired -10-08-07 due to high power requirements and noise====
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248 Asus P5WD2-E Premium] <br>
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=248 Asus P5WD2-E Premium] <br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL8CN Intel Pentium D 830 Dual core 3.0Ghz] - Processor is undervolted and underclocked to 2.4ghz<br>
 
*Processor: [http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL8CN Intel Pentium D 830 Dual core 3.0Ghz] - Processor is undervolted and underclocked to 2.4ghz<br>
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Secure ftp server<br>
 
Secure ftp server<br>
  
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====Old Frontend====
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Retired November 2006- Given to parents as combined frontend/backend, but is now being given to my sister to use in her apartment while she attends university.  
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131573 Asus P4V8X-MX microatx] <br>
 
*Motherboard: [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131573 Asus P4V8X-MX microatx] <br>
 
*Processor: Intel P4 2.4Ghz socket 478 <br>
 
*Processor: Intel P4 2.4Ghz socket 478 <br>
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Experiences: Handles 1080i and 720p content. I can even turn off bob and xvmc and it has enough power to run it software decoding.
 
Experiences: Handles 1080i and 720p content. I can even turn off bob and xvmc and it has enough power to run it software decoding.
  
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Xbox Frontend<br>
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*Xbox 1.6 <br>
 
*Xbox 1.6 <br>
 
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*Executer 3 modchip <br>
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Experience: Able to run standard def and avi no problem with standard kernel deinterlacing - i no longer really use this much. Havn't updated
 
Experience: Able to run standard def and avi no problem with standard kernel deinterlacing - i no longer really use this much. Havn't updated
  
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*[http://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=13025 Sony VPH-1272q projector]  - I like to run these at 1280x1024 to get the best picture out of them. One in is the main home theater and one is mounted on my ceiling in my room. <br>
  
 
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[[Category:User_Systems]]

Latest revision as of 16:37, 5 December 2018

Myth and Home Theater Setup

One of my many hobbies includes home theater and all the little nuances that come with it. I got into mythtv in late 2003. I've tried many different things and currently use plex for the majority of my video stuff, but still use mythtv to record live tv

Home Theater Gear


Debian and Openmediavault 3.x 64bit

Server Rack
  • Motherboard: Quanta (1.5U 2Node) Open Compute Server 2 nodes
  • Processor: Dual Intel Xeon E5-2650L - 15k Passmark
  • Ram: 32GB (8gbx4) Nanya 2Rx4 PC3-10600R ECC
  • Sas3 Raid card: LSI SAS-9300-8E flashed to IT mode
  • Sas x2 8644 to QSFP+ cables
  • Sas Expander card (not currently in use): Intel RES2CV240
  • Case: HGST 4U60 (for drives)
  • Hard disks in HGST (ssd's in Quanta Node: 80GB Intel SSD in raid 1 plus hot-spare for system disks) 128GB and 80GB intel SSD for cache/database/transcoding. Total usable storage 120TB usable main MergerFS pool, 12TB scratch/working pool, 500GB ssd working drive - 8TBx2 for snapraid parity drives - all connected by dual external sas3 to 4U60 enclosure
  • Video Card: headless using IPMI
  • Power supply: HGST 1.6KW x2 (1 connected), Quanta node - 208volt built in PS
  • Network: Intel Dual bonded Gigabit (backup), Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber
  • Power usage: Each Quanta node idles at 64 watts, idle configuration, 1 node and HGST idle no drives: 55 watts
  • Software: Openmediavault on Debian Jessie. Server is also running a combined Sabnzbd plus, Couchpotato, Plex, Emby, TVheadend, Headphones, Sonarr and SickRage setup
  • Live TV: Subscriptions to a few different IPTV providers. IPTV handled through TVheadend and brought into plex and Emby through that
  • Total rack power usage: Currently 377 watts idle or about $35 a month

3D projection - Home Theater Frontend

  • Motherboard:Biostar NM70I-1037u
  • Processor: embedded Intel 1037u
  • Ram: 4GB ddr3 1600 1.35v Crucial low profile
  • Hard disks: 64GB Torx 2 SSD
  • Video Card: Nvidia GTX 950 with Nvdia 3d Vision through pci-e
  • on-board gigabit
  • Remote: Logitech Smart Remote
  • Software: Windows 10, Kodi with PlexKodiConnect, Plex, PowerDVD, Sophos Home AV
  • power usage: 22 watts idle
  • Case: Random 1U case, modified for pcie nvidia card and silent fans

Living room Ion Home Theater Frontend

  • Small form factor pc:[1] Giada Cube N3
  • Ram: 2GB HP ddr2
  • Hard disks: 8GB sdhc class 10
  • Video Card: onboard nvidia ion
  • Power supply: included with ion board - system uses 22 watts max, 16 at idle
  • Remote: Harmony 550 remote (configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android samsung s3 phone and android 4.2 8" tablet
  • Network: Gigabit
  • Software: Openelec

Personal PC

CPU: Core i5-3570K
Ram: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Graphics: Radeon HD 7850
Hard drives: 128GB Toshiba Q series SSD primary, 500GB Samsung 850 Evo secondary storage
Network: Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber
Case: Nmedia 6000B


Work PC - Used for 3D scanning/CNC work/laser cutting/engraving


Network

Router/Gateway - Pfsense - custom built

  • Motherboard:MSI H61M-P31W8
  • Processor: Intel G2120
  • Ram: 8gb Crucial 1.35v DDR3 1600 - Low Profile
  • Case: Supermicro SC512L 1U
  • Network Cards: Built in gigabit, Chelsio t420 10gbit SFP+ dual port
  • Hard Drive: Sandisk 128GB SSD
  • Power Usage: 32 watts
  • Wireless AP - WNDR4700 - one upstairs, one in basement

Power

  • All personal computers have Smart-ES APC battery backups
  • Rack has: Eaton 5PX3000i with network module, Eaton 72v EBM module and an APC 9626 step-down 208v to 120v transformer. This powers the server, home theater gear, network gear, and HTPC


Old theater area

old home theater setup
old home theater setup

Retired Gear

Debian and Openmediavault 1.x 64bit storage system and Myth .27 running as virtualbox guest os

Parted out and sold on ebay for upgrades

Freenas ZFS storage server
Freenas ZFS Storage Server
  • Motherboard: SuperMicro X8DTi
  • Processor: dual Intel Xeon X5670 hex core - 13k Passmark
  • Ram: 32GB ECC Registered DDR3-1333 (sweet ebay deal was looking at 16 originally)
  • Sata 6GB Raid card: IBM SERVERAID M1015 flashed to IT mode
  • Sas Expander card: Intel RES2CV240
  • Case: CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01
  • Kept Hard drives - Hard disks: 64GB SSD for system disk, 128GB intel SSD for cache/system uses, Mix of drives. Total usable storage 29TB main pool, 3.58TB cachepool - 8TBx2 for snapraid parity drives
  • Video Card: headless using IPMI 2.0
  • Kept Sata Hotswap: three 3in5 hotswap cages
  • Power supply: high efficiency active power supply
  • Network: Intel Dual bonded Gigabit, Mellanox ConnectX-2 EN 10gbit fiber
  • Power usage: 110 watts idle, 160-200 watts under load
  • Software: Openmediavault on debian x64 with VirtualBox extension. Mythubuntu 64bit 14.04 running as guest OS with 2GB of ram allocated. Raidz share in use through virtualbox guest extensions addon. Server is also running a combined SABNZBD plus, Couchpotato, Plex and SickRage setup, Windows 7 running as MCE extender and for CetonTV xbmc server/plugin
  • Main Router in basement - Belkin Play Max / N600 HD (F7D4301/F7D8301) v1 - Running tomato 1.28

3D projection - Home Theater Frontend

  • Motherboard:Gigabyte G31M-ES2l Microatx
  • Processor: Intel E6600
  • Ram: 8GB ddr2 random memory
  • Hard disks: system: 3.5" Maxtor 750GB
  • Video Card: Nvidia GTX 460 with Nvdiia 3d Vision
  • Dual bonded Gigabit nics for high throughput
  • Remote: Monster AVL300 remote configured as MCE remote - Mythmote on android Evo phone and android 2.3 8" tablet
  • Software: Windows 7 64, Windows Media Center, Myth for windows, XBMC, Nvidia stereoscopic player, TMT5, PowerDVD


Personal PC

Experience: Not happy with the ati card in linux (fine in windows). It has a lot of glitches with the linux drivers available. Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Nas4Free 64bit storage system and Myth .25 running as virtualbox guest os

avs forum link for freenas system

  • Motherboard: Abit IP35 Pro
  • Processor: Intel Q6600 G0 stepping @ stock speeds
  • Ram: 10GB ddr2
  • Case: CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01
  • Hard disks: 1GB usb flash drive for system disk, Main storage- Raid 5 ZFS file system - 2TBx6 (one is a hot spare) Myth recording: zfs stripe - 4TBx7 Raidz sata 2 western digital, secondary backup storage a 1TB Samsung drive UFS formatted - Total storage ~16TB
  • Video Card: cheap low power nivida
  • Sata Hotswap AMS -B 5-in-3 SATA-II Cage x2 (up to 4 can fit)
  • Internal Drive Cages - Cooler Master Stacker 4-in-3 internal x2
  • Port Multiplier sata 2 port multiplier 1 to 5 x2 (up to 4)
  • Sata PCI-E card PCI-e 2 channel esata card SIL3132 chipset x2
  • Power supply: high efficiency server active power supply
  • Network: Dual bonded Gigabit
  • Power usage: 100 watts idle, 180 watts under load
  • Software: Nas4free 9.1.0.1 - Sandstorm (revision 573), with VirtualBox extension. Mythubuntu 64bit 12.04 running as guest OS with 2GB of ram allocated. Raidz share in use through virtualbox guest extensions addon. Server is also running a combined SABNZBD plus, Couchpotato and Sickbeard setup

garage/workout/gym frontend

Experience: Handles 1080i content no problem for me with xvmc bob deinterlacing. I use this on a 32" standard def crt television in my garage. Basically this is to display tv/movies while working out with the home gym in the garage.

Scottsdale, AZ PC

old watercooled server - retired


Parents Combined backend/frontend

Notes: this is my retired mythbackend system. It has been undervolted to lower operating temperature and power usage. mythbuntu 64-bit

Retired Master Backend - Via C7-D lowpower

  • Via Motherboard with cpu: Via PC2500E
  • Ram: 1GB PQI ddr2 cas 4
  • Hard disks: system: Seagate 2.5" 160GB 5400rpm momentus(system disk)- IDE
  • Video Card: Onboard Via Openchrome
  • Tuner Cards: HD-PVR 1212, ATI HDTV Wonder x2
  • Ethernet: 10/100 onboard but not much of a problem as the recordings have plenty of transfer bandwidth to the NFS share on the freenas drive.
  • Software: Running Mythbuntu 11.04 32 bit which includes support for diskless booting for clients

Mythtv .24-1(fixes)
Running webmin current version to handle administration and setup of shares, etc

  • Power Usage: About 38 watts with two pci cards, ethernet and 2.5" hard drive active.
  • Thoughts: Finally decided the Q6600 quadcore backend was way overkill and went for a more streamlined install. The lower power usage is nice, but I did have to give up a few things though. I no longer have storage on the backend, and I turned off all commercial flagging which wasn't a big deal as I wasn't using it anyway. I'm using nfs shares on the freenas server for the video directory and sabnzbd plus usenet download directory and no problems so far. I had the via board setting around for a few years and never really used it. Will also use an old pc for slave backend duty to add my other two tuners into.


Backend Retired -10-08-07 due to high power requirements and noise

  • Motherboard: Asus P5WD2-E Premium
  • Processor: Intel Pentium D 830 Dual core 3.0Ghz - Processor is undervolted and underclocked to 2.4ghz
  • External water cooling: Cooler Master Aquagate RL-HUC-E8U1
  • Ram: 1GB PQI ddr2 cas 4
  • Hard disks: system: 40GB IDE disk, Myth recording: 500Gbx2 sata 2 rebadged seagate 7200.10, Raid 5 number 1: 500Gbx5 seagate 7200.10 drives, Raid 5 number 2: 300Gbx5 sata 2 drives. Seagate 7200.9. Total Storage ~5TB
  • Video Card: Nvidia FX5300 - PCI-Express
  • Case: CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01
  • Tuner Cards: PVR-500, ATI HDTV wonder, Aver A180 and firewire through Motorola 6412 cablebox
  • Dual bonded Gigabit nics for high throughput
  • Software: Fedora 7 32 bit version for compatibility. Modified kernel with port multiplier support and also removed experimental firewire stack in favor of the old working stack.
  • Power Usage: Using a kill-a-watt meter, all components minus raid disks use 140 watts of power in idle (I have undervolted the cpu heavily to get it this low). With raid disks in idle, the power usage is 232 watts. Hard disks spin down after 2 hours and system drops to 140 watts of usage. At my current power rates, this is ~ $60 a year.

Experience: Main control is through WebMin 1.350 and VNC. I highly recommend if you want to run a headless system
Hellanzb 0.13 and it's webportal zussaweb - automated nzb downloading/checking/decompressing
Apache in secure mode for website hosting
Torrent client
Secure ftp server

Old Frontend

Retired November 2006- Given to parents as combined frontend/backend, but is now being given to my sister to use in her apartment while she attends university.

  • Motherboard: Asus P4V8X-MX microatx
  • Processor: Intel P4 2.4Ghz socket 478
  • Ram: 512MB random brand memory
  • Hard disks: Cheap 20GB maxtor 7200
  • Video Card: Nvidia fx5200 agp fanless
  • Ethernet: Gig ethernet with realtek card
  • Other: Audigy 2 SB0240
  • Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Wireless Duo - RF
  • Remote: Windows MCE RC6 remote

Experiences: Handles 1080i and 720p content. I can even turn off bob and xvmc and it has enough power to run it software decoding.

Xbox Frontend

  • Xbox 1.6
  • Executer 3 modchip
  • 160GB harddrive
  • Running Avalaunch to XBMC and uses new connect scripts in perl

Experience: Able to run standard def and avi no problem with standard kernel deinterlacing - i no longer really use this much. Havn't updated


  • Sony VPH-1272q projector - I like to run these at 1280x1024 to get the best picture out of them. One in is the main home theater and one is mounted on my ceiling in my room.
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