User:Blackoper

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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 and it handles all my video/movie needs.


==Combined main Backend/Frontend and Raid==
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  • Motherboard: Abit IP35 Pro
  • Processor: Intel Q6600 G0 stepping @ stock speeds
  • Ram: 2GB HP ddr2 cas 4
  • Hard disks: system: Seagate 2.5" 160GB 5400rpm momentus(system disk), Myth recording: 750Gbx2 sata 2 western digital, 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 9600 GT 512mb full vdpau capable
  • Remote: Logitech Harmony 676 configured to use microsoft mce remote - phillips type
  • Case: CoolMaster Stacker STC-T01
  • Tuner Cards: HD-PVR 1212, PVR-150, ATI HDTV wonder, Aver A180 and firewire through Motorola 6412 cablebox
  • Dual bonded Gigabit nics for high throughput
  • Sata Hotswap AMS -B 5-in-3 SATA-II Cage x1 (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
  • Software: Running Mythbuntu 9.04 32 bit which includes support for diskless booting for clients (so nice)
  • Power Usage: New processor has upped the power will get new power use specs when I get some time.

Details: kernel at 2.6.27
Mythtv .21-fixes v. 19401 custom compiled to include hdpvr support see thread: link to thread to patch .21 fixes with hdpvr
Hellanzb 0.13 and it's webportal zussaweb - automated nzb downloading/checking/decompressing
Apache in secure mode for website
Torrent client
Secure ftp server
Running webmin current version
Also I have added the program Spindown for linux to control hard drive spindown after 2 hours idle

==Home Theater Frontend==

==Personal PC==

Experience: Windows xp primary and then network boot into mythbuntu 64-bit for myth usage.


==Office PC==
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Experience: Windows xp primary and then network boot into mythbuntu 64-bit for myth usage.

==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.

==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

Network

My house has gigabit eithernet wired to every room (dirty and tiring weekend that was)

Power

  • All computers have APC battery backups and the networking equipment shares a battery backup as well
  • OPTI-UPS AVR SS1200 keeps my power clean for all the electronics not on battery backups

Home Theater Gear

  • 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.

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  • ONKYO HT-S790 7.1 (Also a 2x 18" Infinite Baffle subwoofer is a project right now)
  • Sony 7.1 system and a random mix of speakers (secondary sound system upstairs)
  • Xbox 360 arcade with 120GB drive

Current Projects

Homebuilt LCD projector --in progress-- 1920x1080p native resolution - 550watt HTI bulb, 18" E F lens. Sharp WXUGA 15.4" widescreen laptop panel and controller. This projector will be incorporated into a custom entertainment center and the rather large projector case will be supported by the computer and raid rack that will sit on the other side of the wall.
-Update 8/27/07 - Still havn't finished the lcd projector. I should have this done sometime in the next few months. It just needs to be assembled. All pieces have been cut and are ready for final assembly and wiring

Infinite Baffle Subwoofers: Will use two 18" high volume subwoofers and a dual channel 2000+ watt subwoofer along with custom EQ rack.


Retired Computers

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

Backend Retired -10-08-07 due to high power requirements - is now a frontend for the living room that is off most of the time.

  • 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 - Ritired November 2006- Given to parents as combined frontend/backend

  • 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.

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