HP ProLiant MicroServer

Okay so far I've managed to setup my home server with XBMC and the sickbeard + SABnzbd addon and after a glitch or two everyhing is downloading as it should. Only ordered my gfx card now so can't watch it on the TV yet. Well, can watch with VGA cable but no audio.
 
GrootBaas said:
Okay so far I've managed to setup my home server with XBMC and the sickbeard + SABnzbd addon and after a glitch or two everyhing is downloading as it should. Only ordered my gfx card now so can't watch it on the TV yet. Well, can watch with VGA cable but no audio.
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just unplug it and plug the wdtvlive back in is what my wife told me.
 
nadimm said:
Thanks. So hdmi sound to amp and then picture? Or do you then use the dvi port for that?

Next purchase is a good sound system.

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Nope, your HDMI carries your audio and video signal. So thats all your amp needs. I bought this Sony sound bar which has an amp with 3 HDMI inputs and one HDMI out (for the TV). It costs R5000.

A friend of mine spent R15 000 on a yamaha amp and 5.1 speakers, especially for his home theatre PC. The joke is that most files (mkvs) don't always encode the full 5.1 sound. I think the HDMI graphic cards also have a part to play in how the sound is decoded. So maybe a dedicated sound card is the way to go.

Personally I'm happy with the Sony Sound bar and the 2.1 sound, even though the sound bar can emulate 5.1 sound. Sometimes if the file supports it I switch to 5.1 mode via XBMC settings, but mostly I couldn't be bothered.
 
rogerwe said:
Nope, your HDMI carries your audio and video signal. So thats all your amp needs. I bought this Sony sound bar which has an amp with 3 HDMI inputs and one HDMI out (for the TV). It costs R5000.

A friend of mine spent R15 000 on a yamaha amp and 5.1 speakers, especially for his home theatre PC. The joke is that most files (mkvs) don't always encode the full 5.1 sound. I think the HDMI graphic cards also have a part to play in how the sound is decoded. So maybe a dedicated sound card is the way to go.

Personally I'm happy with the Sony Sound bar and the 2.1 sound, even though the sound bar can emulate 5.1 sound. Sometimes if the file supports it I switch to 5.1 mode via XBMC settings, but mostly I couldn't be bothered.
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My HDMI card sends DD5.1 to my amp with no issues at all. It also handshakes with the amp and reports the truehd and Dts hd...

Code: 
   13.960084] HDMI: detected monitor DENON-AVAMP
[   13.960087]   at connection type HDMI
[   13.960093] HDMI: available speakers: FL/FR LFE FC RL/RR RC RLC/RRC
[   13.960100] HDMI: supports coding type LPCM: channels = 8, rates = 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000, bits = 16 20 24
[   13.960106] HDMI: supports coding type DTS: channels = 6, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000, max bitrate = 1536000
[   13.960110] HDMI: supports coding type AC-3: channels = 6, rates = 32000 44100 48000, max bitrate = 640000
[   13.960115] HDMI: supports coding type DTS-HD: channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
[   13.960119] HDMI: supports coding type E-AC-3/DD+ (Dolby Digital Plus): channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000
[   13.960123] HDMI: supports coding type MLP (Dolby TrueHD): channels = 6, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
[   13.960128] HDMI: supports coding type MLP (Dolby TrueHD): channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000

It's more a matter of what soundtrack is saved into the file you are playing.
 
Perhaps this has been asked and I have missed it, but are there any reliable retailers (online or otherwise) who have stock of this at present? I am not finding anything...
 
Sinbad said:
My HDMI card sends DD5.1 to my amp with no issues at all. It also handshakes with the amp and reports the truehd and Dts hd...

Code: 
   13.960084] HDMI: detected monitor DENON-AVAMP
[   13.960087]   at connection type HDMI
[   13.960093] HDMI: available speakers: FL/FR LFE FC RL/RR RC RLC/RRC
[   13.960100] HDMI: supports coding type LPCM: channels = 8, rates = 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000, bits = 16 20 24
[   13.960106] HDMI: supports coding type DTS: channels = 6, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000, max bitrate = 1536000
[   13.960110] HDMI: supports coding type AC-3: channels = 6, rates = 32000 44100 48000, max bitrate = 640000
[   13.960115] HDMI: supports coding type DTS-HD: channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
[   13.960119] HDMI: supports coding type E-AC-3/DD+ (Dolby Digital Plus): channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000
[   13.960123] HDMI: supports coding type MLP (Dolby TrueHD): channels = 6, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000
[   13.960128] HDMI: supports coding type MLP (Dolby TrueHD): channels = 8, rates = 44100 48000 88200 96000

It's more a matter of what soundtrack is saved into the file you are playing.
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Very interesting. What command did you use to get that info dump? Are you using windows, linux, what graphics card?
 
Can anyone save me some time (don't have enough of it to read through this whole thread) by providing some info on a Proliant setup in RAID 5 with FreeNAS, in terms of what sort of read/write speeds you are getting?

Thanks.
 
rogerwe said:
Nope, your HDMI carries your audio and video signal. So thats all your amp needs. I bought this Sony sound bar which has an amp with 3 HDMI inputs and one HDMI out (for the TV). It costs R5000.

A friend of mine spent R15 000 on a yamaha amp and 5.1 speakers, especially for his home theatre PC. The joke is that most files (mkvs) don't always encode the full 5.1 sound. I think the HDMI graphic cards also have a part to play in how the sound is decoded. So maybe a dedicated sound card is the way to go.

Personally I'm happy with the Sony Sound bar and the 2.1 sound, even though the sound bar can emulate 5.1 sound. Sometimes if the file supports it I switch to 5.1 mode via XBMC settings, but mostly I couldn't be bothered.
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For interest sake, that soundbar costs around R2500 to R3000, defiantly not near R5000...
 
hj2k_x said:
Perhaps this has been asked and I have missed it, but are there any reliable retailers (online or otherwise) who have stock of this at present? I am not finding anything...
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I got mine delivered yesterday from cybernatic.co.za to Cape Town.
They have combos with extra ram or graphics cards as well.
 
Hi guys. I am currently stuck, got my N40L.
Now i need a LP card.
What do you suggest?
Have seen the GT520 & HD5450 mentioned, which if there are more works right out the box or with minimal config needed for Openelec & / Ubuntu?
 
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