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halfelite:
I know you said portable. But Acer Revo 100 RL100-U1002 is also a nice option if you like to also browse the internet on your tv or what not. although its $$$ compared to some of the other models out there. And you dont get dts-hd only true-hd through ffmpeg
And if you want real portable you dont get smaller then a http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-40-guruplug-display-devkit.aspx I have not tested one yet im still waiting for mine so i cant comment on how well they work yet.
TorturdChaos:
What I did for mine was found a decent computer at a garage sell for like $20 (that part involved a lot of luck :P). Picked up a 1TB WD black HDD, video card with HDMI out (Nvidia 430GT I believe) and a capture card and run it as a DVR / HTPC. First tried to do it with Ubuntu and MythTV but I couldn't get it to work at all so I went to Win7 and SageTV which was a hell of a lot easier to setup. Works great. Just put the computer next to the couch with a spare keyboard and run a long HDMI & coax cable to it I picked up off amazon for cheap.
chaohellsing:
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--- Quote from: kitamesume on August 07, 2011, 07:55:46 AM ---notebook based on AMD-E350 with HDMI out would be spot on, plus its portable. downside is that you wont be able to cramp that much HDDs in a notebook and its a tad more expensive than the nettop version.
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Already got one. Anyway, can I get anime from it to play on a TV with composite video cables with it? I'd rather not have to use a laptop though. Are there any WDTV like media players out there?
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get one of this.
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The easiest thing would be to get one of these $6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882339271,
buy the cheapest computer with windows 7 you can find this one costs $299 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103374,
and buy a media center remote, or a wireless mouse I'd go with the mouse personally $25 - $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100008652%2050001080%20600009595%204025&IsNodeId=1&name=%2425%20-%20%2450.
This all costs potentially less than $350. Although, the computer would essentialy be a part of you tv unless you bought a monitor as well, that'd up the price $150-$300.
jbsoum:
Personally, I wouldn't recommend XBMC unless you plan on running some kind of client/server setup. Judging from the fact that you are using a laptop for this, I would guess this isn't the case.
Why are you using WDTV?
Hooking your laptop directly to your TV is the best option, and people have made good recommendations for the proper wiring.
As for software, I highly recommend MediaPortal and the MyAnime2 plugin for it.
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ <--mediaportal
http://www.otakumm.com/ <--MyAnime2
There's a post on this forum called Otaku Media Manager where this plugin is discussed.
Also, in terms of remote vs. mouse & keyboard, I prefer a remote.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880121002 <-- this remote is relatively cheap, and works without any serious setup. There are colored buttons at the bottom of the page that let you switch between subtitle and audio tracks.
If you want to go this route and would like more assistance setting it up, feel free to ask.
halfelite:
--- Quote from: jbsoum on August 21, 2011, 08:40:36 PM ---Personally, I wouldn't recommend XBMC unless you plan on running some kind of client/server setup. Judging from the fact that you are using a laptop for this, I would guess this isn't the case.
Why are you using WDTV?
Hooking your laptop directly to your TV is the best option, and people have made good recommendations for the proper wiring.
As for software, I highly recommend MediaPortal and the MyAnime2 plugin for it.
http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ <--mediaportal
http://www.otakumm.com/ <--MyAnime2
There's a post on this forum called Otaku Media Manager where this plugin is discussed.
Also, in terms of remote vs. mouse & keyboard, I prefer a remote.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880121002 <-- this remote is relatively cheap, and works without any serious setup. There are colored buttons at the bottom of the page that let you switch between subtitle and audio tracks.
If you want to go this route and would like more assistance setting it up, feel free to ask.
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Why good suggestions its a sloppy solution to keep plugging and unplugging your laptop every time you want to watch something. A stand alone system is more pleasing on the eyes and ease of use for some people even more so if there is a WAF that needs to be there.
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