Test Build 1, Continued
By
Siggy Moersch,
published on March 7, 2006
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: diy, hd, htpc, extravaganza, part3
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: diy, hd, htpc, extravaganza, part3
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Passively Cooled Graphics Cards With Video-Out
- 3. Gigabyte GV-N66256DP With HDTV Output
- 4. Converting Older Graphics Cards to Passive Cooling
- 5. OTA HDTV and SDTV Tuner Cards
- 6. Multimedia Goodies
- 7. VL System M-Play 202, Continued
- 8. Soundgraph IMon
- 9. Soundgraph IMon, Continued
- 10. Sound Graph IMon RF Solutions
- 11. Soundgraph IMON 2.4G DT Receiver
- 12. Thermaltake Media LAB
- 13. Asour VPC 2000 Multimedia Hub
- 14. Asour VPC 2000 Multimedia Hub, Continued
- 15. Test Build 1: Living Room-Ready And User-Friendly
- 16. Test Build 1, Continued
- 17. Test Build 1, Continued
- 18. Test Build 2: Video And Radio, but no TV
- 19. Test Build 2, Continued
- 20. Test Build 2, Continued
- 21. Test Build 2, Continued
- 22. Conclusion
16. Test Build 1, Continued
The power supply's cable bundle slides neatly out of sign under the DVD drive
The installation and cabling of our chosen hardware proved to be downright simple, since the HTPC 200's case interior offers an amazing amount of free space. The AOPen (and also MSI) motherboard fit like a dream and the widely available Antec PSU went in without a hitch. Excess cables from the power supply were easy to stow underneath the DVD drive. The connector cables for the front ports were sufficiently long and clearly labeled, which made hooking them up a snap.
No problems cropped up when connecting the front panel ports.
We installed the TV card in the outermost PCI slot inside the nMedia HTPC 200 case, enabling heat from the tuner to escape through the side vents.
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