User:Seth
From LinuxMCE
I am a Knoppmyth convert who discovered LinuxMCE just about 6 months ago. I watched the google video and made the switch with a painful CD install, or rather several, of version 7.04. I have since then tried just about every version up to today. Although the road was bumpy at times, now I would not use anything else. My setup at home is below.
Contents
Core System - Living Room
- Case nMedia HTPC200 Black w/ 450watt nMedia ultra quiet power supply
- Motherboard Biostar GeForce 6100-M9
- CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+ (Single Core)
- 1GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR (2x512)
- Nvidia Geforce 7200 w/128MB PCI express
- 1x Western Digital 80GB SATA3 drive (/ system and everything else under /home/public/data)
- 1x Western Digital 500GB SATA3 drive (/home/public/data/videos)
- 1x Hauppage PVR150 MCE UsingSchedules Direct For Program Guide Info DishNetwork (Provider 1)
- 1x Hauppage PVR150 MCE For Roku Netflix Player
- 1x Air2PC HD OTA Card (had to configure manually in mythtv-setup) Using Schedules Direct For Program Guide Info Local Broadcast (Provider 2)
- 1x Mad Dog 16x Dual Layer DVD-RW
- 1x Roku Netflix Player
- 1x Insteon PLM 2412S
- 1x Trendnet 10/100 USB Ethernet Adapter (For connection to Wildblue Internet Modem)
- 1x USB-UIRT
- 1x Custom made 3 head IR Blaster Dongle
- 1x Gyration GYR3101US Remote Control
- 1x Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Set for Media Center PC (Wife's remote)
- 1x Philips 42" Rear Projection TV connected to RCA STAV-4090 via Component video, and Audio Center Channel outputs
- 1x RCA STAV-4090 500watt 5.1 AV/Receiver
- UI2 - Alpha Blending - 640x480
MD 1 - Family Room
- Case Ultra MicroFly
- Motherboard MSI K8MM-V
- AMD Sempron 3000+
- 1x 512MB Kingston DDR 400
- 1x Maxtor 250GB PATA Drive (2G swap + pluto structure)
- 1x Nvidia Geforce 6200 w/128MB 8xAGP
- 1x Asus DVD-E818A-BK
- 1x Hauppage PVR150 MCE UsingSchedules Direct For Program Guide Info DishNetwork (Provider 1)
- 1x Air2PC HD OTA Card (had to configure manually in mythtv-setup) Using Schedules Direct For Program Guide Info Local Broadcast (Provider 2)
- 1x Gyration GYR3101US Remote Control
- 1x MCE Remote and USB Receiver/Blaster
- 1x RCA 36" CRT connected to MD via S-Video and Audio Input
- UI2 - Masked - 800x600
MD 2 - Kiersten's Room
- Case hec SECC 7K09 - Black
- Motherboard ECS GF6100-M754
- CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+
- 1x 512MB DDR 400
- 1x Maxtor 40GB PATA Drive (2G swap + pluto structure)
- 1x Asus DVD-E818A-BK
- 1x MCE Remote and USB Receiver/Blaster
- 1x Dell 20" FP2101 Flat Panel Monitor - Black
- 1 pair Altec Lansing speakers - Black
- UI2 - Masked - 800x600
MD 3 - Kayleigh's Room
- Case hec SECC 7K09 - Black
- Motherboard ECS GF6100-M754
- CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+
- 1x 512MB DDR 400
- 1x Maxtor 40GB PATA Drive (2G swap + pluto structure)
- 1x Asus DVD-E818A-BK
- 1x MCE Remote and USB Receiver/Blaster
- 1x Dell 20" FP2101 Flat Panel Monitor - Black
- 1 pair Altec Lansing speakers - Black
- UI2 - Masked - 800x600
MD 4 - Basement
- Case hec SECC 7K09 - Black
- Motherboard ECS GF6100-M754
- CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+
- 1x 512MB DDR 400
- 1x Maxtor 100GB PATA drive (2G swap + pluto structure)
- 1x Asus DVD-E818A-BK
- 1x MCE Remote and USB Receiver/Blaster
- 1x Dell 20" FP2101 Flat Panel Monitor - Black
- 1 pair Altec Lansing speakers - Black
- UI2 - Masked - 1024x768
Insteon Setup
2 in living room, 1 in each girls' room
1 on living room ceiling light, 1 on family room ceiling light, 1 on master bathroom vanity light
1 on kitchen light, 1 on driveway spots
House Floorplan
My Floorplan (Thanks bmac2!!)
Network Setup
- Wildblue Satellite Internet, connected to Core via Trendnet 10/100 USB Dongle
- Realtek On-Board 10/100/1000 connected to
- Trendnet Gigabit Ethernet Switch connected to
- 4 MD's
- Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router (For wireless connectivity)
- Roku Netflix Player
Network Map
I plan on adding a similar setup as above MD's to the bedroom, in the near future!!
