Salutations! Would it be possible to use a 4.1 or 4.0 setup for my desktop? I'm using a LGC2 with an hdmi earc port as my monitor. I thought about getting an AVR since I definitely have the space. I don't really think a center speaker would fit and it wouldn't look aesthetically pleasing on my setup. ​ I'm looking at the Polk ES15 as L/R fronts and ES10 as surrounds. The distance between me and each speaker would be about 1.5 meters. ​ The purpose would be gaming and music. Has anyone built a similar setup? ​ Thank you for any input! submitted by /u/Niwex989 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Problem statement: I want my Windows 11 PC connected to my home theater to function in a way that is equivalent to my Playstation 5. To me this means the following requirements: If I turn off my TV with its remotes, it should put my PC to sleep. At any time Windows would turn the display OFF the TV and the receiver should turn off. This should be at the time of any display off event: it was idle or I explicitly told it to sleep or shut down, This should only happen if the PC is the current video input source. I do not want this to happen if the PC idles while I am using some other device li ..read more

https://preview.redd.it/694c6p1ysgyc1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ce335a8ecda52fb646d6ab7db7bcb5bb334a508 Hello, fellow htpc fans! I'm excited to share with you the heart of my living room - my HTPC setup that's been with me since 2010. It's an Antec VERIS Fusion Remote Max that has gracefully aged and adapted through the years. As you can see, it's nestled perfectly in the TV cabinet , harmonizing with the room's modern yet cozy feel. The HTPC isn't just a machine; it's a part of my home's story, witnessing countless movie marathons, intense gaming nights, and laz ..read more

besides the RT726 Rii i4 bluetooth, is there others with scroll wheel ? thx submitted by /u/kocoman [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Greetings. Please let me know what I screwed up. I plan to direct play 4k remux (~80gb files) locally and would like to be able to handle 3-5 transcodes remotely. I plan to also use for virtualization/docker outside of being a Plex server. I'll also store drone videos and high res images (real estate). Thank you kindly for your time. OS: unRAID Case ($189) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QKMQ1B1/?coliid=I1Q6J6TWREWFVD&colid=167FC9BW92UWO&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it NVMe (OS) 512 GB ($36.99) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJ2P1LK/?coliid=IG3Q0TGRJOZCI&colid=167FC9BW92UWO&am ..read more

I want to buy a system to play 4K video streamed from my jellyfin server, I will install arch with Lodi on it. I have two systems that I need to choose between. The first one has a i5 7400t with 8gb of ram. The second one has a i3 8100t with 4gb of ram. Thanks for your help! submitted by /u/ShadowFokx [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have a media pc setup in my living room that I primarily use to access my video/music drives from my roku on. However, I'd like to access it directly to use a wireless mouse/keyboard for browsing the internet on occasion. My issue is that I have a "tick tick tick" sound that comes through my home theater receiver. The sound never stops and it's a pretty quick repeating sound. The volume of it is fairly low and it's not a very high/low frequency. The PC doesn't have an HDMI plug on it, so I'm using a VGA->HDMI converter. The converter has an 1/8" audio input jack on it so it can send both ..read more

Greetings, I currently am using a late 2014 Intel Mac Mini as an HTPC. I do not use Plex or anything. I just use a mouse to watch Youtube in the browser and VLC to watch media that I may or may not torrent. I have had the Mac Mini for 10 years now and put in an SSD a few years ago which gave it new life. It looks like the new Mac Minis are pretty expensive so I was thinking a MiniPC running Ubuntu. I see MinisForum has some sales on MiniPCs so my question in Intel or AMD and which model MiniPC for my use case. submitted by /u/sadicarnot [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I have an older Harmony remote that I use to do some control over my own PC which I've modded to mount the Inteset IR receiver. That allows me to power on and off the PC, but I'd like to use mouse control in Windows to gain full functionality over the device. Does such a thing exist either as a commercial project or a maker device? Use case: I run Kodi as the primary interface, but I also use the MS Store streaming apps because they're just plain less janky than the Kodi add-ons and generally offer much less friction. This means that I have to pick up a mouse or a controller to point at and s ..read more

Edit: I do not want to watch my movies on my phone. I don't need to stream my movies. I just need to have an easy way of tracking my physical movie collection so I am no longer repeatedly buying the same movie. Since all of my movies have been ripped and added to my HTPC, the Kodi movies database file is the most straightforward way of tracking what movies I own. So I'm looking for some form of an app that's much like Libib, but all I need to do point the theoretical app to the database so it can populate a list that is searchable. So if I am in the store and I have say... "There Will Be Bloo ..read more