HTPC Equipment

Posted by Jon | Announcements | Friday 7 March 2008 2:33 pm


Systems
WHS

  • Asus P5L-MX
  • Intel C2D E2140 CPU (1.6GHz)
  • 2 x 2GB Patriot DDR2-800
  • Intel Pro/1000 PT GbE PCIe NIC
  • NEC 3520AW DVD-RW
  • Dell SAS5/iR w/15K 146GB Seagate Cheetah and 10K 400GB Seagate Cheetahde
  • 250GB Seagate ATA133 and 320GB Seagate ATA133 w/ IDE>SATA adapters
  • WD WD3200KS (320GB)
  • Adaptec AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller
  • Dell 100T DAT40 20/40GB DDS-4 tape drive w/external enclosure
  • Conexant RTAD v.92 PCI modem
  • 650W Cooler Master PSU
  • 500VA APC UPS
  • YY-221 cube server case
  • Windows Home Server w/Power Pack 3
SERVICES

  • WINS
  • File\Photo NAS
  • Movie/file staging for unRAID
  • YAC Server
  • Tape backup
MEDIASVR

  • Intel DG965RYCK motherboard
  • Intel Celeron 430 CPU
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800
  • 4-port SATA>eSATA PCI bracket
  • 2-port SiI-3132 port multiplier capable PCIe adapter
  • SanDisk Cruzer Micro 256MB for unRAID OS
  • 4 x Seagate ST31000340AS (1TB) HDD
  • 2x Samsung Spinpoint F2EG (1.5TB) HDD
  • 2 x Seagate ST3500630AS (500GB), 2 x WD WD5000-series (500GB) HDD, 1 x Maxtor 500GB
  • Antec EA430 EarthWatts 430W PSU
  • 4-bay external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays
  • 5-bay port multiplier external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays
  • 1100VA APC UPS
  • Antec full tower case
  • unRAID Pro OS v4.5 Final
SERVICES

  • Media server
  • NAS
  • Protected storage
E1600

  • Asus P5B-MX Deluxe
  • Intel Celeron E1500 2.2GHz CPU
  • 2 X 2GB DDR2-800
  • Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB HDD, Maxtor STM3802110A 80GB HDD
  • Broadcom NetXtreme II NIC
  • Enermax 500W PSU
  • Antec full-tower case
  • Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard
SERVICES

  • WSUS
  • DFS
C2Q

  • Asus P5Q (vanilla)
  • Intel C2Q Q6600 CPU (G0) @ 3.21GHz
  • 2 x 2GB DDR2-1066
  • MSI Radeon X800PRO 265MB video card (500/500)
  • 2 x 36GB WD Raptor in Matrix RAID0 for OS
  • Optiarc AD-7170A DVDRW
  • LG-GGC-H20L Blue-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive
  • 3 x 160GB SATA in RAID 0
  • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS/Altec Lansing ACS56 4.1 speakers
  • BFG 650W PSU
  • Dell 2005FPW 20″ LCD
  • Antec Three Hundred case
  • Windows 7 Pro x64 RTM
SERVICES

  • Primary office system
  • Primary video encoding system
HTPC1

  • Abit IL9 Pro motherboard
  • Intel C2D E6300 CPU (1.86GHz)
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 + 2 x 512MB DDR2-667 (3GB)
  • Gigabyte HD2600 Pro GV-RX26P512H video card (DVI>HDMI to plasma)
  • WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recordings
  • TDK DVDRW1280B DVDRW drive
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF
  • HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner
  • Cooler Master Cavalier 4 CAV-T04 desktop case
  • BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse
  • Logitech Harmony 880 remote control via MCE IR receiver
  • Windows 7 Pro x86
  • Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 surround with Polk CSR and R 300 LR fronts
  • Samsung HP-S5053X 50″ plasma HDTV
SERVICES

  • Living Room HTPC
HTPC2

  • Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 motherboard
  • Intel C2D E6600 CPU (2.4GHz)
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 + 2 x 512MB DDR2-667 (3GB)
  • Sapphire HD2600 Pro 256MB 128-bit video card (DVI>HDMI to LCD)
  • WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recording
  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF
  • HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner
  • CrystalFontz CFA623 front panel LCD
  • Generic mid-tower case
  • Fortron FSP-500AX PSU
  • BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse
  • Logitech Harmony 670 remote control via MCE IR receiver
  • Windows 7 Pro x86
  • Sony STR-DE895 receiver with Yamaha 6.1 surround speakers
  • HANNspree Xv37 37″ LCD HDTV
SERVICES

  • Bedroom HTPC
HTPC5

  • Biostar TForce 6100-939 motherboard
  • AMD X2 3800+ CPU (2.0GHz)
  • 2 x 512MB PC3200 + 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR
  • ATi X600 PCIe video card
  • Maxtor 6L080L4 80GB HDD
  • HP DVD Writer 300c
  • CDRW 16x/10x/32x
  • Airlink AWLH6080 300N 802.11n PCI adapter (Draft-N 2.0)
  • MCE remote control via MCE IR receiver
  • Windows 7 Pro x86
SERVICES

  • HTPC next door (In-laws)
B130

  • Dell Inspiron B130
  • Intel Celeron M 1.4GHz CPU
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-533
  • eMachines E161HQ 15.6″ TFT LCD
  • Windows XP Pro SP3
SERVICES

  • Office system
XBMC

  • Original XBOX
  • Soft-modded using Splinter Cell hack
  • XBMC “Atlantis” Beta 2
  • 802.11b/g XBOX adapter
  • XBOX DVD remote
SERVICES

  • No longer used as a media center.
i8600

  • Dell Inspiron 8600
  • Intel Pentium-M 2.0GHz CPU (Dothan)
  • 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR SO-DIMM
  • Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 60GB
  • NEC ND-6540A DVDRW
  • Windows 2000 Pro SP4
SERVICES

  • Kids’ System
ATOM

  • Acer Aspire One AOA-150-1570
  • Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU
  • 1GB DDR2-667
  • 120GB 5400RPM HDD
  • 802.11b/g wifi + 10/100 LAN
  • 8.9″ WSVGA LCD
  • Windows XP SP3
SERVICES

  • Wife’s netbook
HTPC4

  • Dell Optiplex GX280 SFF
  • Intel Celeron D 336 (2.8GHz) CPU
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800
  • WD 40GB HDD
  • Slimline DVD-ROM
  • ATi HD2600XT 512MB video card
  • Anyware HA-IR01SVR remote control receiver
  • Windows 7 Pro x86
  • Samsung 20″ flat screen SDTV
Services

  • Joseph’s HTPC
HTPC3

  • ECS 945GCT-M
  • Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz CPU
  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800
  • Galaxy GeForce 8400 GS 256MB video card
  • WD Raptor 74GB HDD
  • Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM
  • Microsoft Media Center remote
  • Thermaltake Mozart HTPC case
  • Crystalfontz CFA632 LCD w/Frontview software
  • Cooler Master RS-450-ACLY 450W PSU
  • Windows 7 Pro x86
  • Sony SA-VA15 surround speakers
  • Sony 48″ projection SDTV
Services

  • Office/playroom HTPC
Network
Vonage V-PortalServices

  • Vonage phone service
  • Single port router with pfSense router set as DMZ
Linksys WRT54G v3

  • Firmware v4.30.1, HyperWRT 2.1b1 +tofu11
Services

  • 2nd floor wireless AP
AirLink101 AR680WServices

  • Next door media access point over 802.11n (300mbps max)
  • 1st floor/next door wireless Internet access (11b/g/n)
  • DHCP relay
Gateway v933 (pfSense firewall)

  • Intel PIII 933MHz CPU
  • 2×256MB PC-133 SDRAM
  • 20GB Quantum Fireball HDD
  • 48x CDROM
  • Realtek 8139 100Mb NIC (WAN)
  • Realtek 8169S 1000Mb NIC (LAN)
  • pfSense v1.23-RELEASE
Services

  • Primary Internet firewall/router
  • DHCP server
  • Squid proxy
  • VPN server
Comcast ModemServices

  • Performance Plus w/PowerBoost Internet (16Mbps)
USR997933 8-Port GbE SwitchServices

  • pfSense distribution switch
D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port GbE Switch (2)Services

  • 2nd floor distribution switch (attic) (1)
  • Basement convergence distribution switch (2)
D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port GbE Switch
Services

  • Server room distribution switch
Brother HL-2070N Network PrinterServices

  • Dedicated network printer
Asante Voyager I IP CameraServices

  • Portable wireless IP Cam for security monitoring, baby cam and remote viewing of kids for family :)
SiliconDust HDHomeRun

  • Latest firmware/software (new version usually out monthly)
Services

  • QAM tuning capability for all Vista-equipped HTPCs for HD and digital local stations.
  • Two HD/digital tuners for concurrent watch/record or watch/watch.
CAT5e CablingServices

  • 7 rooms currently wired for GbE connections.  Finished basement room is used as server room.  Distribution switches in server room (8-port), attic (5-port), basement (5-port) and upstairs office (8-port).
Home Theater
Living Room

  • Samsung HP-5053X 50″ 720p plasma flat panel
  • Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 channel 1000W home theater system
  • 2 x Polk R300 front speakers
  • Polk CSR center channel speaker
  • Original Onkyo surrounds and 230W sub
  • HTPC1
  • Samsung HD-DVD850 upconverting DVD player with DivX
  • Dish Network ViP-211 HD STB
  • Logitech Harmony 880 remote control
Master Bedroom

  • HannSpree Xv37 37″ 720p LCD flat panel
  • Sony STR-DE895 6.1 channel 770W receiver
  • Yamaha NS-P436 6.1channel speaker system
  • HTPC2
  • Philips DVP-5140 DVD player with Ultra DivX
  • Dish Network ViP-612 HD PVR STB
  • Logitech Harmony 670 remote control
Son’s Bedroom

  • Samsung 21″ Flat SDTV
  • HTPC4
  • Anyware Vista Media Center remote
Office/Playroom

  • Sony 48″ projection (4:3 SD)
  • HTPC6
  • Sony SA-VA15 DD/DPLII speaker system
  • MCE remote control
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6 Comments »

  1. Comment by Ray Casey — February 28, 2009 @ 4:03 am
    Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0; OS: Windows 7 x64 Edition

    Lol… Are you kidding… What does you utility bill look like?

  2. Comment by Jon — February 28, 2009 @ 8:40 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.6 OS: Windows Vista

    Same as anyone else’s. If it’s not being used, it is turned off ya’know.

  3. Comment by JP — April 25, 2009 @ 8:39 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.9 OS: Windows Vista

    Enviable…but all that and no 1080p-capable devices?

  4. Comment by Jon — April 25, 2009 @ 8:42 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.9 OS: Windows Vista

    I’ve had it all for several years now and I don’t really have several thousand to throw at a new TV just to get 1080p.

  5. Comment by North Cyprus — December 8, 2009 @ 2:34 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.5.5 OS: Windows Vista

    Nice system you got there.
    But i didnt understand how many pc you got in your home right now ? :)

  6. Comment by Jon — December 8, 2009 @ 7:39 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.5.5 OS: Windows 7

    1 x pfsense firewall
    1 x unRAID
    1 x 2008 Server
    1 x ESXi Server (1 x Vista VM + 1x 2003 Server VM)
    1 x Personal system (C2Q)
    4 x HTPC
    3 X Laptops/Netbooks

    12 total systems.

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