2007-08-01, 04:44 PM
Hi All,
I'm fairly new to GBPVR (only played with it briefly) but am looking to spec a new tv/ av system to fully incorporate it.
The current setup is as follows:
- Several pcs and laptops on home network
- Internet through server/router PC
- Main TV in living room with TVs in other rooms
- Sky Digital with link back to all TVs from RF2out
- Assortment of DVDs/VCRs/standalone audio devices
- >2 CAT5 lines to every room
Since I am going to have to do something with the TVs to get them set for digital switchover (South of England so a couple of years left yet but still) I thought it would be a better solution to install a computerised system than many set-top boxes. My idea is as follows:
- 1 Main GBPVR PC: output connected to main TV
[INDENT]~ 2x DTV cards or dual DTV card[/INDENT]
[INDENT]~ 1x video capture card (for Sky with IR control)[/INDENT]
[INDENT]~ 2xDVD drives (1xRegion1 & 1xRegion2) + CD Drive[/INDENT]
- Server with circa 2Tb storage for all media
- Hauppauge MVP per TV (3 or 4 most likely)
- Slim Devices Network audio players in various rooms (software running on gbpvr machine, data from the server machine)
- remote access via internet connection
Just figuring out the detail at the moment but have a few queries:
- Has anyone out there got a similar setup?
- What sort of spec would I be likely to require on the GBPVR machine given that several MVPs or audio players, may want to coonect simultaneous and have access to data/ video cards/ optical drives? (max 2 or 3 simultaneously I guess)?
- Any sudjestions / thoughts / advice?
Obviously it will cost a fair bit to set up and get functional but I imagine that it will proove a much better solution than any alternatives?
I'm fairly new to GBPVR (only played with it briefly) but am looking to spec a new tv/ av system to fully incorporate it.
The current setup is as follows:
- Several pcs and laptops on home network
- Internet through server/router PC
- Main TV in living room with TVs in other rooms
- Sky Digital with link back to all TVs from RF2out
- Assortment of DVDs/VCRs/standalone audio devices
- >2 CAT5 lines to every room
Since I am going to have to do something with the TVs to get them set for digital switchover (South of England so a couple of years left yet but still) I thought it would be a better solution to install a computerised system than many set-top boxes. My idea is as follows:
- 1 Main GBPVR PC: output connected to main TV
[INDENT]~ 2x DTV cards or dual DTV card[/INDENT]
[INDENT]~ 1x video capture card (for Sky with IR control)[/INDENT]
[INDENT]~ 2xDVD drives (1xRegion1 & 1xRegion2) + CD Drive[/INDENT]
- Server with circa 2Tb storage for all media
- Hauppauge MVP per TV (3 or 4 most likely)
- Slim Devices Network audio players in various rooms (software running on gbpvr machine, data from the server machine)
- remote access via internet connection
Just figuring out the detail at the moment but have a few queries:
- Has anyone out there got a similar setup?
- What sort of spec would I be likely to require on the GBPVR machine given that several MVPs or audio players, may want to coonect simultaneous and have access to data/ video cards/ optical drives? (max 2 or 3 simultaneously I guess)?
- Any sudjestions / thoughts / advice?
Obviously it will cost a fair bit to set up and get functional but I imagine that it will proove a much better solution than any alternatives?