[SurroundSound] Re: Advice on HTPC

I'm crossing my fingers for your success. I'm going to be in this boat
soon, too. Please report here if you sort this problem out.

On nov. 5, 19:50, elshagon <elsha...@msn.com> wrote:
> Just hooking up my new htpc now (Dell Zino 410) to an Onkyo 3007
> receiver.  Trying to troubleshoot something, maybe someone can come up
> with something I've overlooked.  The pc has an ATI 5450 graphics card
> and I use the hdmi out for audio.  ffdshow, mpc-hc and foobar
> installed.  When I play a multichannel flac, mlp, dts or ac3 with
> foobar it sounds muffled and the audio doesn't seem assigned to the
> right channels.  When I play the same dts or ac3 song with mpc-hc it
> plays correctly.  I tried to play a multichannel flac with mpc-hc and
> got the same results as with foobar.  Any ideas?  I'm down to it being
> a receiver setting, foobar, pc, ffdshow,...just trying to not go
> crazy!
>
> On Nov 4, 2:42 pm, "Lokkerman" <phil.steep...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I used to get stutter then moved to KMPlayer for playback and this really
> > improved matters
>
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> > From: surroundsound@googlegroups.com [mailto:surroundsound@googlegroups.com]
>
> > On Behalf Of RW
> > Sent: 04 November 2010 13:40
> > To: SurroundSound
> > Subject: [SurroundSound] Re: Advice on HTPC
>
> > I would think that a fast processor, 4GB of RAM, and a fairly speedy hard
> > disc (5400 RPM or better) with a decent on-board cache would fit the bill
> > for all of your hi-def streaming needs.  The key is to having a fast enough
> > supply (fast hard disc) backed by a decent on-board RAM cache (8 MB or
> > better) and a fast CPU (Athlon 64 should be MORE than
> > adequate) with 4GB of RAM.  I would think this setup should provide
> > stutter-free playback of all of the hi-def audio/video formats via HDMI.
>
> > Just be sure to limt, as much as possible, all of the little bullshit
> > background processes that the software developers seem to want us to run all
> > the time.  Limit your background software to the essentials:
> > anti-virus/anti-malware and any disc protetcion stuff.  Go into Windows Task
> > Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and the click on the Processes tab.  Be sure the
> > "Show processes from all users" checkbox is ticked.
> > Then, sort the list by Memory usage (descending) by clicking on the header
> > for that column.  Loook for non-essential processes that are stealing RAM -
> > SQL Reporting Services comes to mind, SQL Server also.
> > Unless you are running an app that absolutely NEEDS these process, you can
> > safely end them, thereby freeing up signifcant chunks of memory.
> > Select the row of the offending Process and right-clcik on it.  Then choose
> > "End Process".  That's it.
>
> > You might consider doing this at startup one day and go about using your PC
> > as you normally do.  If none of your software complains or fails, you can
> > probably safely remove these Processes/Programs from your Startup routine,
> > thereby freeing up that RAM all the time.  Your PC will startup and shutdown
> > faster, and it will run faster throughout the day.  If you find that
> > something you NEED to run will not unless one of these Processes is engaged,
> > then simply make sure it is in your Startup routine and you're good to go.
> > It is a trial and error-based method, but it can lead to significant
> > performance improvement if you'll take the time to  do it...
>
> > Contact me privately if you want to discuss this in more detail...
>
> > Best Wishes,
>
> > -RW-
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