Hi all.
I know this has been asked before as I have read some of the threads on here. I have 2 media canter PC's used to record off air HD TV, watch Netflix and BBC. I have ordered a couple of BD Roms as I finally decided to bite the bullet. Regular DVD movies look great upscaled to 1080p so as an electronics engineer who has dealt with TV and monitors for years I know a good picture when I see it. The drives are Pioneer and do not come with software. Each machine has VLC and media player classic on it. What else do I need? Do I need to buy Power DVD or a similar product? I don't expect to be buying many blu rays but will change our rentals forom Netflix over to them. I did buy Avatar a 3 disc version of the movie with three different versions of the film on it. I just want to know the latest work arounds and ideas as I have no experience with Blu ray at all. Oh the parts should be here in the next day or two but I may not be able to install them due to recent surgery.
Thanks in advance. Tony.
I know this has been asked before as I have read some of the threads on here. I have 2 media canter PC's used to record off air HD TV, watch Netflix and BBC. I have ordered a couple of BD Roms as I finally decided to bite the bullet. Regular DVD movies look great upscaled to 1080p so as an electronics engineer who has dealt with TV and monitors for years I know a good picture when I see it. The drives are Pioneer and do not come with software. Each machine has VLC and media player classic on it. What else do I need? Do I need to buy Power DVD or a similar product? I don't expect to be buying many blu rays but will change our rentals forom Netflix over to them. I did buy Avatar a 3 disc version of the movie with three different versions of the film on it. I just want to know the latest work arounds and ideas as I have no experience with Blu ray at all. Oh the parts should be here in the next day or two but I may not be able to install them due to recent surgery.
Thanks in advance. Tony.My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual m...AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.2 GHz...G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (1...EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ wi...
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Bluethunder II
- OS
- Windows 7 x64 Ultimate and numerous virtual machines
- CPU
- AMD FX-8350 Vishera 32nm Technology @ 4.2 GHz default
- Motherboard
- ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (Socket 942)
- Memory
- G Skill 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 1204MHz (11-13-13-31)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Super SC ACX 2.0+ with Back Plate
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi Titanium HD Audiophile PCIe
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG L227WTG x 3
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050 16:10
- Hard Drives
- 238GB Samsung850 PRO SATA Disk Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 (SATA)
1397GB Seagate ST1500DL 003-9VT16L(SATA)
466GB Western Digital WDC WD50 03AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA) x 2
932GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk Device (SATA)
- PSU
- Enermax Revolution87+ 1000 Watts Gold Certified Power Supply
- Case
- Rocketfish Full Tower
- Cooling
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Push Pull 120mm Fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech K740
- Mouse
- Logitech G100S Laser LED + Logitech Gamepad F310
- Internet Speed
- 500 mbs down and 30mbs up
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes Pro & Avast and MSE on certain Virtual Machines
- Browser
- Firefox (Main) Chrome, Internet Explorer (Back Up)
- Other Info
- Logitech X 230 2.1 Stereo System and 5.1 Yamaha RX V2090
B&W DM6 Monitor Speakers + Center and Surround Speakers
Using Mouse Without Borders (Google it)
