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HTPC with Win7 RC
Hi,
I have started to build a HTPC with the following Hardware:
Case: Antec Fusion Remote Black
Board: MSI P7NGM-Digital, nForce 730i
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200, 2x 2.50GHz, tray
CPU Cooling: Scythe Shuriken Rev.B
RAM: GeIL Value DIMM 2GB PC2-6400U CL5-5-5-15
HDD: Western Digital GP 500GB
WLAN: MSI WS54SE
Power: BeQuiet StraightPower 350Watt
BD-ROM: LG GGC-H20L
Media Center: Windows 7 Media Center
LCD: 22LG3000 (HDMI connected)
TV-Card: Technisat Skystar HD2 (DVB-S2)
Now I have some question regarding the WMC7 config.
1.) How do I set zoom level (for LiveTV, DVD,...) from remote control? Is there a keyboard shortcut in WMC7?
2.) Is it possible to Control Monitor via HDMI-CEC? I mean if WMC7 will go to hibernate, will it be possible to set the LCD to standby?
3.) Upscaling/Codec - what will be the best possible codec to get a little bit better video/tv quality? I tried ffdshow which caused higher cpu usage. Currently I went back to default windows codec. But i have PowerDVD 7 and ffdshow installed. (btw: I used mcdu to modify the default codec)
4.) Is there a plugin to seamless integrate BluRay playback in WMC? I just found something to integrate PowerDVD, but it will start PowerDVD as an extra app.
5.) When starting LiveTV and close it again, it is not possible to start LiveTV again. There won't be a free tuner. After closing Mediacenter and restart receiver service, LiveTV will work again. It seems to be related to the SkyStar Driver (org. from Technisat Homepage). Is there a better driver out there?
6.) Is it possible to control the DVD Speed? I tried to use CDBremse.exe. But it will not recognize the drive. My problem is, that some DVDs will spin very fast.
7.) Include DVD Rip Tool - Is there a good tool for this?
8.) How can I play DVDs from ISO?
9.) Recommended Codec Pack to play all common codecs (XVid, DivX, ...)
thx in advance
Walzing