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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:42 pm 
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# Video type: SDTV (HDTV soon)
# Type of system: combined front- and back-end
# Noise level: quiet. Barely audible until DVD is used!
# CASE: Ahanix D.Vine 4
# PSU: Seasonic S12-500
# MOTHERBOARD: ASUS M2NPV-VM with nVidia GeForce 6150 (TV out, HDTV out), Sound, etc...
# CPU: AMD DualCore 64 4600+ 2.4 GHz
# RAM: Samsung DDR2 667 512MB
# CPU HEATSINK: Arctic Silent Freezer 64 Pro
# NORTHBRIDGE HEATSINK: none
# CD/DVD-RW: Pioneer DVR111
# HDD: Western Digital WD3200 SYS 320GB
# GRAPHICS CARD: onboard nVidia GeForce 6150
# SOUNDCARD: onboard Intel (audio jack to TV, SPDIF To AMP)
# TUNER CARD #1: WinPVR 150 with irBlaster to cable box
# TUNER CARD #2: WinPVR 150 (TV tuner analog cable)
# REMOTE CONTROL: Hauppauge Gray
# KnoppMyth version : R5F27

I'm really disapointed by this case. I had to replace the original PSU by the Seasonic (which is really really quiet) and I had to remove rear fans because they made too much noise. There are no holes on top to let the heat go out.

Everything worked right out of the box even the SPDIF Optical plug which IS REALLY GREAT! All my music is sent to the amp through SPDIF, Audio for TV and recordings are sent through analog plug to TV.

The motherboard is connected to TV (Samsung LNT4061F) which a DVI-> HDMI cable in full HD (1920*1080p). I created the modeline with this generator http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl. I used specs written in my HDTV manual.


2 things could be in tier2:
#1 : Sound bug with WinPVR150 (only with S-Video and RCA audio, no problem through the NTSC tuner), fix here
http://www.mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16594&highlight=

#2 : irBlaster. I had to edit /etc/lircd.conf to get it worked with my scientific Atlanta cable Box (works with SA 3200,Pace 551 HD, Pace 511 as well). I found the config few years ago and don't remember where.
I can post my lircd.conf if it's required.


I haven't installed the VFD yet. I will update.
UPDATE: VFD now works. I followed the Wiki. (one thing changed, but I will update the howto I did in the wiki)


Last edited by zetoune on Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:36 am, edited 1 time in total.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:57 pm 
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That's very interesting. I passed on this m/b because there's nothing on the Asus site that even hints that it has optical SPDIF output. The detailed specs mention a header that supports SPDIF out, but that usually means a coax connector and my receiver requires an optical cable for this input.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:19 pm 
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Actually, the dongle is optical and Coax. So you have the choice :-)
it costs about $10!


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:37 pm 
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Zeo, I second your thoughts about the case. Nice looking, but not well designed.

I have had a D.vine 6SQ for nearly 3 years. Rear fans never went in (I didn't think they would be helpful). Fan in the Ahanix branded PSU got noisy after 2 months and then died within a week. Eventually replaced the PSU with a cheap CoolerMaster RS-430-PCAR.

Biggest problem is lack of cooling around the PCI cards. After a few years of getting bad digital TV reception every summer, I finally realised that another small internal fan, blowing air onto the TV cards' tuners, would circulate some air past them. In hindsight, I should have drilled some holes through the rear left side of the case before fitting everything.

Now? I would just use an Antec Fusion.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:54 am 
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nigel, I thought exactly the same thing. make some holes on top of the CPU to extract hot air from the case. But I don't want to destroy "the nice looking".

Moreover I'm gonna remove one of my WinTV 150 which will be replaced by a HDHomeRun and maybe I will add a 92mm fan to put a little airflow in the case. But the system has never been so quiet, and CPU temperature stays around 38°C-40°C. I will see when I record HD.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:56 am 
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Zeo, I don't suppose you still have the XF86config-4, or modeline, you used here?

I upgraded to that motherboard, and then to an Epson 1080p projector, and am having all sorts of problems getting then to talk over DVI in KM5.5

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:41 am 
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Unhappily I don't use my mythbox anymore. I sold everything. If SD recording was awesome, HD recording was a nightmare. To make a long story shot, I was pissed off to hear my girlfriend yelling at me because her recordings didn't work. So I switch to my cable provider HD DVR with its ugly, aweful UI.

I had to make a hard choice. My mythbox or my girlfriend! I almost cried when I sold it! :-P

The last version I used was R5.5 and I did not have any problem with the modeline I had. I created this one with another solution (than xtiming@sourceforge). It was a command line tool, but I don't remember it, sorry!
I think I kept all my config files, so I can look for it and post it over here if you need it. Juste let me know


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