I'm going to slowly update this thread with all the different rooms/setups in my house.
This is my current home/theater/office/pc/server setup. Updated from http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1252288 The exhaustive details will follow after the photo gallery.
Last Updated: December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009: Comcast 16/2 Internet
November 9, 2009: Added TouchSmart, bedroom, and office photos.
November 2, 2009: More photos.
October 28, 2009: Server photos and setup information.
October 27, 2009: Home Theater setup and photos.
Windows Media Center with MediaBrowser (Windows 7).
Looking at Blu-ray rips inside MediaBrowser.
Casino Royale (Blu) with TotalMedia Theater.
Looking at DVD rips inside MediaBrowser.
Harman Kardon
Logitech Harmony One and ZuneHD
HDHTPC (Jetway JNC62K nVidia 8200 HDMI, AMD 4850e, 2GB RAM, Apex MI-100, Blu)
Office setup across 2 MIKEAL desks.
Kitchen PC, HP TouchSmart 600t
Bedroom setup, Xbox 360 as a Windows 7 Media Center Extender. 23" Samsung (needs an upgrade).
And now the details.
SERVER aka HPSTORAGE / HP MediaSmart Server EX495 Windows Home Server
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.5Ghz / 2GB DDR2 RAM / GBe NIC
Windows Home Server PP2 / Disk Management / GridJunction / uTorrent
8TB Storage / (4) 2TB Western Digital Green Drives
500+ DVDs / 30+ Blurays / 1800+ CDs / 20+ TV Series
DESKTOP aka WIN7DESKTOP
Intel Core2Quad / 4GB DDR2 RAM / 160GB Raptor / Dell S2209W 1080p + Acer 19”
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / Adobe Master Suite CS4 / Office 2007 Enterprise / FileZilla / Zune
HTPC aka HDHTPC7
AMD 4850e / 2GB DDR RAM / 500GB HDD / Jetway JNC62K / Blu / Apex MI-100 / HDMI 1080p 7.1 LCPM Output
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 / Windows Media Center / MediaBrowser / Netflix / Hulu / AnyDVD / Total MediaTheater
Laptop aka WIN7LAPTOP / Toshiba Satellite L45
Intel Core2Duo / 2GB DDR RAM / 500GB HDD / Windows 7
Kitchen PC aka WIN7TOUCH / HP TouchSmart 600t
Intel Core2Duo 2.1Ghz / 4GB DDR3 RAM / 320GB 7200RPM HDD / nVidia GeForce G200 / TV Tuner
Home Theater Setup
Samsung PN50A510 1080p 50” Plasma / Harman Kardon AVR-254 / Ikea DIODER LED Lights
Polk CS1 Center Channel / Polk M20 Front Speakers / Polk M10 Surrounds / MTX 12” Subwoofer
Logitech Harmony One Remote / Xbox 360 / ZuneHD
Office Setup
Harman Kardon AVR-247 w/ Polk M10 Speakers / Ikea MIKAEL Desks / Xbox 360
HP ProLiant DL360 G5 / (2) Xeon Quads / 20GB RAM / OS: (2) 60GB RAID0 / Data: (3) 72GB RAID5
Runs Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V / VMs: SBS 2008 Premium / Server 2008 w/ CRM 4 / Office Communications Server 2007 R2
Fortinet FortiGate 60B Wifi Firewall
Bedroom Setup
Samsung 23” 720p LCD / Xbox 360 / Logitech Harmony 520
Network
CAT5e / HP ProCurve 1800-24g / D-Link DIR-655 / OpenDNS
Camera
Nikon D50 w/ 18-200mm VR Lens + 35mm F1.8
To Do List
SSDs for Desktop and HTPC
WHS PP3 and then WHS V2.0
HP 8530w Laptop
This is my current home/theater/office/pc/server setup. Updated from http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1252288 The exhaustive details will follow after the photo gallery.
Last Updated: December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009: Comcast 16/2 Internet
November 9, 2009: Added TouchSmart, bedroom, and office photos.
November 2, 2009: More photos.
October 28, 2009: Server photos and setup information.
October 27, 2009: Home Theater setup and photos.
Windows Media Center with MediaBrowser (Windows 7).
Looking at Blu-ray rips inside MediaBrowser.
Casino Royale (Blu) with TotalMedia Theater.
Looking at DVD rips inside MediaBrowser.
Harman Kardon
Logitech Harmony One and ZuneHD
HDHTPC (Jetway JNC62K nVidia 8200 HDMI, AMD 4850e, 2GB RAM, Apex MI-100, Blu)
Office setup across 2 MIKEAL desks.
Kitchen PC, HP TouchSmart 600t
Bedroom setup, Xbox 360 as a Windows 7 Media Center Extender. 23" Samsung (needs an upgrade).
And now the details.
SERVER aka HPSTORAGE / HP MediaSmart Server EX495 Windows Home Server
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.5Ghz / 2GB DDR2 RAM / GBe NIC
Windows Home Server PP2 / Disk Management / GridJunction / uTorrent
8TB Storage / (4) 2TB Western Digital Green Drives
500+ DVDs / 30+ Blurays / 1800+ CDs / 20+ TV Series
DESKTOP aka WIN7DESKTOP
Intel Core2Quad / 4GB DDR2 RAM / 160GB Raptor / Dell S2209W 1080p + Acer 19”
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / Adobe Master Suite CS4 / Office 2007 Enterprise / FileZilla / Zune
HTPC aka HDHTPC7
AMD 4850e / 2GB DDR RAM / 500GB HDD / Jetway JNC62K / Blu / Apex MI-100 / HDMI 1080p 7.1 LCPM Output
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 / Windows Media Center / MediaBrowser / Netflix / Hulu / AnyDVD / Total MediaTheater
Laptop aka WIN7LAPTOP / Toshiba Satellite L45
Intel Core2Duo / 2GB DDR RAM / 500GB HDD / Windows 7
Kitchen PC aka WIN7TOUCH / HP TouchSmart 600t
Intel Core2Duo 2.1Ghz / 4GB DDR3 RAM / 320GB 7200RPM HDD / nVidia GeForce G200 / TV Tuner
Home Theater Setup
Samsung PN50A510 1080p 50” Plasma / Harman Kardon AVR-254 / Ikea DIODER LED Lights
Polk CS1 Center Channel / Polk M20 Front Speakers / Polk M10 Surrounds / MTX 12” Subwoofer
Logitech Harmony One Remote / Xbox 360 / ZuneHD
Office Setup
Harman Kardon AVR-247 w/ Polk M10 Speakers / Ikea MIKAEL Desks / Xbox 360
HP ProLiant DL360 G5 / (2) Xeon Quads / 20GB RAM / OS: (2) 60GB RAID0 / Data: (3) 72GB RAID5
Runs Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V / VMs: SBS 2008 Premium / Server 2008 w/ CRM 4 / Office Communications Server 2007 R2
Fortinet FortiGate 60B Wifi Firewall
Bedroom Setup
Samsung 23” 720p LCD / Xbox 360 / Logitech Harmony 520
Network
CAT5e / HP ProCurve 1800-24g / D-Link DIR-655 / OpenDNS
Camera
Nikon D50 w/ 18-200mm VR Lens + 35mm F1.8
To Do List
SSDs for Desktop and HTPC
WHS PP3 and then WHS V2.0
HP 8530w Laptop
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