Category Archives: Home Theatre PC

New PC Speaker Set

Posted on August 17, 2008 by jasonyork

I was recently shopping around for a new set of speakers for my PC because I’ve been increasingly dissatisfied with my current low-end Labtec set. They’re not bad for what they are, they just don’t have very good low end … Continue reading →

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Do-it-Yourself S/PDIF Coax Connector

Posted on October 15, 2007 by jasonyork

This is just a quick little hack that I did on my MythTV box some time ago. The motherboard that I have did not come with a cable for the S/PDIF audio output and it would have been $10 – … Continue reading →

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KnoppMyth DST Update

Posted on March 16, 2007 by jasonyork

Although I was diligent to update my Pocket PC for the new Daylight Savings Time, I failed to update my KnoppMyth MythTV box. Fortunately, I didn’t miss any recordings. Here’s my update instructions.

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Transferring Linux From PATA to SATA

Posted on October 25, 2006 by jasonyork

Last week I picked up this Segate 320GB SATA hard drive for my MythTV box. I had a 120GB PATA drive I was replacing. Since SATA drives are treated as SCSI under linux, I knew it would be a little … Continue reading →

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Samsung TXN3245FP X11 Modeline

Posted on March 13, 2005 by jasonyork

After many hours of learning and playing with Powerstrip, I have finally gotten a resolution and timing that works well with my TV. Continue reading →

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