Hardware in the House
Computers | Home Theater | Other
 12/10/03
- Wireless Network. The most recent upgrade in the computer
arena has been a wireless network. I went with the 802.11g D-Link
Xtreme G products because of an advertised speed doubling
capability called "Super-G". Supposedly it will allow a
maximum transfer rate of 108mbps as opposed to 802.11g's normal rate
of 54mbps. By using this with the HTPC, I was finally able to get
rid of an ethernet cable that had been lying in the floor for over a
year. I have a PCI card in my HTPC and a PC-card in my laptop. In
testing without Super-G, I can take the laptop to the farthest point
in the house (4 walls away) and get 48mbps. I still need to do some
more testing to see if the alleged speed-doubling really does
anything, but either way, I got an excellent deal at buy.com, so
even if I don't use Super-G, this system was worth it. |
Computers |
(See also Previous Systems and Detailed PC History) |
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PC |
CPU |
MB |
Memory |
Graphics |
Monitor |
HDs |
CD- ROM |
Misc |
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Intel P4 1.7GHz @ 2GHz |
256MB PC2100 DDR |
None (Connected to 50" Mitsubishi RPTV) |
60GB 7200rpm |
Generic DVD Drive |
Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Front-of-the-case USB ports. 802.11g Wireless Network Card |
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| Bruce's
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AMD Athlon XP 2200+ overclocked only ~5% | ASUS
A7V8X
Built-in Firewire, Gigabit LAN, 6.0 Digital Audio, USB 2.0, AGP 8x |
768MB PC2700 DDR | ATI Radeon 9800 (non Pro) overclocked to 9800 Pro speeds | Dell P991 19" Trinitron (1600x1200) | 120GB 7200rpm WD1200JBRTL
80GB 7200rpm |
HP DVD Writer dvd300i | Antec
LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower case - Goofy name, excellent case - Google
it for tons of positive reviews.
Front-of-the-case USB ports. USB CompactFlash reader Logitech Wingman Rumblepad USB Gamepad Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro USB Joystick UMAX Astra 3400 USB Scanner Cambridge Soundworks FPS2000 Digital Speakers (4.1 Surround) |
| Andrew's
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Celeron 2.4GHz | VIA
P4PB
Built-in Firewire, LAN, 6.0 Audio, USB 2.0, AGP 8x |
512MB PC3200 | PNY Verto GeForce 4 Ti 4200 overclocked to 4600 speeds | Samtron 98BDF (19" Samsung)
(1600x1200) |
120GB 7200rpm WD1200JBRTL
14GB 7200rpm |
16x Sony Slot- load CD- ROM | Enlight 7230 Case
Logitech Wingman Extreme Digital 3D USB Joystick Sony SRS-D2PC Speakers with Subwoofer A web-cam that came in the mail without being ordered. |
| Holly's | AMD Duron 800 @ 980MHz | Soyo K7VTA-B | 256MB PC133 ? | Hercules GeForce2 GTS | Sony 17" | 18GB 7200rpm
old 2GB |
6x TEAC | Microsoft
Wheel Mouse Optical
A neat little drawing tablet and stylus An old non-USB joystick. Front-of-the-case USB ports. |
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Home Theater
There is a new page for the new front projector-equipped Home Theater, but here are the highlights:
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Click here for the Original Home Theater page.
Other
 | Digital Video Camera: Sony DCRTRV120 "Digital 8" Handycam. The plan was to buy an inexpensive, but good digital camcorder, and save money for an excellent still-shot digital camera. The plan worked. | ||||||||||
| Digital Camera: Canon Powershot G2 - One of my favorite purchases. | ||||||||||
| Bedroom TV: Toshiba 27" Flatscreen. DVD Player coming soon. | ||||||||||
| Second Entertainment Center:
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| One more TV in one of the kids room:
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| Video Game Consoles
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