Recent content by Kalmado

Thank you for the responses! I won't bother with the tuner card beacuse it will serve no purpose for us. My wife and I aren't really tv people. I tend to watch movies more so and she watches the same shows. We've had DirecTV for the last two years and while convenient, it's a waste of money for...

My wife and I decided to invest in a HTPC rather than paying for cable/dish as we really do not watch tv that much. I've got my build mostly rounded out but had a few questions. I went with an AMD A6-5400k with integrated graphics. I read in some reviews that chipset is good for HTPC and a...

Thank you for the help. My tv does not appear to have a headphone jack and there isn't an option in the sound menu for a different audio output.

I'm pretty sure the "pc audio" port is the headphone jack on my tv. I'm streaming a movie from my pc to tv right now using hdmi but sound will only come from the tv speakers. I'm wondering if the hdmi has anything to do with it.

I recently received Logitech Z323 pc speakers. I'd like to use them with my tv, but I'm unsure how to use the tv remote with them for volume control. I tried plugging the 3.5mm cord into the port labeled "pc audio" on my tv and it does nothing. If I hook up rca cables the speakers do work, but...

I just find it weird on my old pc I did the exact same thing with no issues. Oh well. Any opinions on Eset Smart Security? Newegg has it for a good sale without any rebate. I'm sure I could get another software for free, but would need to deal with a mail in rebate.

I just finished my first build and started loading all software last night. After W7 and Steam I started with the extras. MotionJoy - PS3 controller Utorrent Xpadder - software for controller Malwarebytes Ccleaner Cpu-Z HWMonitor I DL xpadder from Pirate Bay. Somewhere along the lines Blekko...

Thanks for the tip on the soundbar! I'll scavange craigslist and other sale sites because speakers are kind of my last item on my 2do list.

The motherboard I plan to purchase has an onboard sound card Realtek ALC1150. I'm not huge on sound. I just don't want it to sound like absolute crap while gaming or watching a movie. I'm also heavily budget oriented. Would my best bet be to upgrade to some decent speakers?

What determines the sound quality, the pc or the tv? How would you improve on the sound?