System Specifications

System Specifications: Some were asking just what exactly is all this stuff, so here goes.

 




Click for the larger version, here is the equipment list:


Home Theater:

• Panasonic PT-AX100U Projector
• CARADA Precision Series - Cinema White 1.0 Gain 1.85:1 128 Inch Screen
• SONY SS-F6000 Floorstanding 4-Way Speakers
• Elemental Designs A7 - 350 1300 Watt Subwoofer 15" 
• 8 Inches Kevlar In-Ceiling Surround Speakers
• Klipsch RC-52 Center Speaker
• Aura AST-2B-4 Pro Bass Shaker Transducers 
• Dayton Audio SA240-B 240W Transducer Amplifier

Home Theater Rack:

• Belkin PureAV PF60
• Denon AVR-2807
• Custom Home Theater PC (HTPC)
• NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Switch
• Nintendo Wii
• SageTV HD200 Extender
• Playstation 3
• XBOX 360
• Hauppage HD-PVR
• DirecTV HR-23
• Samsung 19" LCD

Home Theater PC (HTPC):

• AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX 
• GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard 
• Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW080G310 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD 
• CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M2A1333C9 
• Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 
• GIGABYTE GV-R557OC-1GI Radeon HD 5570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card  
• CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular ... 
• LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback Blu-ray Disc Rewriter
• Windows 7 Professional 64Bit   (OS)
• SageTV 7.1.9  (TV Headend & Media Playback)
• Comskip (Commercial removal software)
• AnyDVD HD  (DVD & Blu-Ray Backup)
• Playon (Online Streaming Content Delivery and management)
• Media Center Master  (Metadata filter & Fetcher for multiple formats)

Network Rack:

• Electroline EDA-FT08300 8-Port TV Signal Booster
• SiliconDust HDHomeRun HDHR-US Dual Networked High Definition Digital Tuner Device
• NETGEAR JGS524 Gigabit 24 Port Switch
• CAT6 Patch Panel
• Motorola SURFboard Gateway SBG6580 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
• NETGEAR WNDR-3700 Dual Band Wireless-N WiFi Router
• Custom PFSense Firewall PC
• Motorola Surfboard SB5101 Cable Modem
• OPTI-UPS SS2000 6 Outlets Home AVR Series Automatic Voltage Regulator
• Custom Windows Home Server 32.27TB

Windows Home Server (WHS):

• NORCO RPC-4220 4U Rackmount Server Chassis w/ 20 Hot-Swappable SATA/SAS 6G Drive Bays (Mini SAS Connector) - OEM
• SUPERMICRO MBD-C2SBC-Q-O LGA 775 Intel Q35 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR800D2N5K2/2G
• NORCO C-SFF8087-4S Discrete to SFF-8087 (Reverse breakout) Cable - OEM
• CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 (CMPSU-650HX) 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular ...
• Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT 250GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• SAMSUNG 8X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SN-S083C/BEBE - OEM
• Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Basement Project: New rack 2011

I finally got Sarah the Rack she always deserved!

Basement Project: Rack Equipment Update

Got some new toys and decided to clean up some of the wiring (try to) and add some shelving.  In the future I'm going to need to go to a more professional setup.

 Starting to trick out the office...almost done.

 New posters!

Basement Project Day 26: Custom Cabinets & Bar!

My buddy Justin was able to whip up a masterpiece for me, built this bar and custom cabinets.  The bar stools are leftovers from the Miller Park suites.