Long ago, when I was still married, I had the idea to buy a gaming console that would sit back on your couch to play your favorite games or watch a movie. But consoles known gaming companies are will burn down, and love only license disks. That's not the problem and in the functions they are very limited. There is only one, is the usual home computer who can do everything. Its appearance somewhat frightening, probably because no one wants to install near the TV column that noise. How can that be? - you will ask. Right, there's only one way this is HTPC which is translated "Home Multi Media Computer". Is the computer in a beautiful building, usually in recumbent design with the most modern filling is able to reproduce all known formats of both audio and video, play games, download torrents, watch TV, and much more. In place of conventional WINDOWS installed other software which "sharpened" under the control from the normal control (for convenience).
It looks so beauty like this:
Isn't it beautiful? But that's not the problem this beauty is from 7000 rubles and more, although there are models with built-in touch screen, then the price starts from 20 000 rubles, and don't forget, this is body only! No power supply no motherboard or anything.
What do you do? - you will ask. Right, let's make the case yourself, but with one condition, first you need to find spare parts, same power supply, motherboard with CPU and RAM, and hard disk. It is the most basic thing you need. Peregrina old parts, was discovered motherboard GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L with a Core 2 Duo and low cooler (this is important). At the flea market bought for 800 rubles 2 laths DDR2 RAM and hard drive to 250 GB from the laptop. The power supply is also from old stocks of 300 Watts.
Start looking for housing, bedridden old system units of type Pentium 3-4 are not distinguished by a special beauty, and make housing the most dreary and troublesome. One way out to look for something ready and the solution was found, this is an old JVC VCR from the hull was removed everything not needed (almost all) and installed the motherboard. The power supply is not included, and it was decided the power supply to remove from the body. It turned out that something.
He top, bottom VCR PANASONIC, of course it was better to gather in its body, but it is in working condition and is used for digitizing video tapes. In principle, for the first time not bad, but you be the judge. After serving me faithfully for almost a year, has undergone treatment. By the way at the top it is a Chinese wireless keyboard with touch pad, very convenient)))
Fate gave me a gift and gave me a cassette tape deck from SONY, in working condition, with diagnosis, is not working properly Lento-lingering mechanism, without the ability to fix it.
It's a miracle looks like this:
Well lets start. The concept of the computer changed, and now it is necessary not only for games and movies and also for watching TV and listening to music.
Ruthlessly, the body was freed from all the electronics and mechanisms, with the exception of the front panel. Was primereniya motherboard and power supply and I started to work. With the help of the engraver had been prepared back panel.
Everything fell into place like a native))))
The front panel was assigned other tasks, of course wanted to leave the native fluorescent display. Which is what they want, but after conferring with Monsieur @dreamer.golos, the idea had to be abandoned. Since the native firmware of the controller screen was not known to us, and to write new long and troublesome. Well then put your indicators (do not go to waste), and was equipped with two dial indicator. Let it not productive, but beautiful! And in the future this enclosure will be embedded power amplifier for speaker.
Also in the case was set for analog and digital TV tuners for watching TV. And connectors to connect speakers and external audio inputs and of course charge WI-FI well, where do without it)
And of course you want a normal video card, but just the right size until I found(((
It looks like this:
The window, which was watching cassette, I've blacked out car film.
For knobs and buttons.
It turned out conveniently. It remains to establish the amplifier, brother's manufacturing scheme.
The computer is still without the top cover, so as to penetrate the window for air intake for the CPU.
Very cool. You should post it again some time, and revamp the article a little, so more people can see it.
I will post soon about my HTPC ;-)
This sounds and looks like such an interesting article. :c)
Its only a shame that the translation didn't quite work out. Was it Google translate's work?
I am sure that this would read much better in Russian (I presume this to be your native language). And then maybe post a separate one with mostly pictures and a few short simple sentences so that we English readers also get an idea. :c)
Of course, if you wrote this directly in English then I commend you for the effort!
Thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, the really bad write and speak English. I had to resort to the assistance of an interpreter. You're right my native language is Russian.
That is alright. I write and speak really bad Italian (and my Russian is non-existent). :c)
You learn a lot from writing more, of course, but when communicating across language barriers - pictures are excellent. :c)
Oh and you have some very interesting posts on your blog. Nice.
Thank you, @pathforger. I am very glad that you liked it.