Comments on: Connecting Windows 7 Media Center to your TV with the Acer Revo R3610 http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/ C#, Cloud Computing and Tech-miscellany Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 2010 in review | Richard Parker's blog http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-594 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:10:06 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-594 [...] Connecting Windows 7 Media Center to your TV with the Acer Revo R3610 February 2010 11 comments 4 [...]

]]> By: Richard http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-440 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:39:08 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-440 Hi Dropbear, I purchased the DDR2 PC2-6400 SODIMM module from Crucial (link: http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT25664AC800). Hope this helps.

]]> By: Dropbear http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-439 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:28:49 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-439 If I can ask, what speed SODIMM did you buy?

]]> By: Richard http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-437 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:36:54 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-437 Hi Panos, you are correct – I purchased just one SoDIMM from Crucial (part #CT25664AC800). My unit shipped with 2 x 1GB modules. Hope this information helps.

]]> By: Panos http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-436 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:18:17 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-436 Hi Richard,
Very nice article. I am planning to get the R3610 which has 2GB RAM as yours has, but it is not clear to me if it comes with 2x1GB or 1x2GB soDIMM. For the RAM update you mention that you paid £34.59 where I can assume you had to buy only 1 soDIMM. Could you please let me know which of the two it is? Thanks.

]]> By: Richard http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-383 Wed, 26 May 2010 08:14:20 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-383 Hi Russ,

Thanks for taking time out to read my article and for sharing your comment. In response, I’m happy to say that I’m recording directly to the SSD. There is no external drive attached. The latest version of the Windows Home Server Connector software has a ‘Recorded TV Archive’ feature which automatically moves recorded content off the Revo and on to the WHS box, and then automatically adds the WHS network location to your media library. Sounds too good to be true, but in practice, it works really very well.

For me, the most noticeable performance increase was with the SSD. I would say, however, that both are required though – since neither on their own really made a ‘fantastic’ difference if you see my point.

One other thing: get yourself a gigabit network switch (if you haven’t already) and make sure the Revo and the WHS box are both connected to it for best results when watching recorded content off your WHS box.

Let me know how you get on! ;)

]]> By: RussKing http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-382 Tue, 25 May 2010 23:17:10 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-382 Hi Richard. Great article. I have a 3610 myself and am looking to do the same upgrades. Are you recording tv directly to the SSD or do you have an external drive attached? I was hoping to record directly to the SSD then have the recording moved to the WHS when it finished but don’t know if this is advisable?

Also, what gave you the biggest performance increase within the MCE ui? The SSD or the RAM increase?

]]> By: Watch Tv On My Pc Guy http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-303 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:59:21 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-303 I am continually amazed with the amazing content everytime I stop by. Great job and i’ll definitely be stopping by again next time you update. Thanks

]]> By: Chris Horton http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-301 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:39:53 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-301 Where did you find the SSD for £168!!?? That seems a bargain

]]> By: Richard http://blog.richard.parker.name/2010/02/04/connecting-windows-7-media-center-to-your-tv-with-the-acer-revo-r3610/#comment-300 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:09:45 +0000 http://brainthings.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-300 @Chris – Thanks for your comment. I currently use a K-World PlusTV DVB-T Dual Freeview USB tuner. You can read more about my Media Centre setup here. Having recently upgrade the Revo to include an SSD, I don’t think you’d have any room inside for an internal TV tuner – space is very limited inside the case and there are no internal expansion ports that I could see.

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