Electronic Setup

Mac Mini

CPU: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667MHz
HDD: 120GB
Intel GMA 950 64MB
Model: MB139LL/A
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JBL CREATURE II - White

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >80dB
Frequency Response: 50-20kHz
Input Impedance, > 5K
8 watts per satellite
24 watts subwoofer (180Hz crossover)
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Sony RM-VL700 Universal Remote

5-in-1 Learning remote control
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D-Link DGS-1005D Switch

5-Port Gigabit switch
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D-Link DI-604 Router

Broadband Router
Built-In 4-Port Switch
Connected to cable modem (7.5mbps)
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PowerMac

CPU: Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
RAM: 4.5GB DDR2 3200
HDD: 2 x 74GB Western Digital VelociRaptor 10,000rpm (Striped RAID Set, aka RAID-0)
DVD-RW DL 8x (Pioneer DVR-110D)
GeForce 6600LE 128MB (Dual DVI)
Model: M9590LL/A
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Dell E207WFP 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

1680x1050 native resolution
800:1 contrast ratio
5ms response time
Analog & DVI-D connectors
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Miglia EvolutionTV

Digital video recorder for Mac
MPEG-2/4 and DivX hardware compression
Watch, pause, rewind and skip forward live TV
Scheduled recording & EPG (Electronic Program Guide) using EyeTV software
S-Video and Composite connectors, Analog Cable connector
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iPhone 2G

4GB (discontinued model)
Unlocked to work with Rogers in Canada
Now used without a SIM card (as an iPod Touch)
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20" Aluminium iMac

CPU: 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 2GB DDR2
HDD: 250GB SATA
Model: MA876C/A
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AirPort Extreme Base Station

Acts as a bridge for WiFi (802.11n 5GHz and 802.11g) & Ethernet networks
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1TB AirDisk

Used by all Macs in the house as their Time Machine backup destination

File Server

Custom-built Linux server, running Ubuntu Server
NZXT Gamma PC case (DirectCanada.com)
Motherboard: Biostar A760G; 6 x SATA + 2 x IDE connectors! :)
(Newegg.ca)
RAM: 2GB (eBay)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (eBay)

9.6TB Greyhole Storage Pool

Eight HDD in a fault-tolerant Samba storage pool, provided by Greyhole! :)
2 x IDE 750GB
3 x SATA 2TB
3 x SATA 1TB
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Scientific Atlanta Explorer 4250 HD

Digital HD Cable Receiver
Basic HD cable subscription from Videotron
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Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3200

Digital Cable Receiver
Basic cable subscription from Videotron
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eFrame

Home-made electronic picture frame
Built using a laptop bought on eBay
Displays digital pictures whenever people come over.
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Sony RM-VL710 Universal Remote

5-in-1 Learning remote control
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Xbox (retired)

Modded with AppleX V chip
Runs XBMC
Connects to fileserver (using SMB) to play movies & recorded TV
Connected using 3rd-party component cable
Retired: It's not used anymore; see Mac Mini
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Xbox 360

Won in november 2005 (before official launch!) through a Montain Dew promotion
Connected using third-party component AV cable
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Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

Won in november 2005 (before official launch!) through a Montain Dew promotion
The wireless controllers works #1; never had any problems with it.
Lights flash when the batteries are getting low, and games will pause when batteries die.
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Elgato EyeTV Hybrid (2008 NTSC)

Analog/ATSC Tuner
USB bus powered
Connected to DIY antenna
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DIY DB-4 UHF Antenna

Used to receive local HDTV OTA broadcasts
I can receive all 3 local channels (SRC/CBC, Télé-Québec, V) without any signal loss
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Nintendo Wii

Hacked to allow it to play backups/copies
Games are loaded from the attached USB HDD
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250GB USB HDD

Formatted in WBFS
Contains 70 games

Pioneer VSX-9120TXH

7.1 Channel A/V Receiver
dtsHD, Dolby TrueHD, THX Select2, Stream Direct Mode
HDMI 1.3a (2 Inputs, 1 Output - Capable of Switching 1080p)
3 Component Video Inputs
Connected to 5.1 speakers
Multi-Zone, with zone 2 connected to in-walls speakers around the house; allows us to send music anywhere while listening to something else on the home theater
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Optoma HD65 Projector

720p resolution
1600 Lumens, 4000:1 contrast ratio
Ceiling-mounted, with hush box
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120" Projection Screen

Motorized
Bought on eBay for 270 $US

32" LCD HDTV

Model: LG 32LB9D
1366 x 768p Resolution
10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
178° viewing angle
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Apple TV

HDD: 40GB
Runs XBMC; Shares the same library database as the XBMC instance running on the Mac Mini (rsync)
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MacBook Pro 15"

CPU: 2.53GHz Intel Core i5
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1067MHz
HDD: 500GB 5400 RPM
Model: MC372LL/A
OS: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
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iPad

16GB Wifi version
Bought through a US friend before the Canadian release
Jailbroken
Can be tethered to iPhone when I want Internet connectivity with no Wifi in range
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Sony bloggie Video Camera

(Bought using MBNA Sony MasterCard points)
Model: bloggie CM5
High definition (1920x1080) MP4 video (H.264)
5x optical zoom
5 megapixels still photos (JPEG)
Integrated USB arm
HDMI output
Supports memory sticks and SD(HC) cards; I'm using a 8GB SDHC card
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Nikon D80 DSLR Camera

10.2 megapixels
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
Shoots in RAW+JPEG
Mostly used for informal kid's/family portraits
Using Eye-Fi SD card mostly, but also have a 8GB SDHC card in the bloggie that I can borrow if I need more space
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2GB Eye-Fi SD Card

Connects to home Wifi network
Automatically transfers new photos into iPhoto, using Wifi network
Geotags photos
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