HP TouchSmart IQ816t

CaligulaPolk
CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
edited December 2008 in Electronics
My mother got me HP TouchSmart IQ816t for christmas. I was thinking if there is a way to use it as reciever or something related to HT system with polk speakers in living room? Is there a software to run HT system on computer? it would be nice to have computerized remote or system for my HT on my new touch screen computer? am trying do this modern way.
I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited December 2008
    can it be used as amp?
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited December 2008
    Anyone??
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited December 2008
    Not much help I can offer other than to say it's a PC so you can use it as a digital media source, just like any other PC. It cannot function as an amp. To use it as a HT source you will need a 5.1 speaker setup. There are many 5.1 PC speaker setups you can get which already have a built in amplifier. I am guessing you have a DVD player in so it will play movies.

    If you want to do quality music play back it will get more complicated (expensive) and involve a digital to analog converter (DAC), separate amplifier and speakers.

    As for a remote for the PC I have no idea.
    AVR: Elite VSX-21TXH
    Amplifier: B&K 7250 Series ii
    Misc: Velodyne SMS-1
    Mains: RTi-10
    Center: CSi-5
    Rear: Boston DSi460
    Sub: SVS PC-Ultra
    TV: Panasonic TC-P58V10
    DVD: Panasonic DMP-BD60K
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