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How to Build The Perfect Home Theater PC

Posted by timothy on from the lacks-popcorn-machine-and-led-signs dept.

Ian Bell writes: "We have just updated our HTPC guide to include some new parts for building the perfect home theater PC. We scoured the net and talked with various manufacturers to find these hard to find parts and components. This includes a new component width black anodized aluminum case complete with reciever sytle legs, a fold down front door and front USB/FireWire ports. Add to this an ATi AIW Radeon 8500 DV, DVD-RW/CDR-RW drive and Dolby Digital sound and you have the perfect HTPC. Check out our guide for complete system specs pictures and links to where you can find these hard to find parts. This system replaces your DVD player complete with HDTV and progressive scan support, Tivo or Replay TV and TV guide." Update: 05/26 23:44 GMT by T : Helstein writes with another All-In-Wonder based approach, his 1U Multimedia Station.

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  1. Real HTPC? by eviltypeguy · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Really trying not to flame here, but if you're running Linux. The Radeon 8500 does *not* qualify as a "Real HTPC" *yet*. ATi needs to get off their bums and do a bit more for the 8500 Linux driver situation before I would consider this a "Real HTPC" solution.

    IMHO, a Windows based PC is *not* a real HTPC, and with the current state of Radeon 8500 drivers under Linux, it disqualifies this. Also, to be quite honest, there are very few extremly well polished *fully legal* DVD players for Linux. (Software)

    Again this is just my opinion...

    1. Re:Real HTPC? by frankrachel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Not flaming either, but any explanationfor the "a Windows based PC is *not* a real HTPC"? A Windows based system has the stuff you need, and you say yourself the Linux drivers for that card aren't up-to-par, and that there are very few DVD players.. I'd say a Linux-based PC is *not* a real HTPC in this case, no? (and yes, I run Linux.. Windows too. I use the tool that gets the job done).