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Home Entertainment PC Mod

Posted by michael on from the rewind-the-program-when-finished dept.

Hughesey writes "With PC's beginning to enter the Home Entertainment scene, OC-Melbourne have come up with the perfect way to integrate a PC into your Home Theater setup. The OC-Melbourne HEPC. Quote From the Article: 'So now we have a PC that is capable of replacing many separate devices (such as a DVD player, and consoles), but lets admit it, that big beige case probably looks far worse than the hardware its replacing. Some people have gotten around this by using specialised cases such as those from Shuttle, or fancy aluminium cases such as those from LianLi. These cases, however, still don't integrate seamlessly into modern home theater systems, as they still maintain their "PC" look. Enter the OC-Melbourne HEPC...'"

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  1. HTPC Link... by Ringthane · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a great resource for those wanting to buy or to build a Home Theater PC, complete with sleek, black cases for the do-it-yourselfers and some ultra-quiet pre-fab models:

    http://www.digitalconnection.com/

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  2. We're trying, HELP us! by fons · · Score: 5, Informative

    at

    http://davedina.apestaart.org

    we're trying to make a linux-box that seamlessly integrates every bit of software needed for a multimedia box.

    Development has been slowing down lately. But we HAVE a working model in our living room.

    So give us a bit incentive to keep working on this project: subscribe to our sourceforge mailing-list and give us your comments/ideas.

    Thanks!