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Building a Quiet Media Room PC

Posted by Zonk on from the you-have-nothing-else-to-do-today-right dept.

mikemuch writes "ExtremeTech just come out with a new Media Center PC build-it project. This one takes advantage of Windows Media Center Edition 2005 Rollup 2 and uses a fanless graphics card, four tuners--two standard TV and two HDTV, the Creative Labs DTS-610, which lets you bypass some DRM, and a good-looking SilverStone LaScala chassis that fits in your media rack. The new system is way more versatile, and maybe more importantly, a lot quieter than any previous media PC DIY boxes. One drawback: We're still waiting for the cable and satellite companies to get it together on CableCard, so the system has to do without."

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  1. Nice, but... by Mr.+Maestro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Until they add CableCard or some similar feature to Media Center PC's, I think the appeal will be limited. On that subject, I don't see why the cable company would want me to get a cable card when they could just continue charging me to use their digital box.
    Maybe I'll just read a book instead.
    M

  2. Thin client with flash card HD + Linux does it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Flash card HD (for example Fujitsu thin client hardware), Linux, MPlayer, MythTV, Matrox video card (no fan). These are the recipients for a complete multi purpose video/audio/media jukebox. No noise, no digital rights management shit, none what so ever - just enjoy.

  3. No TV by PCM2 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The so-called Media Center Macs won't have a TV tuner, for one thing.

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