My quest for owning/building a Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) is fraught with challenges. The biggest one of them is about making the right choices. From the overarching solution down to the processor there are multiple options:
Assembled boxes:
TiVo, ReplayTV, Microsoft Media Center for Entertainment Boxes, Comcast DVR
Do-It-Yourself:
MythTV, SageTV, Microsoft MCE
Processor:
Intel Pentium, AMD Athlon, AMD 64...
Computer Case:
Dell, Shuttle, Alienware, Mac Mini
TV Tuner Card:
Hauppauge, pcHDTV, Air2PC,
Ultimately, my options will be limited to and selected based on these criteria.
- HDTV Support
- Quiet/Noiseless
- Remote Control support
- Music Library
- DVD Library
- News Feeds
- $$$
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