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Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC)

Monday, March 7th, 2005

A Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) has become a niche market in recent years. The convergence of having a computer that can do all the things a traditional computer can do but also all the things that a media center should do. This includes playing movies, music, slideshows, all at the comfort of your couch […]

Case for a HTPC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

Depending on where you want to locate your HTPC you’ll have to pick an appropriate case to fit its locale. Most people want to integrate their HTPC within their existing AV equipment and thus want something that’ll look its part.

The Silverstone Aluminum Home Theater case is a perfect case for this. It comes in […]

Processor (CPU) for a HTPC

Monday, March 7th, 2005

Although this system isn’t meant to play the latest games, you’ll still need a fairly hefty CPU depending on how much digital video you want to work with. There are two camps when it comes to processors, Intel and AMD. Both are equally capable and widely used. We’ll choose an Intel Celeron for this computer […]