New Start Neil
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Ok, so I've decided to go for it and start speccing myself an HTPC!
I'm looking for all your help here to guide me on this rocky road!
My requirements are as follows:
That's surely enough for the moment, but please feel free to offer any advice on anything that I may have missed!
Many thanks.
I'm looking for all your help here to guide me on this rocky road!
My requirements are as follows:
- A proper media centre case (such as an Antec Fusion).
- The ability to fit 2 x DVD drives (My XBOX 360 HD DVD Drive and the upcoming Pioneer Blu Ray drive) if such a thing even exists?.
- Nice and quiet.
- Gigabit LAN.
- The ability to run either Vista MCE or MCE 2005 comfortably without need to upgrade in a short while.
- I don't need any TV tuners.
- An optical or digital co-ax connection to connect to my Denon 1906 amp.
- An HDCP enabled video card.
- The ability to play HD files such as *.TS or H264 files comfortably.
- A video card with the ability to connect to my Hitachi 42PD7200 plasma.
That's surely enough for the moment, but please feel free to offer any advice on anything that I may have missed!
Many thanks.