Hi,
I am looking into building a new HTPC.
I want as fast a boot as possible while keeping the price low!
Looking at £400 budget for the base unit only.
Must include Blueray drive and 720 res for my PH9 Panasonic Plasma Via HDMI and DVI.
Optical out sound (DD and DTS) as well as HDMI HD sound for future use.
This will not include any form of TV card as I have a PVR for that.
I do not need a large storage as I will have a nas for that.
So is using a Solid State hard drive a good idea to keep speeds up?
Also what OS should I get? XP or Vista?
Cheers
I am looking into building a new HTPC.
I want as fast a boot as possible while keeping the price low!
Looking at £400 budget for the base unit only.
Must include Blueray drive and 720 res for my PH9 Panasonic Plasma Via HDMI and DVI.
Optical out sound (DD and DTS) as well as HDMI HD sound for future use.
This will not include any form of TV card as I have a PVR for that.
I do not need a large storage as I will have a nas for that.
So is using a Solid State hard drive a good idea to keep speeds up?
Also what OS should I get? XP or Vista?
Cheers
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