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| Thread ID: 115800 | 2011-02-04 00:39:00 | Home Theatre PC | nofam (9009) | PC World Chat |
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| 1175125 | 2011-02-05 20:42:00 | If you can get it for next to nothing, get it, and resell it for more! Then get a decent machine if you want an HTPC. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1175126 | 2011-02-05 23:50:00 | Won't do HD Video, if you're gonna spend anything more than $100, then I'd *strongly* suggest going with something dedicated: pbtech.co.nz I've got one of those now for the bedroom (Plus the WiFi card for $40), we've got a WDTV Live in the living room. I've done about 6 HTPC's and none of them are as hassle-free as either the WDTV or the PlayOn! box. There's just so much pissing around with a full-blown PC, for the better part most people I know of want something that "Just Works". Anti-virus kicks in, or windows updates get annoying, or whatever "service" that plays your media crashes... With the dedicated media boxes, it's just plug-and-play for the better part, plus the two aforementioned do Full HD video in a variety of formats, from local or network, flawlessly every time. One HDMI cable for audio+video, a power cable, and you're away laughing! Otherwise, the PC you've linked to will do 720p video just fine, but I think that the GMA4500 will probably struggle with Full 1080p video. +1 :thumbs: |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1175127 | 2011-02-06 00:24:00 | If it is better than your main PC, then replace your main PC & put the money from selling your main PC towards a WDTV or similar. | Greven (91) | ||
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