Since this particular HTPC is designed to connect to your clients' already-existing home theater system, there&'s no need to spec out speakers, video displays, receivers/amplifiers, or input devices ...
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Imagine coming home from work, turning on your living-room TV, and sitting down to play a PC game, view the latest news, or pick from weeks of archived media, all from a single box, no broadband ...
I'm putting together a home theater PC (on the cheap) for DVD viewing and MP3 playing. Here are the specs @ this moment:<BR><BR>ATI AIW (TV-out only being used @ 800x600)<BR>10x DVD-ROM<BR>P3 ...
If you're hunting for the best TV experience available, there is a bevy of streaming boxes, but you might have seen something called an HTPC. What are they?
Building a home-theater PC (HTPC) to emulate the boffo of the big-screen experience doesn't have to be a daunting task. In fact, from unpacking to installing the drivers, all you need is two hours.