Approximate Purchase Date: next couple of weeks
Budget Range: ~$500 (naturally, the cheaper the better)
System Usage: watching movies
Hello dear community,
I've been thinking about cutting cable and switching to an HTPC for a while now, and I think it's time to make the move. Unfortunately, I've been out of the always-updating-hardware game for a few years, so I'm a bit lost. I've seen a few suggested builds around the forum, but can't find quite "the one" for me, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
The three most important points for me are:
1. The build will be used almost exclusively for watching locally-stored files, at 720p quality (so a 2TB HDD at least)
2. Of course, I would like it to not look out of place, and would prefer for the case to look as much like a DVR as possible. The case needs to be no more than 7.5 inch high, 22 inch wide, and 17.5 inch deep.
3. I would like the build to be as quiet as possible, of course. It doesn't need to be ninja-like, but I would like quieter fans, etc.
Also, I'm planning to run XBMCbuntu to save the OS cost, so please take that into consideration, in case certain hardware doesn't play nice with it.
Thanks in advance.
Budget Range: ~$500 (naturally, the cheaper the better)
System Usage: watching movies
Hello dear community,
I've been thinking about cutting cable and switching to an HTPC for a while now, and I think it's time to make the move. Unfortunately, I've been out of the always-updating-hardware game for a few years, so I'm a bit lost. I've seen a few suggested builds around the forum, but can't find quite "the one" for me, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
The three most important points for me are:
1. The build will be used almost exclusively for watching locally-stored files, at 720p quality (so a 2TB HDD at least)
2. Of course, I would like it to not look out of place, and would prefer for the case to look as much like a DVR as possible. The case needs to be no more than 7.5 inch high, 22 inch wide, and 17.5 inch deep.
3. I would like the build to be as quiet as possible, of course. It doesn't need to be ninja-like, but I would like quieter fans, etc.
Also, I'm planning to run XBMCbuntu to save the OS cost, so please take that into consideration, in case certain hardware doesn't play nice with it.
Thanks in advance.
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