How-To: Build a Practical HTPC

[Chris Gohlke]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/24/how-to-build-a-practical-htpc/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/24/how-to-build-a-practical-htpc/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"We've seen a lot of home theater PCs lately and being in need of a new workstation, we decide to build one of our own. We started planning by looking around to see what others had done. It would be fun to own a HD capable 2TB box , but we're not going to drop $7,400. SnapStream's 11-tuner performance art piece looked fun too, but not practical. Even Ars Technica and ExtremeTech had decent looking guides, but both systems broke $2K. We wanted to build a machine that had: Good desktop performance, Long life through upgradability, Cost close to $1,000. So here's how we did it..."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/howtohtpc1.jpg" /> <br /><br />If you are the roll-your-own type you'll definitely want to take at look at this article on building your own HTPC without breaking the bank.

[sojourner753]

I went with SageTV when I built my HTPC. I had fun with mine, and best of all, my girlfriend has taken to it too.

Here recording line-up was Oprah, The View, Making of the Band, Grey's Anatomy, Niptuck, and Lost.

My line-up is BattleStar Galactica, Stargate SG-I, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report, etc

Okay so thats a bit off topic.

My project that I gave a code name of Heighliner (http://circumspect.net/projects/heighliner.html) definitely wasn't a labor of frugality, but it was around $1000. Not including parts that I destroyed and had to replace. :oops: