Build a Budget $550 HTPC – Part 2
Welcome back. In part 1 we looked at some of the features of our HTPC, and some of parts to building it and why we chose them. In this part we will finish off our HTPC, and install an operating system to get it all set up and ready to use.
HDD: Western Digital SATA 7200rpm 640GB
When it comes to hard drives you want the biggest you can get in your budget. Recording TV, especially HDTV, takes up a lot of room, and you don’t want to run out of space. Read more
Build a Budget $550 HTPC – Part 1
This is an affordable HTPC. We want to show that you can build a great system for about the same price as a standard DVD recorder or PVR, while getting a lot more functionality.
This HTPC will be an all in one solution, making it do everything that we would normally expect from multiple devices. We want it to be upgradeable in the future, and offer a lot of storage and a decent performance. It also has to look nice, as it will be in the living room either on its own, or in a rack with other devices. Read more