![]() ![]() Update: Still having doubts about what the best HTPC keyboard for the money is, I started a thread on titled Best HTPC keyboard reception-wise? Adesso vs DSI vs Logitech vs … ? With the forum’s help, I arrived at these conclusions: Inspired by the famous mysql geek Jeremy Zawodny here and here. The lowest of 3 speed settings has worked great for me.ĭSI 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard with Optical trackball, Black, FK-760, $52.99, no tax, and free shipping. ![]() Ventilation is a separate point I’d like to highlight with this case, as it came with 2 120mm fans and 2 extra ones just in case. Also, there’s a lot of space inside for ventilation, and I didn’t get a crammed feeling when installing my components. It provides plenty of power for the HTPC. The case already comes with a 380W power supply, so I didn’t need to buy a separate one. Also available on Amazon.Īntec New Solution Series NSK2480 Case, $107.99, no tax + $17.82 shipping – $8 coupon (code: TAKER). $38.99 + tax, free shipping – $25 rebate. ![]() OCZ SLI-Ready 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Memory (OCZ2N800SR2GK). No HDMI/DVI and no onboard RAID but I didn’t need those. It has on-board 7.1 sound, 2 PCI slots, and a serial port (for my good old Packard Bell serial remote control). Also available on Newegg for $54.99 + tax + $8.97 shipping. More below.ĪSUS P5KPL-CM LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard, $67, no tax, and free shipping. I decided to go for a relatively cheap but still very powerful CPU and the results exceeded my expectations. Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 Processor, 2.2 GHz, $79.99, no tax, and free shipping. It had to look slick and unconventional – unlike a regular PC.Īfter lots of research, I used the following components from the following sources (best deals I could find): Processor.It had to have a serial port (most micro ATX motherboards nowadays do not, which is upsetting).It had to be as cheap as possible but still good enough to do the job really well.HDMI/DVI was optional, depending on how good the analog quality was. It had to have excellent picture quality on the TV, preferably during both movies and regular browsing/reading, etc.VNC wasn’t good enough, because I don’t always have a laptop lying around. I needed to have the easiest control over the whole thing.There were 2 problems to overcome: the CPU had to be able to handle the decoding (my desktop dual core Conroe barely kept up) and the network had to be fast enough to stream in real time from my storage PC a floor away. An average movie size for this format is between 8.5 and 13 GB. it absolutely had to handle 1080P h264, specifically movies encoded using x264.Besides the obvious, it has to play movies, youtube videos, etc, I had a few concrete goals in mind. For the past month I have been exploring options and building a perfect Home Theater PC for my 50” Vizio plasma. ![]()
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