HTPC Build

Wossi · 03-01-2008, 19:48

After faffing around with tversity and the likes to be able to watch hd content on my tv and even using a monitor cable to connect my laptop to my tv and getting annoyed at the lakc of resolutions, I've finally decided to build a budget spec htpc. Only problem is, I have no idea what to buy

The budget is around £300/350 ish, and that is for everything bar the tv. I would like to be able to connect to the tv using hdmi, oh and I'll need a wireless card to connect to the net. It won't be used for gaming at all just media use but some storage would be nice.

Oh, and what OS would be best to use for it? I'm feeling flexible with that one.

Thanks

Dave

03-01-2008, 19:48	#1
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	HTPC Build After faffing around with tversity and the likes to be able to watch hd content on my tv and even using a monitor cable to connect my laptop to my tv and getting annoyed at the lakc of resolutions, I've finally decided to build a budget spec htpc. Only problem is, I have no idea what to buy The budget is around £300/350 ish, and that is for everything bar the tv. I would like to be able to connect to the tv using hdmi, oh and I'll need a wireless card to connect to the net. It won't be used for gaming at all just media use but some storage would be nice. Oh, and what OS would be best to use for it? I'm feeling flexible with that one. Thanks Dave