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- Ronald Epstein
I am going down a dangerous road here.
Logitech sent me their Logitech Revue controller box with
Google TV. I will posting a review later this week.
I can tell you that it has whet my appetite for something better.
Just out of sheer curiosity I am wondering what it would cost
to have someone build me a HTPC unit with at least an i5
processor, 4 GB ram and a video card that can handle a
coax and HDMI feed as well as an integrated Blu-ray player
with Windows 7 64-bit. Would also need a wireless keyboard
with trackpad.
I know that these things can be home built for under $1k.
Basically, I want to do what this Logitech Revue can do...
* Surf the Internet while watching TV in a dual-view box
* Interact with a program guide that allows me to search for
programming, hit a key, and tell the guide to record that program
to my hard drive.
I can do all these things with the Revue unit. It's just that I long
for a faster processor and the ability to add custom software
applications and widgets like a computer.
If a company could custom build something like this for
about $1k I would consider it.
Logitech sent me their Logitech Revue controller box with
Google TV. I will posting a review later this week.
I can tell you that it has whet my appetite for something better.
Just out of sheer curiosity I am wondering what it would cost
to have someone build me a HTPC unit with at least an i5
processor, 4 GB ram and a video card that can handle a
coax and HDMI feed as well as an integrated Blu-ray player
with Windows 7 64-bit. Would also need a wireless keyboard
with trackpad.
I know that these things can be home built for under $1k.
Basically, I want to do what this Logitech Revue can do...
* Surf the Internet while watching TV in a dual-view box
* Interact with a program guide that allows me to search for
programming, hit a key, and tell the guide to record that program
to my hard drive.
I can do all these things with the Revue unit. It's just that I long
for a faster processor and the ability to add custom software
applications and widgets like a computer.
If a company could custom build something like this for
about $1k I would consider it.