AllusiveFlea
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- Brian
Wanting to pull the plug on cable. Have never built an HTPC before. Have built a barebones laptop, but that was a little easier... Requirements for HTPC: 2 HD TV Signals (simultaneous recording or 1 record/1 live view) DVR Recording (with Windows Media Center, Win7) Store 100+hrs HD (over air) content Blu-Ray/DVD player Can play streaming (Hulu, Netflix, Boxee), DVD/BR disks, and recorded TV on 42inch Sony LCD(with picture quality not being limited by sub-par hardware) Cool and quiet/low power consumption Non-tech person can operate it once setup (for my wife) Under $700 I put together what I think I'll need to accomplish this in a Newegg public wishlist: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16791405 Was hoping some people on these boards that do this all the time could review my requirements and proposed setup. Would like to know: 1) Is anything I'm buying not compatible with other items? 2) Am I missing anything from my setup I'll need? (fans, wires, etc?) 3) Are the components I've added (motherboard, CPU, etc) going to give me a good HTPC experience for streaming and DVR content over the HDMI output to my 42in TV? 4) Are any of the components overkill given my requirements? 5) My biggest area of uncertainty is the power supply. I want quiet/cool, but want to make sure I have enough watts. Will the 380 watt PSU cover this setup well? Any other thoughts you have would be much appreciated! Thanks! Brian