I want to build a HTPC?

Question

I am looking to build a HTPC and am looking for advice on what to put into it. I have seen alot of them on ebay and some various websites. I really want more HD space than placed in most of these computers and they cost several thousand. Is there any way for a novice to build a computer without s******g everything up or can I pay someone to do it and not be chargers thousands to do it.

Answer 1

it really depends on what you are using it for, I personally bought a mac mini to use as my htpc, I paid around $550 and added an external hard drive via firewire to store all my media. Converted all my dvd's to .mp4 and now have over 200 movies on a hard drive all accessible through my TV. I use front row on the mac as the front end application to access media.

Answer 2

Browse extremetech.com. They have occasional articles on building many different kinds of computers, including HTPCs.

Building a computer is pretty easy; all the pieces just snap or s***w together, and the connectors are generally of different sizes and shapes to make it easy. The difficult choice is what components to put in the PC.

Answer 3

click!

Answer 4

Here's a good guide.  You can of course use this as only a suggestion and edit as you need, but it's a pretty good setup.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/24/how-t...

It's kind of old, but the specs still work.  And the RAM price has dropped from $200 to $50.