CUSTOM HTPC HOME THEATRE BUILDS USING XBMC MEDIA CENTER

[ryan4888]

It sounds like you know nothing about computer builds. And those cases are huge for HTPC's.

[vertitis]

Wow, thats some large htpc cases!

[camiji]

LOL Windows 7 ultimate on a htpc = hacked copy of windows . There is no reason for any regular home user to get professional or ultimate.

[djematrix]

Do thay come preconfigered with the the movie browser and is there any mounthly charge ...for any of the services that come with the system.

[dmc831]

@djematrix come pre configured, without any movies, but ready to roll as soon as you get it. No there's no monthly charge as XBMC is free open source.

[dmc831]

@djematrix comes pre configured, without any movies, but ready to roll as soon as you get it. No there's no monthly charge as XBMC is free open source.

[tappeddarkman89]

i noticed that you have anydvd. so i asume that you rip blurays, under xbmc what files you you use? (m2ts or do you encode or even iso). because i have tryed iso files but xbmc doesnt use them, i have tryed the m2ts files but some do not work. and i have also encoded them but it takes forever.

[experimental0000]

I'm sure it works fine and no offense intended but I feel for the same 75w and 2.2 GHz you could've picked up a cheaper CPU that works about the same such as the C2D E2200 or an AMD quad core :) I don't mean to be negative or judgmental, just wanted to put that info out there as constructive criticism

[dmc831]

@experimental0000 Ohh I wasnt mad at your response. Its all good! Ive been building diff computers for years, and i like this as a media pc. I like how portable it is and besides i bought the mobo used on ebay. so it ran me a lot cheaper than what they retail for :) I do agree with you post though on choosing a diff CPU. I'm Anti Intel and love my AMD machines though. Intel is overpriced and I've benchmarked many AMD machines which smoke out Intel's. Especially my hackintosh AMD 6 core systems:)

[experimental0000]

very nice systems. though how much more juice does the OC'ed atom draw and does it heat up more than stock? It sounds like a neat idea to do that but curious how it performed on that to ensure plenty of air flow to avoid frying it keep up the awesome work.

[dmc831]

@experimental0000 supplies a low 75w of power. overclocking still works great over 1year and going strong. I did add a couple of fans to make sure I have a lasting fast sipment. Thanks!

[AnDaTeSa]

i see you have the lenovo keyboard and the diNovo Mini which is the best one?

[dmc831]

@AnDaTeSa the Dinovo mini is a little better because its bluetooth and it has a back lit keyboard. However the lenovo mini isnt bad its like $100 dollars cheaper and and the mouse control is better. The keyboard is not back lit. Overall they both work great, its all about preference.

[AnDaTeSa]

@dmc831 thanks