nmedia HTPC 100 Media Center PC Chassis: Desktop As HTPC. home theater pcs. A multimedia PC is only accepted in the living room if it has the look of hi-fi equipment. THG introduces four such HTPC cases, and the toys that go with it like remote controls with...

behavior. The Cool´N´Quiet technology kept the CPU fan very quiet. At a distance of 6.56 ft. (two meters), you could only hear the fan under the maximum load of the stress test. But who actually has their HTPC running at 100% capacity in the living room?...

suited to home theater PC (HTPC) applications. We look at their strengths and weaknesses when used for this purpose.. The following tables compare the features of the four mini HTPCs. To see what the corresponding hardware looks like, click on one...

HP m7580n: Athlon Dual-Core Dorm-Room HTPC Powerhouse. hp m7580n. HP targets the dorm-room crowd with their m7580n Media Centre PC. DenGuru takes a closer look to see if it lives up to its price tag.. The HP Pavilion m7580n At a Glance Product HP m7580n...

their way out of the case. But at $160, this case is probably better-suited for a mid-range HTPC rather than a low-budget build. If we had it to do over again, we'd probably go with something like the SilverStone LaScala LC10 ($89), the Antec Overture II ($100)...

Foxconn 865M01-G-6LS: Socket 478 Lives On!. diy hd htpc extravaganza part2. Part 2 of our build-your-own HTPC series surveys the wide world of motherboards, CPUs, memory and power supplies and comes up with the picks to match our chosen case.. When selecting...

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HTPC to your home is easy, convenient, and could eliminate the need to purchase large capacity hard drives and TV tuners when building a second HTPC. It also opens up the option to build a backend SageTV server that can be hidden in a closet in your basement;...

the use of Pentium M's in an HTPC. Eventually I came across this article. While I was pleased to finally be able to read about a Pentium M being used in an HTPC, the results were very disappointing. After a one-hour stress test the little Pentium M 765 had...

Components Table. system builder marathon. Yesterday we built a low cost ($1,004) Media Center PC. Today we'll do a top of the line $3,300 model and, just for fun, up the price to $4,000 and beyond.. Computer Components Case Silverstone LaScala 14M HTPC...