supplies, as well as explored processor and memory options suitable for building a Home Theater PC. In this final installment, we'll be looking at options for HDTV-capable video output and a variety of standard TV and HDTV tuner cards. And since HTPCs have...

However, an HTPC can also offer more. While it mainly serves as a dedicated multimedia management computer, you can also use it for office applications, surfing the net and playing video games like with any other PC. Do-it-yourself HTPCs have been this writer's...

An HTPC on the cheap with GB-PVR. htpc on the cheap with gbpvr. If you're a college student with not a lot to spend, getting into the HTPC game requires a little creativity, but it can be done. Benjamin Webb shows how he did it.. Building an HTPC on the cheap...

worry about making a couple of dismal HTPCs. In part one and part two of this series, I highlighted my HTPC failures. I skirted around the edges of success each time that I tried to put together the perfect HTPC, which was very frustrating. However, the experience...

PCIe) Cons - HDTV card not included - Limited expandability - Limited range of wireless keyboard and mouse - No DVI or HDMI video out - No gigabit Ethernet When I first heard that people were starting to use HTPCs to manage their home theaters, I thought...

Intel's DHCAT Benchmark For HTPCs: What Is It. building ultrasmall desktops with mobile pc components. Using near state-of-the-art mobile PC components, several manufacturers have built desktop PCs as small as 6.5" x 6.5" x 2". These highly mobile PCs are ideally...

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We Build 4 HDMI-Based HTPCs. we build 4 diy hdmi. Despite numerous gotchas and design conflicts, we manage to put together and test four different AMD and Intel CPU-based home theater PCs with HDMI capability. We're exhausted. You enjoy.. The impetus for...

We Test Our BYO HTPCs With Intel's DHCAT. exploring intel. Intel's Digital Home Capabilities Assessment Tool (DHCAT) was designed to evaluate multimedia hardware performance. We test our System Builder AMD- and Intel-based HTPCs with it.. Psychologists delight...