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Home Theater PC Component Overview



The first step to building a home theater pc is to decide what you are going to need and what you want your HTPC to do. A couple of the decisions that will affect your final price are:

  • How much storage do you want?
  • Do you want Blu-ray capability?
  • Will you be gaming on the system?

My goal in this guide is to build an HTPC that can output high quality video to a projector or High Def TV, store and play music and video files, and be used for a DVR. At the same time, I want to ensure that it blends in well with the existing home theater system, and is nice and quiet so I don't have to listen to fans in my living room all the time. Here is a list of the basic equipment I will use to build an HTPC:

  • HTPC Case
  • Processor
  • Motherboard
  • Power Supply
  • System Memory
  • CPU Heatsink
  • Sound Card - Optional
  • Video Card - Optional
  • DVD / Blu-ray
  • Wireless Keyboard / Mouse
  • Remote Control - Optional
  • TV Tuner / HD TV Capture Card - Optional

Let's head next to the Buying Guide and look at each part in detail...

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