Jul
11
Building my HTPC -- Part 1: The Parts
Building my HTPC -- Part 2: The Build
Building my HTPC -- Part 3: Inital Operation
Building my HTPC -- Part 4: Finished
May
05
Like Nettops and building your own PC? Well, you’re in luck – says VIA. The VIA ARTiGO A1100 is a neat little do-it-yourself nettop powered by VIA’s 1.2GHz Nano processor and paired up with the VX855 media processor, which we know can handle 1080p video playback. VGA and HDMI video outputs are standard (on the back) as well as gigabit Ethernet, five USB ports, and optional 802.11b/g. VIA is calling this the “smallest full featured PC kit available today” and we’re inclined to agree. At $243 ($199 if you’re one of the first 10 to order) it’s priced well t0o.
So how is it DIY? Well, while the processor, pico-atx mainboard, chassis, and graphics processor, you’ll be on the hook for adding memory, a hard dive and an OS. Of course you can (and probably will want to) add wireless modules and card readers as well.
Check it out at VIA’s site here.
Apr
12
Building a Home Theater PC is often times a much better option for enabling your entertainment center for various forms of digital media playback capability. Rather than stepping up to additional discrete components, like a stand-alone Blu-ray, DVD or CD player, why not infuse your living room entertainment center with real intelligence and multimedia muscle and build an HTPC (Home Theater PC)? In this video, we’ll give you some suggestions on a few component selection options for building an HTPC, as well as a high-level overview of its assembly and a few key design points to look out for. We’ll then of course demo our systems for you to show you what you can do with an HTPC. Stacking up discrete components is out and convergence, integration and the New Media Center are in!
Mar
17
This the best DIY videos collection i had seen. This set shows how to build an HTPC from hardware parts, assembling it, and tunning your media center software.
A must seen.
Part 1: The Parts
I finally decided to build my Home Theatre PC and decided I would show it off as well 
Case: Zalman HD160XT Plus
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 AM2+
CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core Black Edition
Memory: 4GB -- Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX 2 X 2GB DDR
Graphics: Saphire ATI Raedon HD4850 512MB HDCP HDMI PCI-E
HDD: 2x Seagate 750GB SATAII 7200RPM
PSU: Seasonic M12 700W
TV Tuner: Hauppauge WinTV HVR4000 Quad Mode TV Reciever
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Ultra Fidelity PCI Sound Card
Keyboard: Logitech DiNovo Edge Ultra Slim Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse