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HTPC

April 26th, 2010 Posted in Hardware, Toys

There are too many choices for a HTPC.

I already have RAM & SATA HDD so they are not included. Will probably get an SSD for the box at a later date.

Have narrowed it down to the following

Shiny Case

Remote - Logitech Harmony 785 Advanced Universal Remote

http://www.logitech.com/en-nz/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/370 U

Keyboard - Logitech diNovo Cordless Mini Keyboard

http://www.logitech.com/en-au/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3848 U

Case - Silverstone ML02B-MXR Slim MoDT Case

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_spec.php?pno=ml02&area=usa U

Motherboard - Zotac IONITX-F-E ION N330 Dual Core PCIE

http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-ionitx-f-e-atom-n330-1-6ghz-dual-core-mini-itx-intel-motherboard.html U

Optical Drive – SONY AD7590S SATA Internal Slim DVD Burner(OEM) U

Tuner - Leadtek PCI-E PxDVR3200H Hybrid TV Tuner HDTV/AC3

http://www.leadtek.com/eng/tv_tuner/overview.asp?lineid=6&pronameid=377 U

Total Price – $1013

Cheaper Alternative

Replace the Case/Motherboard/ODD & Tuner with a

Case - ASRock ION330 NV ION GBL DVDRW HDMI BK

http://www.asrock.com/nettop/spec/ion%20330.asp U

Tuner - KWorld TV Tuner DVB-T HDTV USB U

Brings the price down to $628.00

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