I've come into a bunch of excess money and am finally ready to build myself a home theater pc. I don't know where to begin as far as picking hardware though so I'm looking for any tips or links that might help me.
I basically want this:
- Dedicated XBMC setup, linux probably that I can boot from a remote
- Runs silently (harddrives, fan, processors, etc)
- Flawlessly streams 8+GB Blu-ray rips (I cannot stress this part enough!!!)
- HDMI with 1080P and surround sound
- Loads of HD space (2TB or more)
- Wireless, so I can just drag and drop files from my mac on to the unit
- Bluetooth so I can connect my ps3 or similar remote, as well as connect a ps3/xbox controller for gaming
- Something that will boot up very quickly (or more likely wake up from/go to sleep)
So like I said, any tips are welcome. There's loads of info out there I know, but it's all fairly outdated and what I want most is flawless playback, smooth XBMC navigation, minimal delay loading files, stuff like that.
I basically want this:
- Dedicated XBMC setup, linux probably that I can boot from a remote
- Runs silently (harddrives, fan, processors, etc)
- Flawlessly streams 8+GB Blu-ray rips (I cannot stress this part enough!!!)
- HDMI with 1080P and surround sound
- Loads of HD space (2TB or more)
- Wireless, so I can just drag and drop files from my mac on to the unit
- Bluetooth so I can connect my ps3 or similar remote, as well as connect a ps3/xbox controller for gaming
- Something that will boot up very quickly (or more likely wake up from/go to sleep)
So like I said, any tips are welcome. There's loads of info out there I know, but it's all fairly outdated and what I want most is flawless playback, smooth XBMC navigation, minimal delay loading files, stuff like that.