[Novalug] Media Center PC Recommendations
John Franklin
franklin@elfie.org
Mon Mar 9 11:26:44 EDT 2009
The Apple TV. It has an HDMI output to the TV, runs Boxee / XBMC, and
there are lots of hacks out there if you want to get inside it. It is
a smaller version of the Mini optimized for being a media center.
The other one I'd suggest is a PS3 + Media Tomb.
jf
On Mar 8, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Mike Shade wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Does anyone have recommendations for pre-built small form-factor PCs
> that'd perform well as media centers? I've been scouring the web
> and just am not up to date on the better retailers out there.
>
> Should haves:
>
> Small hard drive / SSD
> 2-4GB RAM
> Decent graphics adapter, nVidia preferred
> Gigabit ethernet
> Enough processing power for 720p media (And full screen flash a-la
> Hulu.com)
>
> Thanks for any suggestions on retailers or approaches!
>
> -- Mike
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