2012-06-25, 15:00
I'd like to set up an HTPC, but I haven't built a computer in at least a decade. I was thinking of trying to simplify life by just buying a bare bones pc. In particular, I've been looking at the following:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6856205005
and I was wondering if this would fit my needs. Basically we want to cut the cord and stream Netflix, Hulu plus, watch movies on iTunes, back up and watch our own dvds, and use a program like PlayOn to (re)stream to other wireless devices in the house (in particular, to stream to a TV in the living room). Depending on the apartment layout (we are moving soon) we may also use a powerline device to stream from the HTPC, which will be located in the bedroom, to the TV in the living room. We almost certainly won't be playing any graphics intensive video games (nothing newer than five years old, and probably not even that). In fact we could probably do with no video games at all, but you never know.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6856205005
and I was wondering if this would fit my needs. Basically we want to cut the cord and stream Netflix, Hulu plus, watch movies on iTunes, back up and watch our own dvds, and use a program like PlayOn to (re)stream to other wireless devices in the house (in particular, to stream to a TV in the living room). Depending on the apartment layout (we are moving soon) we may also use a powerline device to stream from the HTPC, which will be located in the bedroom, to the TV in the living room. We almost certainly won't be playing any graphics intensive video games (nothing newer than five years old, and probably not even that). In fact we could probably do with no video games at all, but you never know.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!