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back and fourth.... I forgot about amazon! I got the card you suggested and the diamond sound card from amazon with free shipping and picked up a 25' HDMI cable too. The SPDIF cable wasn't free shipping and they wanted too much with shipping so I'll pick one up locally or maybe make my own. I have tons of coax laying around and crimper's.
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So I ordered all the stuff to build up my P4 PC to be an HTPC. The day after, I read an article about how you can now install XBMC on the ATV2 and play 1080p content!
The ATV2 would have been perfect for what I am trying to do but I have already bought the parts for this PC now.... Do you think that in the long run I will see less problems and get better play back with my P4, 8400GS, 2GB RAM, Gbps system?
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I have a similar situation.
I have the option for $70:
small form factor Dell: p4 3ghz 1GB ram 500GB HDD, dvd drive..
I already have a HD 5450 lying around that I picked up for cheap during the holidays...
Would an ATV2 be a better solution for $135 (Cad)?
I heard the ATV2 only plays 720p and has no support for a local usb storage.