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DrumAnBass:
Be careful on the case you buy; I went with a cheapo NMedia MATX case that only had 1- 60mm exhaust fan on it, which is whiny, loud and doesn't move that much air.

Wish I had gone with a bigger case packing a few 120mm fans...

Running XBMC and Boxee; thanks for the tip on Navi-X - I will have to check that out!

Definitely check out Boxee;  a new version is supposed to come out today:
http://www.boxee.tv/
Nacimroc:
Mediaportal = Couldn't get any remote to work without days of programming
Windows Media Centre (xp/vista/7) = Hardcoded subs always on!
XBMC = Unstable on PC I've found (just my opinion)! On xbox its the best media player ever (No HD though)

Always been a fan of HTPC's up till now! I just bought a WD Live HD Media player! About £110! Haven't got it yet, but supposedly its good!
Blanka:
Buy an ASRock ION with BR drive, and run XBMC on it.
mwong168:

--- Quote from: Nacimroc on December 08, 2009, 09:07:46 am ---Mediaportal = Couldn't get any remote to work without days of programming
--- End quote ---

Getting my remote mapped to Mediaportal was really easy, I just had to map the "ESC" function to another key inside Mediaportal and I was all set.  A few weeks ago I picked up a MCE Infrared Black Remote Control and Receiver for Windows just to test out and got it working pretty well with Mediaportal as well.  But another reason why I regret getting my case is I never use the remote it came with because I prefer to use my Logitech BT Mediaboard instead because sometimes I do surf the net on my 50" plasma and it has a touch pad for the mouse so easy to use on your lap.



This is what most of my friends and family used who I have built HTPC's for.



reko19:
Posted a question at BYOPVR forum regarding program guide and DVR programming, looks like the same functionality that is offered by Comcats box could be achieved:

"Yes, the shows you want to record can be set to record by their title. As you have touched upon, it requires you to have an EPG-Electronic Program Guide. Windows Media Center, SageTV and BeyondTV have this built in, so you do nothing but enter your zip code and select your provider from the list. There are some free PVR apps that require you to set up the EPG seperate. Many use Schedules direct which I think  is still $20/yr."
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