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parts for a media center pc
Name: J Leno Date: June 22, 2008 at 11:16:28 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Cel 2.2/768 Product: Dell 2350
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What tuner, gfx card, cpu, sound card, etc do you guys recommend for a new media center PC? I want it to record hdtv, play dvds and maybe blu rays, and have the right connections for a plasma tv and surround sound system. Should I go for Vista Home Premium or XP Media Center 2005?
Summary: I want to build a Media Center PC. I've seen that you can get desktop style cases and whatnot. I'm just looking for general info form anyone that has or has built a Media Center PC. What CPU should I ...
Summary: Creating a media center pc like the ones being sold by compaq or dell is possible, but is not worth the trouble. For one, Microsoft does not sell its media center version of XP on the retail channel,...
Summary: As for what XPUser said.. You can now, as of Oct.? 2005, purchase a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 CD at the same time as any hardware purchase that is acceptable and is on a list Microsoft has ...