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<blockquote data-quote="Furton" data-source="post: 222790" data-attributes="member: 64398">Hello all, I'm currently building my first HTPC and waiting on the following components.Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSUAbit AN-M2HD nForce 520 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 MotherboardAMD AM2 Athlon 64 BE-2400&nbsp; Brisbane&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) Zalman CNPS7500-CU CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader &amp; HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Retail KitSeagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB CacheTerretac Cinergy 2400i DT MCE PCI-EMicrosoft Windows XP Media Centre Remote ControllerNetgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network AdapterMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit EditionBelkin PureAV Blue Series HDMI to HDMI Cable - 3.6mHowever, I need some advice on what software to install e.t.c I've decided to go with MP over Vista MCE as it seems a lot more customisable and better suited to my media library of TV Shows, movies and music. Here's what I need the HTPC to be able to do.Play DVD'sPlay HD-DVD/Blue Ray (I realize I might need a seperate GFX card for this but will try without first) at 720pPlay AVI's and DivX filesPlay MusicPlay H.264 files at 720pWatch &amp; Record Digital TVWill MP do most of this &quot;out of the box&quot; or do I need a lot of separate codecs and plugins?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Furton, post: 222790, member: 64398"] Hello all, I'm currently building my first HTPC and waiting on the following components. Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU Abit AN-M2HD nForce 520 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard AMD AM2 Athlon 64 BE-2400 Brisbane Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) Zalman CNPS7500-CU CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Retail Kit Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache Terretac Cinergy 2400i DT MCE PCI-E Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Remote Controller Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition Belkin PureAV Blue Series HDMI to HDMI Cable - 3.6m However, I need some advice on what software to install e.t.c I've decided to go with MP over Vista MCE as it seems a lot more customisable and better suited to my media library of TV Shows, movies and music. Here's what I need the HTPC to be able to do. Play DVD's Play HD-DVD/Blue Ray (I realize I might need a seperate GFX card for this but will try without first) at 720p Play AVI's and DivX files Play Music Play H.264 files at 720p Watch & Record Digital TV Will MP do most of this "out of the box" or do I need a lot of separate codecs and plugins? [/QUOTE]

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