First HTPC - No TV Wanted (1 Viewer)

[FormerSelf]

Hey guys-

I'm looking to build my first HTPC to replace my Xbox which I run way too often. =P

My girlfriend and I don't watch much TV, and what we do watch I'd prefer to get through other means so a TV Tuner card isn't really needed. I just need some ideas on what kind of video card/memory I'll need for decent performance.

I have 2.6TB of storage on another computer in the house so I'll just be serving my media from there, and only keep emulators on the HTPC.

Any help or ideas would be appreciated, thanks!

FormerSelf
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[jay_galway]

Stick with the xbox in my opinion.

If it aint broke then dont fix it as the saying goes

 

[shiplake]

I have never had an Xbox, but I am interested in how to build a tuner-less MediaPortal PC to play recorded TV, DVDs, and mp3s.
Is there any hope of building this on an EPIA 10000 ?

 

[jay_galway]

Well media portal is a modified port of an excellent media centre application for the xbox called Xbox Media Centre.

I am considering media portal because the Xbox cannot record TV etc, as it doesnt have TV input to it. For running movies music etc it is excellent.

If the xbox could handle TV, then I probably wouldnt be looking to make a HTPC currently.