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<blockquote data-quote="OnkelChris" data-source="post: 268036" data-attributes="member: 58530">Hey out there!I'm going to build a HTPC for my parents... It should be able to play DVB-C HD and in the future perhaps BlueRay!So far it's easy to go on, but what should I buy? AMD? Intel? ATI? NVIDIA? Hope you guys (and girls) can help me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />My thoughts about it:-&gt; <a href="http://www.gigabyte.de/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2705&amp;ProductName=GA-MA78GM-S2H" target="_blank">Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H HDMI</a>-&gt; AMD Athlon64 X2 EE 4600+-&gt; 2x 1GB Infineon/Qimonda DDR2-800 RAM-&gt; 380W Seasonic Powersupply!!!!!!! FloppyDTV Tunercard or Terratec Cinergy C with MCE Remote Kit ???????? Which one does the AC3 out?I'm not sure if the board with the ATI 3200 chip is enough to do it... (My system specs are little bit older ^^)Which codec do I need? PowerCinema 8? Does ATI a good job with MediaPortal on WindowsXP?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="OnkelChris, post: 268036, member: 58530"] Hey out there! I'm going to build a HTPC for my parents... It should be able to play DVB-C HD and in the future perhaps BlueRay! So far it's easy to go on, but what should I buy? AMD? Intel? ATI? NVIDIA? Hope you guys (and girls) can help me ;) My thoughts about it: -> [URL="http://www.gigabyte.de/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2705&ProductName=GA-MA78GM-S2H"]Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H HDMI[/URL] -> AMD Athlon64 X2 EE 4600+ -> 2x 1GB Infineon/Qimonda DDR2-800 RAM -> 380W Seasonic Powersupply !!!!!!! FloppyDTV Tunercard or Terratec Cinergy C with MCE Remote Kit ???????? Which one does the AC3 out? I'm not sure if the board with the ATI 3200 chip is enough to do it... (My system specs are little bit older ^^) Which codec do I need? PowerCinema 8? Does ATI a good job with MediaPortal on WindowsXP? :thx: [/QUOTE]

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