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Ok, after having had a short holiday and having started to build my own dedicated HTPC, it's now time again for some more statistics. As promised, today we will be looking at ...

Remotes controls

Remotes are quite popular; 82% of the people who provided data on their HTPC, also talked about their remote control. Actually, less than 1% said they don't use a remote control!

What brands are most popular?
Microsoft MCE: 39%
SoundGraph iMON: 9%
Logitech Harmony: 8%
Hauppauge: 6%

Despite the popularity, the details about Microsoft's remotes are too sparse to give more details, but I can tell a bit more about the other brands.

SoundGraph iMON:
By far the most popular iMON (over 60%) is the PAD, which means the plain remote control without any extras.
Second (at over 25%) is the iMON VFD module.

Logitech Harmony:
The most popular (ca 50%) Harmony is the 525
At around 20% are both the 880 and 895

After all the external accessories that we've been looking at recently, let's go back to the core business:

Power supplies

Everybody needs a power supply. But there is a great variance in the amount of supplied power. Taking 100 watt ranges, these are the most popular:
300-400 W: 36%
400-500 W: 33%
500+ W: 23%
200-300 W: 5%
0-200 W: 3%
Wow, there are actually users that have 200W or less... Those machines must be very easy to cool (silently)!

With these numbers, the average power supply strength is no surprise:
Average power supply: 405 W

And which brands are popular?
Seasonic: 20%
Antec: 12%
SilverStone: 11%

Most popular at Seasonic:
S12: 67%
M12: 20%
The other brands were not supplied with enough detail to show more numbers.

More core business...

Cooling

I guess it won't surprise many people, but most users haven't done anything special with their cooling and are just running stock fans (the ones that were supplied with the system). Please note that the number below for stock cooling is probably lower than the reality, because many people with stock cooling won't have anything mentioned at all about it. This number is just based on the people that actually mentioned they are using stock cooling:
stock cooling: 38%
Zalman: 20%
Arctic Cooling: 16%
Thermaltake: 7%
Cooler Master: 4%

The most popular Zalmans are the CNPS7000 series for processors, and VF900 series for graphic cards. The most popular from Arctic Cooling is the Freezer64 series.

<blockquote data-quote="pbb" data-source="post: 197522" data-attributes="member: 26308">Ok, after having had a short holiday and having started to build my own dedicated HTPC, it's now time again for some more statistics. As promised, today we will be looking at ...Remotes controlsRemotes are quite popular; 82% of the people who provided data on their HTPC, also talked about their remote control. Actually, less than 1% said they don't use a remote control!What brands are most popular?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Microsoft MCE: 39%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">SoundGraph iMON: 9%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Logitech Harmony: 8%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hauppauge: 6%</li>
</ul>Despite the popularity, the details about Microsoft's remotes are too sparse to give more details, but I can tell a bit more about the other brands.SoundGraph iMON:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">By far the most popular iMON (over 60%) is the PAD, which means the plain remote control without any extras.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Second (at over 25%) is the iMON VFD module.</li>
</ul>Logitech Harmony:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The most popular (ca 50%) Harmony is the 525</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At around 20% are both the 880 and 895</li>
</ul>After all the external accessories that we've been looking at recently, let's go back to the core business:Power&nbsp; suppliesEverybody needs a power supply. But there is a great variance in the amount of supplied power. Taking 100 watt ranges, these are the most popular:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">300-400 W: 36%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">400-500 W: 33%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">500+ W: 23%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">200-300 W: 5%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">0-200 W: 3%</li>
</ul>Wow, there are actually users that have 200W or less... Those machines must be very easy to cool (silently)!With these numbers, the average power supply strength is no surprise:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Average power supply: 405 W</li>
</ul>And which brands are popular?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seasonic: 20%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Antec: 12%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">SilverStone: 11%</li>
</ul>Most popular at Seasonic:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">S12: 67%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">M12: 20%</li>
</ul>The other brands were not supplied with enough detail to show more numbers.More core business...CoolingI guess it won't surprise many people, but most users haven't done anything special with their cooling and are just running stock fans (the ones that were supplied with the system). Please note that the number below for stock cooling is probably lower than the reality, because many people with stock cooling won't have anything mentioned at all about it. This number is just based on the people that actually mentioned they are using stock cooling:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">stock cooling: 38%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zalman: 20%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arctic Cooling: 16%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thermaltake: 7%</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cooler Master: 4%</li>
</ul>The most popular Zalmans are the CNPS7000 series for processors, and VF900 series for graphic cards. The most popular from Arctic Cooling is the Freezer64 series.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pbb, post: 197522, member: 26308"] Ok, after having had a short holiday and having started to build my own dedicated HTPC, it's now time again for some more statistics. As promised, today we will be looking at ... [B]Remotes controls[/B] Remotes are quite popular; 82% of the people who provided data on their HTPC, also talked about their remote control. Actually, less than 1% said they don't use a remote control! What brands are most popular? [LIST] [*]Microsoft MCE: 39% [*]SoundGraph iMON: 9% [*]Logitech Harmony: 8% [*]Hauppauge: 6% [/LIST] Despite the popularity, the details about Microsoft's remotes are too sparse to give more details, but I can tell a bit more about the other brands. SoundGraph iMON: [LIST] [*]By far the most popular iMON (over 60%) is the PAD, which means the plain remote control without any extras. [*]Second (at over 25%) is the iMON VFD module. [/LIST] Logitech Harmony: [LIST] [*]The most popular (ca 50%) Harmony is the 525 [*]At around 20% are both the 880 and 895 [/LIST] After all the external accessories that we've been looking at recently, let's go back to the core business: [B]Power supplies[/B] Everybody needs a power supply. But there is a great variance in the amount of supplied power. Taking 100 watt ranges, these are the most popular: [LIST] [*]300-400 W: 36% [*]400-500 W: 33% [*]500+ W: 23% [*]200-300 W: 5% [*]0-200 W: 3% [/LIST] Wow, there are actually users that have 200W or less... Those machines must be very easy to cool (silently)! With these numbers, the average power supply strength is no surprise: [LIST] [*]Average power supply: 405 W [/LIST] And which brands are popular? [LIST] [*]Seasonic: 20% [*]Antec: 12% [*]SilverStone: 11% [/LIST] Most popular at Seasonic: [LIST] [*]S12: 67% [*]M12: 20% [/LIST] The other brands were not supplied with enough detail to show more numbers. More core business... [B]Cooling[/B] I guess it won't surprise many people, but most users haven't done anything special with their cooling and are just running stock fans (the ones that were supplied with the system). Please note that the number below for stock cooling is probably lower than the reality, because many people with stock cooling won't have anything mentioned at all about it. This number is just based on the people that actually mentioned they are using stock cooling: [LIST] [*]stock cooling: 38% [*]Zalman: 20% [*]Arctic Cooling: 16% [*]Thermaltake: 7% [*]Cooler Master: 4% [/LIST] The most popular Zalmans are the CNPS7000 series for processors, and VF900 series for graphic cards. The most popular from Arctic Cooling is the Freezer64 series. [/QUOTE]