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<blockquote data-quote="emphatic" data-source="post: 1057936" data-attributes="member: 24365">Personally, I would never build a combination of two things (receiver/HTPC) as it's messy to fix if one of them breaks. If the receiver breaks, then you can hook the HTPC up to your TV and have a *working* setup while you get it fixed. If you need to fix the HTPC, you can use a BluRay-player (especially if you use a NAS with the setup).Better to build a nice HTPC case with multiple mounting options for what type of mother board is hot on the current market, and include options for what's new/upcoming but not yet feasible (too expensive, not stable enough) so when the future's hardware can deliver the specs and reliability wanted by the builder, it's a drop-in upgrade to this hardware.More and more people move to network based storage (NAS or just an external drive hooked up to the router), so I would focus on having a nice little client with an SSD drive only.Just my opinions though.Emph</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emphatic, post: 1057936, member: 24365"] Personally, I would never build a combination of two things (receiver/HTPC) as it's messy to fix if one of them breaks. If the receiver breaks, then you can hook the HTPC up to your TV and have a *working* setup while you get it fixed. If you need to fix the HTPC, you can use a BluRay-player (especially if you use a NAS with the setup). Better to build a nice HTPC case with multiple mounting options for what type of mother board is hot on the current market, and include options for what's new/upcoming but not yet feasible (too expensive, not stable enough) so when the future's hardware can deliver the specs and reliability wanted by the builder, it's a drop-in upgrade to this hardware. More and more people move to network based storage (NAS or just an external drive hooked up to the router), so I would focus on having a nice little client with an SSD drive only. Just my opinions though. Emph [/QUOTE]

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