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<blockquote data-quote="kszabo" data-source="post: 235430" data-attributes="member: 61646">If you build a HTPC in 2008, you should consider BlueRay and HDTV. Where do you find 720p? The satellites in Europe broadcast 1080i so do cable providers, BlueRay is (AFAIK) 1080p. The size and resolution of your screen/TV is not deciding. If your system cannot decode 1080 than you will not be able to watch any HD-Material except downloaded 720p trailers! I have a Pana Plasma with 1024x768 px and enjoy HDTV very much (HTPC encodes 1080, GFX downscales it to 720).BTW with the x1250 onboard you can play 1080! I do. You just need a good CPU (2 cores with at least 2,3 GHz each) and a good codec like CoreAVC. Better solution is an ATi HD 2600 XT passive cooled. With that you can even play newer games, so you have your Playstation also. With the x1250 forget any gaming!I hope that your Silverstone has enough PCI slots for at least 1 TV-Card and 1 good graphic card (better is 1 more for WLAN and 1 more for the 2nd TV-Card)The x1250 does not run good with XP! I had to abandon it and switch to Vista. MP will freeze with it (with reflection flipY skins)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kszabo, post: 235430, member: 61646"] If you build a HTPC in 2008, you should consider BlueRay and HDTV. Where do you find 720p? The satellites in Europe broadcast 1080i so do cable providers, BlueRay is (AFAIK) 1080p. The size and resolution of your screen/TV is not deciding. If your system cannot decode 1080 than you will not be able to watch any HD-Material except downloaded 720p trailers! I have a Pana Plasma with 1024x768 px and enjoy HDTV very much (HTPC encodes 1080, GFX downscales it to 720). BTW with the x1250 onboard you can play 1080! I do. You just need a good CPU (2 cores with at least 2,3 GHz each) and a good codec like CoreAVC. Better solution is an ATi HD 2600 XT passive cooled. With that you can even play newer games, so you have your Playstation also. With the x1250 forget any gaming! I hope that your Silverstone has enough PCI slots for at least 1 TV-Card and 1 good graphic card (better is 1 more for WLAN and 1 more for the 2nd TV-Card) The x1250 does not run good with XP! I had to abandon it and switch to Vista. MP will freeze with it (with reflection flipY skins) [/QUOTE]

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