Kinetic's HD:Hub HTPC now shipping, HD DVD still a selectable option
By Darren Murph 
posted May 23rd 2009 4:04PM
posted May 23rd 2009 4:04PM
posted May 23rd 2009 4:04PM
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Too bad there was no "Dawn of the Dead" on HD-DVD !!!
Your joke aside that is still one of my favorite HD DVD's. Its to bad the movie industry pulled what they did, now I am streaming my movies and paying much less then I was buying HD DVD's. No more buying movies for me, except of course clearance HD DVD's. They took a perfectly good format, that movie collectors were buying and killed it. Watch blu ray fail, the kids that own PS3's will only buy 3 movies. The attach rate said it all, but Sony paid them to ignore it. Because there were so many PS3's that each bought a copy of spider man 3.....
That case is sweet
Then go buy it and make your own HTPC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129054
It's the Antec Fusion Remote Black, only runs avg. $150.
Then go buy the HD-DVD|Blu-ray drive from LG: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136133
Price on that drive fluctuates between 90-100.
Then go get whatever else you feel like putting into it and it's pretty safe to say you'll save a pretty penny.
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wtf
wow really a core i7 in a HTPC? is that really necessary?
If you use your HTPC as your main media pc, it can be nice for ripping and transcoding.
...and for gaming on a big ass TV
nice
As usual with HTPCs way overpriced.
What is the advantage of a HTPC over a lets say Denon receiver? I never thought about taking this route. I already have a Mac dual G5 and it kicks arse!
Better software for starters.
Do you honestly not realize that those two things aren't even comparable? That's like asking, "what are the advantages of a Ferrari over a slice of pizza?"
Simple.. Instead of having different inputs for various media types. you have one fully customised machine that plays everything. Multi tuner PVR, multi format optical disks, all video files, Youtube in full screen, the list goes on and on. Plus, up scaling on a computer is way better for SDTV.
@ Porkchop Flavored Cupcake,
if I were to build my own HTPC with your suggestions, what audio components do you add for 7.1 surround (HD Audio formats), where do you buy them and what operating system runs on these? I surely hope Windows doesn't run on these. Yuck.
If you were to build a HTPC, i would go for an
Intel E5200
Asus P5N7A-VM (Best 9300 board in australia, but there might be better in other countries.)
4gb Ram
Hauppauge HVR2200
Antec Fusion Remote Black
LG HDDVD/Bluray Combo
On board sound will work fine, though the CPU is base model, it is MORE than enough.
Oh, and W7 RC1, for W7 Media centre.
i can haz cablecard?
I presume this is UK/ROI only.
These support DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD ??
Why not just get an Iphone and netflix online streaming? The Iphone from ATT. Your World Connected
CDMA SUCKS