| A home theater PC, or a media-center PC, is a | | | | project through the web. |
| home computer and A/V receiver combined for | | | | |
| entertainment, similar to traditional home | | | | When shopping, we can find that there are |
| theater systems. Available are entertainment | | | | complete systems already in place for those |
| related upgrades that will make it into a | | | | who are looking for a well put-together |
| home theater system, with progressive scan | | | | system ready-to-go. Two options are |
| DVD playback, over the air HDTV support, and | | | | available for interested consumers: add the |
| surround sound inputs with less fan noise. | | | | upgrades to an already existing PC set-up, or |
| Also are the same computing functions, video | | | | buy a prebuilt one. |
| abilities, and media storage. | | | | |
| | | | If the computer is five years or less, simply |
| If the home theater is already hooked up in | | | | getting different mother board will work, but |
| the home, the addition of the right PC to it | | | | otherwise - get the prebuilt home theater PC |
| can add even more benefits to this | | | | system. The purchase of a pc for your home |
| investment. If not, then adding a PC to the | | | | theater system does not have to be overly |
| home theater system will add benefits to an | | | | expensive. The prebuilt PC set-up will work |
| already existing set up. An example is that | | | | better for quality and high results but cost |
| if we were an advanced gamer, we certainly | | | | a whole lot more, but the rebuilt one will |
| will enjoy the gaming abilities that we have | | | | cost lots less, so it depends on what the |
| when it comes to the new addition. | | | | priorities are. |
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| Other advantages of the added home theater PC | | | | The top selling media-center PCs are Dell in |
| are enjoying the highly capable home | | | | the top three positions: top #1 position at |
| theater's ability of providing excellent | | | | $649 is the Dell Dimension? E510 (DE510SAP) |
| quality sound. With the addition of the PC, | | | | PC Desktop with an Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz, |
| it can even act as a tuner for the music to | | | | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 |
| provide an even better final result. If we | | | | Edition, 512 MB, 80 GB hard drive, CD-RW |
| were considering the addition of a TIVO or | | | | DVD-ROM. Second position is the Dell XPS? 410 |
| DVR style-recording device with the home | | | | (DXPS410F1) with third position being the |
| theater system, then we will want to consider | | | | Dell Dimension? E310 (DE310F#). |
| the use of the pc as well. | | | | |
| | | | With medica center PCs merging entertainment |
| It can help you to record, view, and allow us | | | | and computing into one big machine, the |
| to store needed files. There are many | | | | question being asked online is whether the TV |
| different products that are available when we | | | | tuner or the radio receiver is the most |
| have the ability to access the home theater | | | | important. What do you think? |