Quote:Originally Posted by jgriffin99 One million plus, not counting the room construction. Most rooms would be 2-5 million is my guess.
Makes a $6 movie ticket look like a real bargain.
Quote:Originally Posted by jhoff80 If you want the best power efficiency, it would really make sense to wait for Haswell in June.
Yup, the whole design focus of Haswell seems to be focused on low power. I'm even thinking about...
Its LED LCD for me. My TV room has a window and fairly light colored walls so the bright picture and matte finish is a big help. I just got a brand new 60" vizio and to me the picture looks great and I don't see any noticeable motion...
Personally I think 4k is going to be to expensive to take off. Supposedly you can't see a difference until you get to an 80" panel and they get real expensive at that size.
2 If you are going to use WMC, buy Windows 8 Pro for $149. Then you will be able to add WMC for $9. If you buy Windows 8 standard, you cant use WMC, and it costs $99 to upgrade via the Windows 'store'. I did it this idiotic way because I...
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You might consider going with the highest card you can get and still be passively cooled. A lot of video cards can get really loud, not ideal for watching tv and movies.
Quote:Originally Posted by jeffkro Yeah, I'm thinking the celeron 847 boards are a cool idea for HTPC. I'm hoping the concept survives for Haswell equivalents.
If you go this route make sure you get the one with the big...
