2010-09-03, 13:43
Hey all,
I recently got a new job so I have some cash burning a whole in my geeky trousers so I thought I build something. I have a few projects on teh go like an all in one system (imac stylee) but thats on hold til I can really afford it. So, for when I finally get my own place I want to have a media solution to make awesome and pretty. I thought xbmc would be an excellent place to start.
So from you guys, if you'd be so kind, I'd like a few pointers as to how to go about getting my components. I was toying with the idea of using it as a file server as well instead of pulling stuff from the file server to it. With that in mind I thought that I'd stick a couple of 2.5" hard drives in there.
As for graphics I thought that if I got a mobo with an nvidia graphics chipset it'd be cool for HD content but I'm not 100% sure on that. I have a DVB-T card that I can use but that won't receive HD tv so again I'm not sure whether I should replace it.
Obviously I'd want it to be as silent as possible.
Oh yh and a question about the media; Do the files have to conform to a particular naming convention?
Cheers.
I recently got a new job so I have some cash burning a whole in my geeky trousers so I thought I build something. I have a few projects on teh go like an all in one system (imac stylee) but thats on hold til I can really afford it. So, for when I finally get my own place I want to have a media solution to make awesome and pretty. I thought xbmc would be an excellent place to start.
So from you guys, if you'd be so kind, I'd like a few pointers as to how to go about getting my components. I was toying with the idea of using it as a file server as well instead of pulling stuff from the file server to it. With that in mind I thought that I'd stick a couple of 2.5" hard drives in there.
As for graphics I thought that if I got a mobo with an nvidia graphics chipset it'd be cool for HD content but I'm not 100% sure on that. I have a DVB-T card that I can use but that won't receive HD tv so again I'm not sure whether I should replace it.
Obviously I'd want it to be as silent as possible.
Oh yh and a question about the media; Do the files have to conform to a particular naming convention?
Cheers.