[Fistofferson]

Hi all,

So I just discovered this whole XBMC business not long ago and I'd love to get it up and running in my living room. I have the latest build running on my iMac and it works slick, but I don't really have a good way to get my iMac connected to my TV without running 50' of HDMI cable across my apartment

I've been looking over the build options in eskro's "My Very First HTPC" thread (which is great, by the way!), but I'm wondering if it might be easier for me to just buy an inexpensive PC with Windows 7 already installed on it and use that. I'm sure it would most likely have its limitations since it would not be a custom build, but I wanted to try a really inexpensive HTPC to start with. I was actually thinking of buying this PC:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+Ide...8496158862


I'm probably in the "Group 5" category, with the addition of maybe running emulators as well at some point. Are there any major drawbacks to using an off-the-shelf PC?

Thanks!

[eskro]

no major drawbacks....

u just dont get to customize it like u want... look and feel,,,

u might need to change case fans if they are loud or try a way to reduce their RPM speed...

same for CPU cooler. but stock INTEL coolers are not really noisy,,,

that box your looking at will play any 2D 1080P without a hitch.