2013-01-24, 20:11
I am not much of a Linux user myself so I will defer to them for the compatibility with Ubuntu
From my perspective the hardware selection looks solid I would have you consider a couple things I notice for aesthetics
have you considered where in your entertainment center you are going to place it? Having a tower standing upright can be a bit of
a distraction or break the flow of your room aesthetics. you can lay it sideways but that may mess up the case airflow. or look at a mATX case
designed to sit down, there are some designed specifically for HTPC.
Consider your future uses as well. If you intend to have lots of media do not concern yourself with a huge case or storage availability in your
case, as you are going to want a NAS device down the road. With several clients fetching media you are going to want a dedicated device for holding your content located away from your main TV, as you are not going to want to leave that one powered on all the time, or getting louder and louder as you add more harddrives, etc.
Remember most people love XBMC because it does one thing better than everything else....PRESENTATION. It looks great and displays your media in such an awesome and customizable way.
From my perspective the hardware selection looks solid I would have you consider a couple things I notice for aesthetics
have you considered where in your entertainment center you are going to place it? Having a tower standing upright can be a bit of
a distraction or break the flow of your room aesthetics. you can lay it sideways but that may mess up the case airflow. or look at a mATX case
designed to sit down, there are some designed specifically for HTPC.
Consider your future uses as well. If you intend to have lots of media do not concern yourself with a huge case or storage availability in your
case, as you are going to want a NAS device down the road. With several clients fetching media you are going to want a dedicated device for holding your content located away from your main TV, as you are not going to want to leave that one powered on all the time, or getting louder and louder as you add more harddrives, etc.
Remember most people love XBMC because it does one thing better than everything else....PRESENTATION. It looks great and displays your media in such an awesome and customizable way.