2011-03-05, 18:32
^^ High bitrate 1080p will likely be choppy on wireless, you really want a wired connection for 1080p content.
Also, you will never find something prebuilt that is more powerful than an Atom and is fanless.
On my main PC I have an OC'd e2160 from 1.8 to 3.0 and I took the fan off the vertical cooler and it works well. But, that cooler won't fit in any HTPC form factor case.
Is there a room adjacent to the TV? I have my HTPC in the closet of my office and just run a few feet of cable through the wall to the TV on the other side. Silent and out of sight, plus I keep the TV antenna in that closet too.
Also, you will never find something prebuilt that is more powerful than an Atom and is fanless.
On my main PC I have an OC'd e2160 from 1.8 to 3.0 and I took the fan off the vertical cooler and it works well. But, that cooler won't fit in any HTPC form factor case.
Is there a room adjacent to the TV? I have my HTPC in the closet of my office and just run a few feet of cable through the wall to the TV on the other side. Silent and out of sight, plus I keep the TV antenna in that closet too.