Recent content by scott_b

Not entirely sure this is the right forum, but here goes anyway. Looking to get a Dell Studio 17 laptop with the Radeon HD 3650 graphics. I'm looking to use this as a HTPC that I can also take with me when I visit family. When I'm at home, I want to have this thing connected to my surround...

No... It doesn't HAVE to be integrated, but that would be the strong preference. But if it's going to be USB based, it should work with both Windows and Linux.

I am looking for systems, HTPC or not, that have integrated remote sensors that I could use to control them with my Harmony remote. I know there's the Mac Mini, and that works except that it's a bit expensive for what you get. I'd like something like the Dell Studio Slim Desktop, only with a...

If the decoder is based on FFmpeg or libavcodec, I'll consider it. But I like having something that can decode pretty much anything I throw at it. And no offense, but that receiver (well, a AK AVR340 which is all they have right now) looks worse than what I already have: Onkyo HT-R340. Great...

I'm not THAT picky about things... It's just if you've ever used a Dell UltraSharp 2709W you understand that changing inputs can be a pain in the arse. But if someone can tell me how to get it to auto-sense for an input automatically, I'd very much like to hear. That's the main area where I'm...

Okay, just to be a little more clear... Whatever I build/buy, it will be running XBMC (http://www.xbmc.org). So it can be running Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X, but specialty devices are out. And I want to standardize everything on component video, since my PS2 and Xbox can't do HDMI. And the 360...

I am looking to get a HTPC system, but for reasons that would take a while to explain, I'm looking for something kind of particular. Things I want: * Component video output * 1080p support * Video card/chipset with OpenGL 2.0 support (to run XBMC for Windows/Mac/Linux) * SPDIF audio...