Just finished building my budget HTPC and thought i would show some pics in case anyone might be interested. The box is purley for playing movies, tv and music which are currently stored on my main pc. Eventually however a larger HDD will allow this box to be the central storage point and a Blue Ray Disc drive will be added.
Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - £34 - (ebay)
AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W Energy Efficient Retail Processor - £50.37 (ebuyer)
2gb OCZ PC26400 800mhz Ram - £0 (Borrowed from my Dad)
Samsung SpinPoint 80GB 3.5" SATA HDD - £11.50 (ebay)
EV Shiny Piano Black/Silver Super Slim Micro ATX with 200w PSU - £29.99 (ebuyer)
Software:
Operating System - Windows XP (had a copy lying around since Uni)
Media Front End - XBMC with EventGhost for custom MCE remote mapping babbageil i get a harmony remote)
TOTAL: £125.86
Here are some HD pics, tv is a samsung 32" R88 connected through HDMI.
Menu Movies
Movie Library
Movie Info
Movie Playing
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Menu TV Shows
TV Shows Library (wide artwork but no information support in this view yet and no backdrop because of it)
TV Shows Seasons
TV Shows Episodes
TV Shows Episode Information
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Menu Music
Music Library Selection (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
Music Albums View (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
Music Now Playing at Menu (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
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Menu Pictures
Pictures Library
Pictures View Full Screen
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Applications
Currently got Football which opens a URL to a football streaming site, I have mapped IE keyboard shortcuts to the MCE remote via eventghost so i can browse through the links and select the game i want to watch.
Also got link to task manager, however this isnt needed as i have mapped task manager to the "Record" button in case of emergencies.
Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - £34 - (ebay)
AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W Energy Efficient Retail Processor - £50.37 (ebuyer)
2gb OCZ PC26400 800mhz Ram - £0 (Borrowed from my Dad)
Samsung SpinPoint 80GB 3.5" SATA HDD - £11.50 (ebay)
EV Shiny Piano Black/Silver Super Slim Micro ATX with 200w PSU - £29.99 (ebuyer)
Software:
Operating System - Windows XP (had a copy lying around since Uni)
Media Front End - XBMC with EventGhost for custom MCE remote mapping babbageil i get a harmony remote)
TOTAL: £125.86
Here are some HD pics, tv is a samsung 32" R88 connected through HDMI.
Menu Movies
Movie Library
Movie Info
Movie Playing
-----
Menu TV Shows
TV Shows Library (wide artwork but no information support in this view yet and no backdrop because of it)
TV Shows Seasons
TV Shows Episodes
TV Shows Episode Information
----
Menu Music
Music Library Selection (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
Music Albums View (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
Music Now Playing at Menu (No backdrops for selected item as it isnt supported)
----
Menu Pictures
Pictures Library
Pictures View Full Screen
----
Applications
Currently got Football which opens a URL to a football streaming site, I have mapped IE keyboard shortcuts to the MCE remote via eventghost so i can browse through the links and select the game i want to watch.
Also got link to task manager, however this isnt needed as i have mapped task manager to the "Record" button in case of emergencies.
