pre build HTPC under £400, can play bluray rip mkv
Any one know where I could purchase such a system?
Re: pre build HTPC under £400, can play bluray rip mkv
I doubt you'll find anything much for £400.
It is the easiest system to build yourself though, motherboard, apu, ram, case and drives. Your looking at £300+ in parts (depending on APU, drives and case)....and about 20 minutes to put it together.
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any idea if a AMD APU A4 - 4000 will play the content without stuttering. output dts too..
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Easily.....while twiddling it's thumbs :)
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shaithis
....and about 20 minutes to put it together.
Plus 10 mins to load OS if a Linux distro or 45 mins if Windoze :) - so need to factor in cost of OS if latter.
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kmac
Plus 10 mins to load OS if a Linux distro or 45 mins if Windoze :)
A modern Windows install shouldn't take anywhere near that long to install.
Re: pre build HTPC under £400, can play bluray rip mkv
But AFAIK, ripping Blurays is still illegal (?) and as such HEXUS could not condone any such actions.
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For a pre-built, you could try the Sapphire systems on OCUK, get at least one of the Trinity systems (A4 for £300). Main reason I'd recommend these; small (so it will fit in your living room easily) and definitely enough power for 1080p. I cannot guarantee its noise but I'd imagine its about the same as a laptop and if you are playing movies, it really shouldn't get hot enough to be spinning its fan hard.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...=43&catid=2559
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g8ina
But AFAIK, ripping Blurays is still illegal (?) and as such HEXUS could not condone any such actions.
I thought it was changed (or at least about to change)....the government made a big stink recently about how format-shifting should be legal.
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Agent
A modern Windows install shouldn't take anywhere near that long to install.
Yes but then you need to do updates and that can take even longer.
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Pob255
Yes but then you need to do updates and that can take even longer.
I really need to post up my scripts to fully patch a Windows 7 ISO with the latest updates at some point.
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shaithis
and about 20 minutes to put it together.
Much longer for us mere mortals!
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Agent
I really need to post up my scripts to fully patch a Windows 7 ISO with the latest updates at some point.
That would be great, SP1 takes the longest....
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There a Windows 7 SP1 disk you can download but then again you have download further more updates since SP1... I am interested in your scripts.
Imaging clean PC with your programs installs makes it easier to rebuild again.