Build the Ultimate Home Theater PC
The best of both worlds—now THIS is entertainmentYou love tinkering with technology. The digital lifestyle is your lifestyle.  So building your own Home Theater PC just might be as entertaining as using it. In these pages, a couple of fellow tinkerers explain the components and subsystems of a Home Theater PC and help you choose and pur- chase parts, assemble and test the PC, install Windows® Media Center Edition, and get the whole thing up and running.  Then, invite your friends over and watch 'em turn green.All you need to knowClear, step-by-step instructions, complete with parts lists, pictures, and diagramsWhat makes it an HTPCChoosing the CPU and memoryGraphics, video, and HTPC audioMonitors and displaysNetworking your HTPCRemotes—and how many you can loseInstalling MCE 2005Your choice—P4, Pentium M, or Athlon 64Maximizing your multimedia experience. . . and more!