I'm thinking of rebuilding one of my older systems, loading Linux, and using it as a dedicated HTPC...has anyone else here made that leap yet?

I think an upgraded video/audio card with HDMI output, 1tb HD, with a 2tb back up HD should do the trick. Of course it will have the needed wireless mouse and keyboard.

I've been sitting here, playing with my laptop that's linked to the A/V receiver via Bluetooth, and playing my music from it through the stereo's speakers, and had an epiphany...I haven't bought a CD in a few years, but keep buying MP3 format albums from Amazon pretty cheaply. I've also taken all 300+ CDs that we own and converted them and have them backed up on the remote HD.

We also spend more time streaming from Netflix than we actually do watching DVDs, and there's ways to convert them over to digital format for HD storage and play.

Building a HTPC seems like the next logical step...

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