Originally Posted by
redrooster
I give up. What is HTPC stand for?
Home Theatre PC - basically you take a PC and make that the hub for your audio/video in your home. They used to use XBMC/Kodi for the software - but I'm not sure if that is still the case or if more people are getting into Plex or some other software.
Most use a NAS (network hard drive) to store all their video and audio files and give access to all their audio/video devices in their house. You don't need a super fast CPU - but I believe a good video card is beneficial to provide hardware decoding instead of relying on your PC software to do the decoding. Water cooled or super quiet CPU coolers and quiet power supplies are important if the PC is going to be in your Theater room.
NipPEr Is a diSh liCkeR!
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