Spec me the cheapest possible Mini ATX/HTPC - Please.

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Am looking for a small PC to place under the TV which will play DVD's, Audio CD's and stream content from network.

Wi-Fi is a must.. cheapest option possible.

5.1 Audio is a must. Optical out would be nice, but as doing on the cheap, not too bothered if there or not. Same with a DVB Tuner.

Will not be used for gaming and have no immediate plans to use as a PVR if that helps keep the cost down but the possibility of upgrading would be nice.

Many Thanks.
 
This works out as a fairly cheap way of doing it, it does offer options for expansion later though as necessary. I don't know much about DVB tuners so I have left it out at the moment, onboard graphics and the sound is 7.1 but no optical so if you want optical then you'd be best getting a USB wireless receiver to free up a PCI slot for a soundcard.

Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
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NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
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Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
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Antec NSK2400 Desktop Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) ( £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Belkin F5D7000UK 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter £16.95
(£19.92) £16.95
(£19.92)
Sub Total : £302.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £54.92
Total : £368.76
 
Any MAC compatible TV Tuners on the market?

Ive been looking at those on and off for a while.

The only snag is thats its for connection to a standard TV so need some kind of TV-Out facility which the Mini does not have AFAIK.
 
semi-pro waster said:
This works out as a fairly cheap way of doing it, it does offer options for expansion later though as necessary. I don't know much about DVB tuners so I have left it out at the moment, onboard graphics and the sound is 7.1 but no optical so if you want optical then you'd be best getting a USB wireless receiver to free up a PCI slot for a soundcard.

Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
NEC AD5170 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Silver) - OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
Antec NSK2400 Desktop Case - 380W SmartPower PSU £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair 1GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x512MB) (VS1GBKIT667D2) ( £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
(£50.51) £42.99
(£50.51)
Belkin F5D7000UK 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter £16.95
(£19.92) £16.95
(£19.92)
Sub Total : £302.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
Vat : £54.92
Total : £368.76
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Would this system be able to play back HD material?
 
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