I have received numerous requests to get off my backside and get to work on updating my thousand dollar HTPC article. I have decided to scrap my old article completely and start from scratch. Hopefully, this time around you will get a better technical feel for my choices.

The goal of the article is to provide our readers with solid choices to get the best bang for your buck. The same basic philosophy that ALWAYS applies to building a HTPC will not be ignored either.