delirium330
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First..thanks for all the advice...
"however, YOUR problem here is that you dont have an xbox, ps3, or other device to use as described, so you're asking how to do it with your new PC. so you need a device in place of the xbox/PS3 as salty suggested, you should build a cheap home server with tons of HD space."
I was thinking of getting an XBOX 360 (just the cheep one) so I could do this multi function...vs. getting a 3rd PC.
So below would be the new config.
Old PC - Backup File storage, music player (downstairs-networked to new PC)
New PC - High Performance stuff, video editing, games & wife's homework (upstars -
networked to old PC) - I would not play computer games on my TV..
XBOX 360 (arcade version $200) - TV Interface to play my multimedia stuff of my new
computer to my TV.
So would this config make the most sense?
I think that sounds like a start, but I would evaluate the pros/cons of going with an XBOX 360. the pro is that you get a gaming machine as well as a networking device to content and that it is cheap. can anyone recommend a media center PC build that he could use in place of an xbox. the pro's of this is that both the xobx and ps3 are somewhat limited in what they can do as a media center. also consider spending $400 for a PS3, if you're media guy you also get a blu ray player and the ps3 is overall a better media center than xbox. with that budget you could build both a media center PC and a primary PC with ease... but if you want to save $$ go with the xbox.ps3 maybe, depends on some sample builds some other ppl may be able to throw out.
others may be able to go into the details of what a media center pros and cons and prices would be, i can def. go into detail on that vs. a xbox.ps3 capabilities.