Any Media Center Builds? What would I need?

[Antec-User]

I was wondering how to build a media Center?

I was also wondering if it would be possible to build a receiver...

 

[veg1992]

Well a Media Center PC is just a normal rig.. some say the best media center should be quiet and can handle 1080p and I think those are some good rules to go by tbh..

I think these parts make it real different from a normal PC:
- TV Tuner Card
- Huge Hard Drive (I'm talking like 500gb or more depending on how much stuff you want to store)
- You want something that can do Blu-Ray and there are some features that I can't think off you need... (If you like that thing) but I think any GPU out today could be up to the task... (like even a lowly HD 3200 can do these kind of things)