Building a home theater system

[Mandingo]

I would really like to build a home theater system that I can hook up to my big plasma TV and use for surround sound, watching movies on blue-ray or dvd, listen to music and be able to use as a computer also. Is this possible? I would like to fit it all in a mini case so it doesn't look like a computer. A case something like this...Newegg.com - APEX MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply.

If it is possible, would someone mind helping me out with the components i will need to complete this project?

P.S. I posted in a different forum topic but I probably should have posted here instead.

 

[tj_extreme]

Well, this is possible, but could you be more specific? I take it you want to build an HTPC? Do you also need a sound system? Here are some parts that would work well

Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE Sugo Series SG05BB-450 ALL Black Plastic / SECC Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case with SFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified / Single +12V rail Power Supply
Newegg.com - ASRock H67M-ITX LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100
Newegg.com - Refurbished: PNY RVCGGT4401XXB GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model 996770
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Combo Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support - Blu-Ray Drives
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Of course the GPU is optional.

 

[Lotusgeek]

Why not just buy a HTPC instead? There are so many options in the market now. It might be even cheaper than building your own HTPC

 

[GhOsT1321]

Why not just buy a HTPC instead? There are so many options in the market now. It might be even cheaper than building your own HTPC

The same reason we build PCs. They are specifically tailored to our needs, and use quality parts. Also, building teaches you how to fix your computer as well. Custom PCs (HTPCs too) are also more upgrade friendly.