Home Theater PCs & PVRs

Some people like to hook up a computer to their TV in the living room, and try to make everything work with a remote. We used to call those people crazy and lock them up. Until we joined that club.

An HTPC (Home Theater PC) can replace the VCR, CD-player and DVD-player in one's TV-room, sometimes even without teeth-pulling and loss of hair. Everything you need is below.

• HTPC Basics
  What is an HTPC, why would you want one, and what can you do with it?
• HTPC Software
  What changes a regular PC into an HTPC? It's all about the software.
• HTPC Hardware
  Video capture cards, remote controls, IR-blasters and more.
• Other HTPC Resources
  With the growing popularity of HTPCs, there are plenty of web sites popping up to talk about them