Goals
- Technical
- Deliver HD content to my TV (Samsung LCD)
- Record HD signals from something like the HD Homerun
- Store files reliably (looking at RAID)
- Accessible over the network/interblag
- Functional
- Plays music and movies
- Be a central repository for all of my music to free up limited laptop drive space
- Preferably fun and easy to use
Implementation
- Hardware
- Case: Antec Sonata III
- PSU: Antec Green Power 500W
- CPU: Intel e7300 Core 2 Duo
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H
- Hard Drive (System): Seagate Barracuda 320 GB
- Hard Drive (Storage): RAID 1 array of 2x Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green drives
- Memory: 2x 2 GB G.Skill
- DVD Burner: Lite-On 20A4P
- Future Hardware
- IR Receiver + Remote
- Blu-Ray Drive (when they become reasonable)
- HD Homerun
- UHF Antenna
- The Plan
- Assemble system
- Install Mythbuntu
- Get HD working
- Get sound working
- Copy documents and media from backup drives of my old system
- Set up online interface
- W00t dance
