Hey guys, I'm going to build a HTPC like the one in this video and would like some help so I'm going to make a thread for it.
I plan to have the content downloaded from this main computer and then somehow sent to the HTPC's hard drives (either by making the HTPC's internal storage available over the network, since I have a CAT5E cable that I can use to bridge the HTPC to the router... or by any other means that you guys can suggest me). I don't want to have any media content stored on this desktop PC; the moment it's downloaded, I will move it to the HTPC. And with that being said, would it be wise to have the internal drives that will be in the HTPC setup in a RAID array for fault tolerance?
I already have 2 x 3TB HDs for the content and the TV I have is fine.
The HTPC will only be running Windows 8 and XBMC. This video author left this description. I find that it may be a bit overkill since I only have a bit more than 3TB of content at the moment (although it's always smart to plan ahead), but for the mean time, I'd like to see what you guys can do for me: that being said, do what you do best and please pick through the details and tell me what components can be either dropped completed or swapped for better quality ones.
I plan to have the content downloaded from this main computer and then somehow sent to the HTPC's hard drives (either by making the HTPC's internal storage available over the network, since I have a CAT5E cable that I can use to bridge the HTPC to the router... or by any other means that you guys can suggest me). I don't want to have any media content stored on this desktop PC; the moment it's downloaded, I will move it to the HTPC. And with that being said, would it be wise to have the internal drives that will be in the HTPC setup in a RAID array for fault tolerance?
I already have 2 x 3TB HDs for the content and the TV I have is fine.