"a forum where members could show and talk about their systems". That is exactly what I am looking for! As you said, no point in it if no one posts to it. I'm really surprised at that. Getting the HTPC setup to work is a real achievement and I would have thought users would be proud to talk about what they had built.
I've just joined the forum was hoping to find a section where other users listed their systems and discussed what had worked for them. I guess I'm looking for shortcut to something that works rather having to troll through entire site to build a picture of what should work. That is how I came across this thread...I'm starting at the top of the forum and working my way down.
I find it useful that people often list their components in their signature but it would still be nice to see people do a own review of their systems. To point out the bits that work well but more importantly the bits the just don't work so well (i.e. so others can avoid their problems and look for alternatives).
The issue that concerns me at this point is potentially wasting time, effort and money by building a system that isn't reliable. My main concern is that the PVR functions of the system are 100% dependable. If I can't rely on the timers to fire and record my TV shows then I'm better off sticking with standalone PVR boxes.
Maybe there is a thread in here that will tell me what I need to know, but at this point it looks like I've got some heavy duty reading to do
