I know the answer is probably out there, but after spending ~2 hours searching for it and not finding a satisfying one, I kind of gave up
Only real requirement is ability to play 1080p videos (mkv, avi, and/or whatever else is common or easy to convert into). Must play the best sound and video quality that the said video file can produce (again, using common/standard formats/codecs/whatever, and simple players such as windows media player or VLC media player). Of course it must play the smoothly with no stutters whatsoever.
Recording capability is a bonus, but only if it doesn't add more than 100$ to the cost (as it will be used rarely if ever).
I've seen some HTPCs that cost 700$+, but I doubt I actually have to pay that much just to play good quality video? If there's really no way to getting away with something cheaper, I'll probably just give up on the idea, since it simply won't get enough use to justify such sums of money. But then again those builds seem quite overly fancy and way more than what I actually need, so again I'm hoping there are much cheaper ways to build a PC that will meet the requirements.
Thanks a lot!
Only real requirement is ability to play 1080p videos (mkv, avi, and/or whatever else is common or easy to convert into). Must play the best sound and video quality that the said video file can produce (again, using common/standard formats/codecs/whatever, and simple players such as windows media player or VLC media player). Of course it must play the smoothly with no stutters whatsoever.
Recording capability is a bonus, but only if it doesn't add more than 100$ to the cost (as it will be used rarely if ever).
I've seen some HTPCs that cost 700$+, but I doubt I actually have to pay that much just to play good quality video? If there's really no way to getting away with something cheaper, I'll probably just give up on the idea, since it simply won't get enough use to justify such sums of money. But then again those builds seem quite overly fancy and way more than what I actually need, so again I'm hoping there are much cheaper ways to build a PC that will meet the requirements.
Thanks a lot!