HTPC build help

**mamamia88** · August 2nd, 2012

I would vote for a ps3. hulu, netflix, amazon vod, blu ray,replaceable harddrive, you can copy video files onto the internal drive off an external harddrive, plays a ton of different video files. i use mine for pretty much all my video watching

**CharlesA** · August 2nd, 2012

Originally Posted by mamamia88

I would vote for a ps3. hulu, netflix, amazon vod, blu ray,replaceable harddrive, you can copy video files onto the internal drive off an external harddrive, plays a ton of different video files. i use mine for pretty much all my video watching

That pretty much scoots right around that $300 price point too.

**mamamia88** · August 2nd, 2012

Originally Posted by CharlesA

That pretty much scoots right around that $300 price point too.

closer to $250 nowadays.

**CharlesA** · August 2nd, 2012

Originally Posted by mamamia88

closer to $250 nowadays.

Ah. I was looking at the 320GB model, the 160GB one is 249.99.

Personally I'd pay the extra 50 bucks for twice the capacity, but if you aren't going to use it for games, a 160GB hard drive should be plenty.

**mamamia88** · August 2nd, 2012

Originally Posted by CharlesA

Ah. I was looking at the 320GB model, the 160GB one is 249.99.

Personally I'd pay the extra 50 bucks for twice the capacity, but if you aren't going to use it for games, a 160GB hard drive should be plenty.

well i put a 650gb hd in mine for around $50-70 a few years ago. assuming prices have held steady on laptop harddrives i wouldn't worry about which model to get.

**CharlesA** · August 2nd, 2012

Good point. I wonder if hard drive prices have dropped since the flooding in Thailand a while ago.

Just looking at newegg showed the prices are still sky high.

**mips** · August 2nd, 2012

Originally Posted by CharlesA

Good point. I wonder if hard drive prices have dropped since the flooding in Thailand a while ago.

Just looking at newegg showed the prices are still sky high.

Only suppose to drop around the end of the year or early next year according to the analysts.