Need PC advice pls

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Originally Posted by CMaster

There's no hugley compelling reason to go with vista yet (not compelling enough to pay for it) and it still suffers compatability issues.

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Just why I'm sticking with my good old Sempron 3k (and a Radeon 9800) for the moment. My biggest ressources eaters (Dod and Nc) are still running smoothly.

Why should I waste my money in a 64 bits cpu until I get a chance using a decent 64 bits capable Microsoft OS on it ? I've bought a Pentium D 930 like one year ago though (says the guy who recommands buying AMD procs ^^), but it's for my htpc :p

There's no actual point to Vista.

Vista is just XP with a fresh coat of paint and DRM up it's ass.

For me, the only HTPC worth having is the mac mini. I am waiting however for a refreshed model to support full HDTV. There is nothing smaller, and more practical than this. Its remote has only 6-7 keys, the ones you need that is...

Vista IS a disappointment. In fact I dont understand what's going on with M$ at this point. 5 years in the making for such an OS? And what about this stupid idea of theirs, the zune?

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Originally Posted by jini

For me, the only HTPC worth having is the mac mini.

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Very esthetic choice at least, ergonomic, and reliable ; but I personnaly like to choose my components (e.g dual tuner Terratec as dvb-t card) for medias/encoding and PCs are way more flexible and evolutive in this purpose.

Not to mention I had no other choice than Windows if I wanted to log my ppu/poker instead of alt-tabbing between my 2 accounts on the gaming machine ;)

How can Vista be a disappointment if you didn't have any expectations?

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Originally Posted by flib

How can Vista be a disappointment if you didn't have any expectations?

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flib 1 - Bill Gates 0 :D

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Originally Posted by Zeninja

Very esthetic choice at least, ergonomic, and reliable ; but I personnaly like to choose my components (e.g dual tuner Terratec as dvb-t card) for medias/encoding and PCs are way more flexible and evolutive in this purpose.

Not to mention I had no other choice than Windows if I wanted to log my ppu/poker instead of alt-tabbing between my 2 accounts on the gaming machine ;)

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basically what i have found of using the mini is, that it had replaced a Samsung DVD!!. Thats how practical the mini is. I wake it up in less than a sec from sleep, feed one dvd drive, there is no ugly tray ( alot easier to feed) press the menu on the really small and handy remote, and you play the movie thru HDMI. In contrast, Samsungs remote has i dunno 40 keys, you cant find anything in the dark, you need to turn on the lights, basically you cant stop, rewind or do anything, so you forget it. All you do is play. Between the two, mini is the winner