System (HTPC3)

• ZOTAC ION-ITX motherboard (Atom N330 @1.6GHZ, GF9400 IGP) [IONITX-A-C]
  
• 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XM2 DDR-800 4-4-4-12 RAM [TWIN2X4096-6400C4DHX]
  
• 32GB Supertalent 2.5in MLC SATA SSD (OS drive) [FTM32GX25H]
  
• 500GB Western Digital Scorpio 2.5in 5400rpm SATA HDD (TV recording drive) [WD5000BEVT]
  
• Onboard Wired LAN & WirelessN
  
• Silverstone SG05 case (black) [SG05]
  

TV, Tuners & Remote

• 2 x DigitalNow TinyTwin USB (4 tuners total) [TINYTWIN]
  
• Logitech Harmony 525 universal IR remote [HARMONY525]
  
• Microsoft MCE USB IR receiver
  
• Sony Bravia 40" XBR45 LCD TV [KDL-40XBR45]
  

Software

• Windows Vista Ultimate Media Centre
• Microsoft Built-in Video/Audio Codecs

Build Notes

• CPU running fanless
• 120mm case fan form the SG05 running about ~1/2 speed (via Zalman fanmate)
• Using onboard 90W PSU supplied with the Zotac motherboard
• 300W PSU supplied with the SG05 has been removed from case
• HDMI connection used for both Video & Audio (stereo from TV speakers)
• nVidia drivers 190.38 used for video
• Standard Microsoft drivers for HDMI (nVidia ones don't seem to work with the 190.38 video drivers)
• TV running 1080p @ 50Hz