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Originally Posted by Tahoe C5
Thanks Dean, I will take this post with me to someone who speaks this language, I appreciate the input because I know you know your shit. I may call you for validation that I'm not completely f'd up! ;-)
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Come on, it wasn't that bad.
HTPC is a Home Theater Personal Computer. Basically, HDTVs work great with an appropriate PC hooked up using them as the monitor. They do all the same stuff a PC can, plus they can be a Personal/Digital Video Recorder and best yet, play all the content out there on the web on your big screen.
The world is moving away from watching TV when it is broadcast to when they want. With a HTPC, you can watch most any major broadcast network series direct from the web. We are also headed for the day when everything will be like Netflix on-demand watching movies and such without a physical disk. In the meantime, a HTPC can have a DVD/BluRay player in it eliminating another physical device.
Another choice that I am not as familiar with is getting a PS3 and using it for DVD/BluRay and streaming net video, and oh, it is also a gaming console.
Also, there are good setup guides for many HDTVs out on the web using the test patterns on many DVDs you may already own, and even better stuff for HTPCs. Many are just for the basic brightness, color, etc. and others get into the "Service menu" settings tweaking each color individually, geometry, etc...