Using your PC in a Home Theatre ? the dawn of a New Age for Entertainment
It’s a truism now to say that readers of newspapers and magazines are down while online based news, reviews and entertainment are up. Even more true its proving far more resilient in these tough and turbulent times than traditional media. Computer entertainment is so engaging and involving. You can immerse yourself in a virtual world of an alternate reality it’s no surprise it’s proving very attractive and growing an ever larger community.
What is an HTPC?
The Home Theatre PC is just that, a PC which is capable of also serving as a home theatre system. You can use it to:
Watch films on Blu-Ray, DVD or HD-DVD, or directly off the disk storage in your PC Watch live digital or analogue, terrestrial, cable or satellite TV (known as DVB-T, DVB-C and DVB-S, or for HD content DVB-T2, DVB-C2 and DVB-S2) Listen to high quality music from CD, DVD-Audio, SACD or High Definition audio on Blu-Ray To manage your own personal video (H.264 or MPEG4) and photograph collections To manage your own music collection in MP3, record off your CD collection or directly from the Internet through Spotify or a similar channel Browse the Internet or your emails Do your office word-processing or financial admin Play PC games and simulators with wireless motion controllers and game pads
Because of its incredible versatility the PC can do everything you’d expect of a PC and all the functions of a high end powerful Home Theatre setup. Modern advances in monitors, keyboards and mice also mean they are very useable from the comfort of your living room. No need to tuck it all away in your home office.
Why is an HTPC better than a BluRay player, or specialised device?
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