I use a hookup like the one you mention. I use it as an HTPC.

You can use anything as a PC monitor, provided they use the same connector (HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort), just try to stay digital, don't go for the "VGA" connector anymore.

The CPU/Motherboard/PSU combination should be an efficient (low consumption) one, because of the long hours the system will be on.

I am on my second self-assembled HTPC and couldn't be happier with what I can do, as opposed to use just a SmarTV.

I had tried all kinds of Linux distros in them and settled with LinuxLite, I thik it was the fastest and most configurable, and less prone to failure (to my tastes).

...but in the end I returned yo Windoze, the "7" flavor, that is, as I was missing some tools and plugins that dn't exist in the open urce world;
...and installed Win7 because I couldn't tolerate all the spying crap on Windoze 10.

A la orden desde Chihuahua, Chihuahua ;)

Hola.
Novato en el grupo reportándome desde Chihuahua, Chihuahua.
Bueno, como mi profile lo dice, busco follamiga en el área de Chihuahua para encuentros ocasionales bajo absoluta discreción.

Ningún compromiso, sólo por el goce puro de la vida.

Saludotes y abrazotes!

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