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Yeah, I finally did it here's the list of parts i got, i'll throw up some pics later when the parts ship out here to Iraq.

Case:
Evercase E0528-Z4S 170W Mini-ITX Slim Case (Black)
Mobo/CPU/RAM:
VIA EPIA-M700-10E
1.0GHz Fanless VIA C7® Processor with 400MHz FSB
2gigs of ram
TV Capture Card:
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 Dual TV Tuner 1199
HDD:
2x 500g SATA 2.5" WESTERN DIGITAL WD5000BEVT
Blu Ray Burner:
LG GGW-H20L 6X BLU-RAY RW+HD DVD+LIGHTSCRIBE+16X DVD±RW
OS:
knoppmyth (linux)

Total cost: $985

What do you think, I'll be the first kid on the block burning blu-rays, or amazing waste of energy?

Seems like a terribly lightweight CPU. I have no idea what the CPU are for Myth, but that's not much horsepower for an MCE 2005 system.

I realize Myth might be lightweight, but BlueRay decoding requires some CPU muscle unless you're doing it on the video card.

Yeah that's why I opted for the 1600 over a 350/250, mainly because the card does all the hard work