Saturn, thank you so much for that explanation!
I aspired to replace my standalone DVD player with a HTPC and ultimately gave up. I know it's ME, not the technology. I ended up making some choices that made the configuration and operation more difficult than it probably should be, and these things do tend to evolve.
I am using a
Gigabyte Nvidia 6600 128MB card. I am running XP Pro, not MCE. I had trouble with not only hacking a remote control path together (Irmon? Ira-3? Imon? USB-UIRT? Software?!?!), but also with getting good video fidelity using the available Nvidia software tools. I'm sure there are solutions in the context of my setup, but ultimately, I chose the small footprint and easy functionality of a standalone player for now because I didn't feel like spending the time.
But, you know, this is clearly fodder for future tinkering.
