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I don’t see where the problem is with throwing in a little extra money for the club so it can have something decent for once.
Also, Blu-Ray and Linux (or open source playback software in general) are pretty much mutually exclusive as far as copy protection is concerned. Hell, even a lot of DVDs are still not playable because there hasn’t been very much effort after libdvdcss. Not that I’m against a Linux distribution on a HTPC; it’s actually my OS of choice.
As for me identifying a machine that would fit the requirements, how about no? It’s simple enough to choose the right parts (that’s right, you choose parts, not a prebuilt machine) yourself if you keep in mind what I’ve posted and read up on the topic of hardware a little. Just a bit of advice: Most ASUS motherboards should be fine as long as you avoid NForce-based chipsets. And don’t skimp on the PSU either. Its quality is more important than you might think, so don’t just go for “most Watts for the buck”.
Anyway, I’m out of this thread.
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