Know someone whose home theater is in need of an upgrade? A custom home theater PC is a great gift, no matter what your budget is. Here are three different builds that will fit any set of needs.

Despite the rising popularity of streaming set-top box hardware over the last few years, the HTPC community continues to thrive among home theater enthusiasts ... building a PC, there are a ...

This top-down view of Steiger Dynamics’ LEET Home Theater PC shows off its black-and-white color scheme and custom liquid-cooling system. But there is a slight downside to having white ...

The home theater PC profile Whether you choose an off-the-shelf model or bravely decide to build a custom DIY special, all home theater PCs share some common features: A TV tuner PCI-E card — or ...

HTPCs are just "normal" PCs that happen to be used for home theater applications ... On the downside, you get no technical support for your own custom built PC, and no help in making it all work ...

Zotac is one of a select few companies that have fully embraced the ultra-small form factor and home theater PC markets. Although they’re also known for producing custom, high-end graphics cards ...

But there's a very interesting potential use case where the price downside really goes away, and the new speaker system could come into its own even more: custom home theater installs. You may ...

Read on to determine which system fits your needs and living situation. When it comes to a custom home theater, one room can require many components. But most rooms start to benefit from a single ...