A list of my requirements so far.

I am about to build an HTPC. I have not started buying anything, because I want to plan everything in detail and read all there is about it.

• Good looking box
• Silent
• DAB radio reciever
• HDTV prepared (also progressive scan)
• DVI output, TV output
• Digital TV (for Swedish ground-sent tv)
• Analog TV
• WLan
• DVD burner, all formats (DVD+/-R, RW etc)
• Large hard drive, at least 160Mb
• Large RAM, at least 1Gb
• Sound card, 5.1 surround, RCA outputs
• NIC 10-1000MB/s
• Remote control
• Wireless keyboard and mouse, possibly via radio
• One Firewire port
• 4-6 USB 2.0 ports
• (Possible to play CDs, listen to radio etc. without turning the PC on)
• Linux or Windows?
• Some media app, like Media Portal
• Time slip recording