r/htpc

20K archived posts · Nov 2009 – Sep 2026

r/HTPC - Home Theater PC

r/htpc

Home Theater PC - Drive your home theater media experience with a PC or media device.

Created Nov 1, 2009

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/r/HTPC - Home Theater PC - Drive your home theater media experience with a PC or media device.

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HTPC Guides

SAMPLE BUILDS / PRE-BUILTS

Media PC Hardware

What hardware components do i need?
Intel NUC - (r/intelnuc) - Win/*Elec
Zotac Zbox - (r/ZOTAC]) - Win/*Elec
Vero V - OSMC
Odroid - (r/ODroid) - *Elec
NVIDIA Shield TV - (r/ShieldAndroidTV) - Android
Roku - (r/roku)
Google Chromecast - (r/Chromecast) - Android
Amazon FireTV - (r/fireTV) - Android
Apple TV - (r/appletv) - tvOS
Mi Box - (r/Xiaomi | r/MiBox) - Android
RaspberryPI - (r/raspberry_pi) - *Elec
Flirc - IR Remotes
Nvidia GPU Codec Matrix
Lon.tv Tech Reviews

Media PC Software

What software do I need?
Kodi - (r/kodi) - Play
Plex - (r/PleX) - Play/Serve
MediaPortal - Play/PVR
MPC-BE / MPC-HC - Play
JRiver - (r/JRiver) - Play
Emby - (r/emby) - Play/Serve
CoreELEC - (r/CoreELEC) - OS
LibreELEC - (r/libreELEC) - OS
madVR - Render
Steam - (r/Steam) | (r/SteamOS) - Gaming
ChimeraOS - Gaming
MythTV - (r/mythtv) - Play/DVR
Tvheadend - Stream/DVR
NextPVR - DVR
SichboPVR - PVR
HTPC Manager - Control
Media Hoarder - Metadata
tinyMediaManager - Metadata

TV/Stream Resources

Netflix - (r/netflix)
Hulu - (r/Hulu)
Amazon Prime Video - (r/amazonprime)
Disney+ - (r/DisneyPlus)
Apple TV+ - (r/tvPlus)
Youtube TV - (r/youtubetv)
Philo - (r/philotv)
Sling TV - (r/slingtv)
Pluto TV - Free w/Ads
VUDU - Rent/Buy
DirecTV Now - (r/DirecTVNow)
HBO Max - (r/HBOMAX)
Showtime - (r/Showtime)
Starz - (r/Starz)
JustWatch - media search
TV Fool - antenna coverage
AntennaWeb - antenna coverage

External Guides

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