ggrot - 6:13 pm on Sep 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

If you want bang for your buck in a digital movie environment, here is what I suggest. First, go buy an xBox. They retail at $200, but can be found online for $150 new (cheaper on ebay maybe). Now, go install linux on your xBox: [xbox-linux.org...]

You now have a linux machine with 10gb drive, 733mhz processor, a very nice graphics card, dvd drive, and 10/100 ethernet. Its also small, sleek, quiet, and can play xBox games.

Now, for the monitor. Go on ebay and find a 1000+ Lumens computer projector. Should cost about $600-$800 for a decent one. Hook the two up, add some usb peripherals, and you've got yourself a really nice video system for just a little under $1,000.

I've done roughly this except I had an old 833 machine growing dust that I used instead of the xBox.