I will use this thread as a "build diary" for it...
First up though, is there anybody on the forum actually built one of these yet? If so, what are you experiences? Have you any advise or anything?
Here's my list of priorities ... not necessarily in any particular order...
- Hard disk storage
Able to utilise my 8-channel sound card (PCI - full height, 24/96 processing - cost a small fortune when it was new...)
Windows XP (probably - due to driver issues with above)
MP3, FLAC, iTunes decoding, and hopefully Monkey Audio too, just so I don't have to reconvert my 12" conversions
Auto-turn on with ignition
Sub 10 second startup time
Sat nav, european maps
Bluetooth phone capability, preferably with multiple phone support (I have a works phone and my personal phone too)
My first task today is come up with the above list, and download a free demo of CentraFuse which looks quite a capable system, and isn't prohibitivly expensive.
I have an old Dell desktop system currently loaded with a vanilla copy of Windows XP which I'm gonna have a go installing it onto for testing purposes.