I've finally convinced my parents to stop buying those "bookshelf" form factor computers with all the proprietary crap in them. The PSU went out in this latest one and they aren't made anymore, the reman they bought (80 bucks for a 250w psu) was DOA.
Anyway, the single request they made was that the case be one of those ones that lay on their side...it's been so long since I've seen one, I can't even remember what they're called. Are they still made, and if so, know where I can find one that can be filled with standard components?
). Most HTPC cases will accomodate two HDDs and one optical drive. With 1TB or 2TB disks, that should be adequate for several years' worth of video and music downloads or rips, in addition to emails and family letters. And unless they're hard-core gamers, they probably don't give a hoot about larger video cards, either. A fanless ATI Radeon 4670 or nVidia 8600GS with 512MB VRAM is quite adequate for displaying blu-ray movies in full HD.
