Well, you’ll still have to come up with that yourself, but as for how to build a HTPC from scratch for under $1000 (with some tweaks in the article to get it under $500 or well over $1000), you can take a look at this article over on Engadget. From all I’ve read (in this article and others) ensure that your video card can hand HDCP (High-Def Content Protection, I believe), otherwise you’re going to have some issues getting that high-def content out to your display.
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Great ideas.