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CD recorders with hard disk

There use to be a number of cd player/recorders with very large hard drives to store all your cd's...they would then allow you to do playlists, look at album graphics, even project to a tv or monitor. Yamaha used to make one. Do these still exist? Not as popular as they used to be. I was looking in the sub $1000 range for such a device.

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heyitsmedusty
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Mac Mini is a good suggestion. Also, any mini-atx form factor computer with an upgraded hard drive would offer the same functionality. I built an HTPC that only runs XBMC (look up some screenshots, it's awesome) and it handles everything for me. I built mine for sub $300 and use it to stream music from network attached storage, but for another $200 I could have just as easily added 2TB of storage and never have to worry about upgrading the hard drive again.

If you're not into DIY, I'm sure you have a techie friend that would be more than willing to put something together for you for less than what you would be spending on some pre-assembled system from Yamaha.
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heyitsmedusty
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Sorry, I should have been clearer.

A computer integrates into your system in the same manner as any other source. Either you will use it as a transport and feed the digital signal (via USB, optical, or coaxial) into a DAC (digital to analog converter), or you can get an audiophile grade sound card with RCA out jacks and hook the computer directly into your preamp.
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