Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: Laying the Groundwork.

Chapter 1: Planning Your Projects.

Chapter 2: Saving Money.

Chapter 3: Giving Your Creation Life: Power Considerations.

Chapter 4: It’s So Hot in Here: Dealing with Heat.

Chapter 5:Working with Cables.

Chapter 6: Physics Man, Physics: Preparing Home Electronics for the Road.

Part II: The User Interface.

Chapter 7: Choosing a Display Device.

Chapter 8: Choosing an Input Device.

Part III: Foundation Projects.

Chapter 9: Building a Single-Source A/V System.

Chapter 10: Integrating a Game Console.

Chapter 11: Adding a General-Purpose PC.

Chapter 12: Installing a Media Center PC.

Chapter 13: Installing a Gaming PC.

Part IV: Advanced Projects.

Chapter 14: Adding Internet Access.

Chapter 15: Networking and Sharing an Internet Connection.

Chapter 16: Adding Television Access.

Chapter 17: Syncing Music Library with Your Existing Home Network.

Chapter 18: Syncing Portable Music Players.

Chapter 19: Videoconferencing.

Chapter 20: Being Big Brother: Adding Video Surveillance.

Chapter 21: Talking to Your Car’s Computer.

Chapter 22: LED Message Displays.

Chapter 23: Installing Wireless Headphones.

Appendix A: Legal Concerns.

Appendix B: Project Gallery.

Appendix C: Additional Resources.

Appendix D: Vehicle Interface Types.

Index.