2008-04-23, 12:24 AM
I'm planning to put together some hardware for my "media center".
Currently I have :
couple of old machines (PIII/700MHZ and Athlon XP 2GHz)
WIN PVR TV 350 Hauppauge card
File Server with 1Gbit card (Naslite running on it with 3 250GB Hdd's)
I have my dvd's ISOs images on the server plus my music and pictures
I''l have (in a couple of weeks) TV service form ATT's U-verse 1 PVR HD and 2 STB standard units.
What I would like to accomplish :
- Record video from standard cable STB (not really important)
- Watch my DVD's stored in the server (highest importance) with my surround system (Dolby/THX)
-Listen music
- Check Weather
Questions :
What could be a good/cheap video output card for TV ?
(PCI on old PIII and AGP on Athlon XP)
What kind of audio card (again good/cheap) do you recommend?
I'm trying to build a "just ok" system not expensive, maybe later on I can move to more $$$ components.
Thanks in advance for your help/comments
Currently I have :
couple of old machines (PIII/700MHZ and Athlon XP 2GHz)
WIN PVR TV 350 Hauppauge card
File Server with 1Gbit card (Naslite running on it with 3 250GB Hdd's)
I have my dvd's ISOs images on the server plus my music and pictures
I''l have (in a couple of weeks) TV service form ATT's U-verse 1 PVR HD and 2 STB standard units.
What I would like to accomplish :
- Record video from standard cable STB (not really important)
- Watch my DVD's stored in the server (highest importance) with my surround system (Dolby/THX)
-Listen music
- Check Weather
Questions :
What could be a good/cheap video output card for TV ?
(PCI on old PIII and AGP on Athlon XP)
What kind of audio card (again good/cheap) do you recommend?
I'm trying to build a "just ok" system not expensive, maybe later on I can move to more $$$ components.
Thanks in advance for your help/comments