2008-02-28, 07:54 PM
Don't know if anyone is interested, but there is a sale $179.99 at Surplus for a few refurbished IBMs with the following specs:
Condition: Refurbished
Warranty: 90 Days
Description:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Processor
System Memory: 512MB DDR Memory
Hard Drive: 40GB Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Ports: 8 USB 2.0, 1 Ethernet RJ-45, 2 serial, 1 9-pin serial, 1 parallel, 1 PS/2 Mouse, 1 PS/2 Keyboard, 1 monitor
Windows XP Pro Preinstalled
http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/ma...m=COM10748
This would make a nice server machine. Mine is an older IBM P4 with 1.8Ghz and all I did was add some memory (mine came with 256MB, not enough obviously), and an old AGP ATI 9600 I had laying around and VOILA, you have a PVR. As I've frequently said, I can view 1080i, 1080p (depends on codec though) and I have 2 Hauppauge cards in there.
Hard drive is lame, but nothing a good external enclosure or additional internal drive couldn't cure.
Condition: Refurbished
Warranty: 90 Days
Description:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Processor
System Memory: 512MB DDR Memory
Hard Drive: 40GB Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: 1.44MB
Optical Drive: DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Ports: 8 USB 2.0, 1 Ethernet RJ-45, 2 serial, 1 9-pin serial, 1 parallel, 1 PS/2 Mouse, 1 PS/2 Keyboard, 1 monitor
Windows XP Pro Preinstalled
http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/ma...m=COM10748
This would make a nice server machine. Mine is an older IBM P4 with 1.8Ghz and all I did was add some memory (mine came with 256MB, not enough obviously), and an old AGP ATI 9600 I had laying around and VOILA, you have a PVR. As I've frequently said, I can view 1080i, 1080p (depends on codec though) and I have 2 Hauppauge cards in there.
Hard drive is lame, but nothing a good external enclosure or additional internal drive couldn't cure.
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