Another one...HTPC

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Another one...HTPC..Edited

Yup. Another one of these threads!

Righty.. I got this PC lying around which i just got up and running with all my spare parts :

Intel P3 750MHz
Some old intel motherboard
512 MB Ram (1x256 Crucial, 2x128 Kingston, all PC133)
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB Graphics card with S-VIDEO AGP 2x
20GB WD Random hard drive which i found lying around
WIN TV Hauppauge PCI-Tuner

Ok, apart from a DVD-RW and a bigger hard drive which i shall pick up second hand/b grade no problems, what else would i need? Would this machine run ok? Is the 9200 suffiecent to handle it all? The machine seems quite nippy after this fresh windows install.

Im going to use GB-PVR as it's free and it's decent with loads of various plug in's..

http://www.gbpvr.com/

Cheers guys.
 
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squiffy said:
Remote control
Front end software
Soundcard, analogue and digital (to av amp)
Video cables to PC.
Click to expand...

I know i need a remote control and im on it asap..:)
Whats a front end?
Got a sound card already SB LIVE PCI card...cant i just use the tv speakers?
Got a s-video cable for the tv to pc
 
Thanks again!

Meedio got bought by Yahoo..Can't find a copy anywhere :(

EDIT: You say it will increase load on CPU if the card has no hardware encoder, so if im watching the program im recording will i get a slow down?
 
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Guys,

Im pondering getting a WinTV-PVR-150 MCE as i can get it on the cheap but im not sure it will work with my system.

What do you think:
Specs as on the first post and remember im not gonna use MCE, but GBPVR..
 
Right cheers guys. Im in for the 150MCE as it works with the front end ill be using :D Im getting it at 33 quid as well, :D
 
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