Media Centre Pc how to?

[vickister]

How do i go about building media centre what appz would you recommend. i have the following hardware

Mobo Gigabyte Socket 939
Cpu Dual core X2 3800+ amd
Gfx Ati Radeon X850 pe agp
hd 2 x 160 sata
400/350 watt cpu
sound blaster audigy soundcard
hauppague mce pvr 500

win xp + mce addons / vista business 64 bit


how do i conect it to the tv


tv has scat, cmposite, svideo.

 

[tinners]

Connect it to your TV using the DVI or VGA connection on your graphics card.

If you cant connect using either of these then you need a gfx card with svideo then connect using svideo to SCART on the TV

Look on http://thegreenbutton.com for some ideas on MCE setup and apps.