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I've put together a basic xp media centre pc with some spare parts ive got laying around and I was wondering what graphics card to get for it.
I've got:
P4 3.2ghz
MSI Micro atx PCI express board with on board sound and graphics
80 GB hard drive
1 Stick 1gig DDR400 ram
1 Stick 512mb DDR333 ram
Skyth Ninja cooler
Gigabit Lan card
NEC DVDRW
Small ATX Case and 350Watt PSU
I have the movies stored on a fileserver on the network not on this box.
I've tried it as it is its fine for playing avi's but it stutters a bit when playing dvd's probably down to the onboard graphics im assuming also I was thinking if I get a graphics card that will connect through hdmi I won't need to use the onboard sound either.
Just looking to hook it up to my 32" HDTV to use it to watch downloaded .avi's mostly and play dvds
I'm considering getting a freeview card for it aswel but dont know what the quality is like on these and does it upscale the signal to HD?
1. Is the spec going to be good enough to play avi's, dvd's and maybe HD stuff when more mainstream
2. Will getting a seperate graphics card solve the stutering when watchin dvd's and what budget card would you recommend
3. It is worth while getting a freeview card for the pc or am I better off getting a stand alone upscalling freeview box, any suggestions on what to get
4. Whats best way of connecting pc to HDTV at min im using VGA and its allright but would HDMI be better
Cheers
I've got:
P4 3.2ghz
MSI Micro atx PCI express board with on board sound and graphics
80 GB hard drive
1 Stick 1gig DDR400 ram
1 Stick 512mb DDR333 ram
Skyth Ninja cooler
Gigabit Lan card
NEC DVDRW
Small ATX Case and 350Watt PSU
I have the movies stored on a fileserver on the network not on this box.
I've tried it as it is its fine for playing avi's but it stutters a bit when playing dvd's probably down to the onboard graphics im assuming also I was thinking if I get a graphics card that will connect through hdmi I won't need to use the onboard sound either.
Just looking to hook it up to my 32" HDTV to use it to watch downloaded .avi's mostly and play dvds
I'm considering getting a freeview card for it aswel but dont know what the quality is like on these and does it upscale the signal to HD?
1. Is the spec going to be good enough to play avi's, dvd's and maybe HD stuff when more mainstream
2. Will getting a seperate graphics card solve the stutering when watchin dvd's and what budget card would you recommend
3. It is worth while getting a freeview card for the pc or am I better off getting a stand alone upscalling freeview box, any suggestions on what to get
4. Whats best way of connecting pc to HDTV at min im using VGA and its allright but would HDMI be better
Cheers
some people say they can fix that with powerstrip but it wouldnt have it for me.