Hi all,
I've managed to convince my uncle to ditch all his dated bits and pieces and get a media centre setup. He needs plenty of storage space and the unit to look neat and tidy next to a 32" HDTV. It must also have a dual tuner
Are shuttles the way to go nowadays or are you better off going the uATX route and making your own system?
Please pick holes in my specs or suggest me a better alternative! Thanks very much
Shuttle XPC SD32G2 Aluminium Barebones System - Intel Core 2 Duo (LGA775) £172.50 (£202.69)
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T-500 Dual Freeview TV Tuner £54.99 (£64.61)
Intel Celeron D 356 3.33GHz (LGA775) - Retail £33.99 (£39.94)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £99.99 (£117.49)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 4000KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £64.99 (£76.36)
Sony AW-G170ASV 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Silver) OEM £16.99 (£19.96)
Creative SBS 580 5.1 Speaker Sysytem - Retail £32.95 (£38.72)
Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition - OEM £29.99 (£35.24)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Remote Controller £19.99 (£23.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £63.99 (£75.19)
Sub Total : £590.37
Finally, what graphics card do I need to connect this pc up to a HD ready TV? Just standard VGA connection will work or do I need something more special?
I've managed to convince my uncle to ditch all his dated bits and pieces and get a media centre setup. He needs plenty of storage space and the unit to look neat and tidy next to a 32" HDTV. It must also have a dual tuner
Are shuttles the way to go nowadays or are you better off going the uATX route and making your own system?
Please pick holes in my specs or suggest me a better alternative! Thanks very much
Shuttle XPC SD32G2 Aluminium Barebones System - Intel Core 2 Duo (LGA775) £172.50 (£202.69)
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T-500 Dual Freeview TV Tuner £54.99 (£64.61)
Intel Celeron D 356 3.33GHz (LGA775) - Retail £33.99 (£39.94)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £99.99 (£117.49)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 4000KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £64.99 (£76.36)
Sony AW-G170ASV 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Silver) OEM £16.99 (£19.96)
Creative SBS 580 5.1 Speaker Sysytem - Retail £32.95 (£38.72)
Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition - OEM £29.99 (£35.24)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Remote Controller £19.99 (£23.49)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00715) £63.99 (£75.19)
Sub Total : £590.37
Finally, what graphics card do I need to connect this pc up to a HD ready TV? Just standard VGA connection will work or do I need something more special?