Vista PC

[ace2109]

would this work with vista, as i am getting a new 46" sony LCD and i think vista would look really well on it.

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Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asrock Conroe945G-DVI (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £41.99
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Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU £59.99
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Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1100 Freeview TV Tuner Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1100 Freeview TV Tuner £42.99
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Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM Pioneer DVR-111DBK 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
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Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM Samsung SpinPoint P SP2504C 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM £42.99
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Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Pentium 4 820 Dual Core "LGA775 Smithfield" 2.8GHz (800FSB) - Retail £54.99
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GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400DC) GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB6400DC) £49.99
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Total : £426.37

 

[Brizzles]

I'm no expert on resolutions , but on a 46" !!

Would have thought you will need to view this from some distance to get a smooth pc resolution , and can that TV card support such a large screen ?

And by the way , you may want to add a graphics card to your list , i've found it helps the performance of a PC ?

Mark

 

[hp7909]

{snip}And by the way , you may want to add a graphics card to your list , i've found it helps the performance of a PC ?

On-board's fine for non-heavy gaming

& TV card has nothing to do with output

OP you planning to use the PC, rather display for day-to-day work or just media center & watching video & maybe even gaming? If the latter(s), then rig will be fine. But consider a C2D spec. Whats your maximum budget?

EDIT: The onboard GFX on that mobo, i.e. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 can handle up to 2048x1536 (see here)

 

[squiffy]

If it's a HTPC only I would consider a chip that runs cooler, those P4's run quite hot which means more aircooling (CPU/case) apart from that look fine, a basic 7300GS will do.

Does the TV tuner remote also control MC functions? If it doesn't then you'll need MS remote. Do you have a IR receiver also? (again bundled with MS remote)

 

[Brizzles]

On-board's fine for non-heavy gaming

& TV card has nothing to do with output

OP you planning to use the PC, rather display for day-to-day work or just media center & watching video & maybe even gaming? If the latter(s), then rig will be fine. But consider a C2D spec. Whats your maximum budget?

EDIT: The onboard GFX on that mobo, i.e. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 can handle up to 2048x1536 (see here)

I did say i wasn't an expert !

[ shuffles off and hides in a corner ]

Mark