The perfect video player...

**The_Other_One** · 04-10-2006, 06:18 PM

I was bored during class so I went on newegg and started building the perfect computer for playing videos/dvds/etc to a TV of some sort...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136007 < Nice mobo with what should be good video for this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103546 < Probably overkill

Maybe a Sempron...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134008 < 1G RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129013 < Slim case, decent PSU.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BOOTABLE-DUAL-ID...QQcmdZViewItem < Main boot drive(or something similar)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820160033 < Two of these for the above device
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152025 < video capture drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058 < Nice DVD-RW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820176005 < For the 3.5" slot
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116310 < probably not this HDTV tuner as it doesn't appear to have onboard compression.

Dr Studly · 04-10-2006, 06:27 PM

baisically the perfect media center

m0nk3ys1ms · 04-11-2006, 12:41 AM

nice, very nice

mrbagrat · 04-11-2006, 12:49 AM

Why not go for a desktop case? I think silverstone and antec have some nice ones. And yeah, get a better tuner. Aside from that, looks good

diduknowthat · 04-11-2006, 12:53 AM

hmm interesting, booting off cf cards, lol. If it's made for media center, wouldn't a sound card be nice

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**The_Other_One** · 04-11-2006, 06:57 AM

mrbagrat - That is a desktop, it just comes with little feet so it could stand as a tower.

liuliuboy - I always liked the idea of booting from solid state devices. They're so much more reliable, and that would help with heat and energy usage, along with sound(assuming the storage drive spins down)

As for a sound card, I thought about it... I have a similar board in my compaq(well, chipset and all) and the audio sounds quite good. I figured having optical out, it should have a perfect linkup to some stereo.

m0nk3ys1ms · 04-11-2006, 11:31 PM

theres no other way to go sound wise than with a creative sound blaster

04-10-2006, 06:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	The perfect video player... I was bored during class so I went on newegg and started building the perfect computer for playing videos/dvds/etc to a TV of some sort... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136007 < Nice mobo with what should be good video for this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103546 < Probably overkill Maybe a Sempron... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134008 < 1G RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129013 < Slim case, decent PSU. http://cgi.ebay.com/BOOTABLE-DUAL-ID...QQcmdZViewItem < Main boot drive(or something similar) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820160033 < Two of these for the above device http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152025 < video capture drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058 < Nice DVD-RW http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820176005 < For the 3.5" slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116310 < probably not this HDTV tuner as it doesn't appear to have onboard compression. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-11-2006, 12:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
mrbagrat banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: See above Posts: 1,237	Why not go for a desktop case? I think silverstone and antec have some nice ones. And yeah, get a better tuner. Aside from that, looks good Last edited by mrbagrat; 04-11-2006 at 12:53 AM.

04-11-2006, 12:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,359	hmm interesting, booting off cf cards, lol. If it's made for media center, wouldn't a sound card be nice ? __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

04-11-2006, 06:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	mrbagrat - That is a desktop, it just comes with little feet so it could stand as a tower. liuliuboy - I always liked the idea of booting from solid state devices. They're so much more reliable, and that would help with heat and energy usage, along with sound(assuming the storage drive spins down) As for a sound card, I thought about it... I have a similar board in my compaq(well, chipset and all) and the audio sounds quite good. I figured having optical out, it should have a perfect linkup to some stereo. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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04-10-2006, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dr Studly banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hales Corners Wisconson Age: 17 Posts: 2,435	baisically the perfect media center

04-11-2006, 12:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, IN Age: 16 Posts: 4,374	nice, very nice

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m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, IN Age: 16 Posts: 4,374	theres no other way to go sound wise than with a creative sound blaster