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| Author: | douggreglas [ Sat May 21, 2005 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Is this good hardware? |
First, what I want my system to do: The machine will be connected to a TV and a surround sound stereo. After it's been configured, it won't be connected to a monitor at all. Ideally, it would connect to the stereo optically. I was thinking of the Hauppauge PVR-250, some variant of gforce4MX with s-video out, a motherboard like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131451, a cheap athlon processor, 160gb WD HDD, 512mb ram. My biggest questions are: -are there going to be any problems with the audio on a board like that? Problems capturing audio, problems with audio quality, etc. -would it make sense to get the Hauppauge PVR-350 simply because the 250 doesn't have s-video out? (if I got the 350, would I still need a video card?) |
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| Author: | tjc [ Sat May 21, 2005 5:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is this good hardware? |
douggreglas wrote: First, what I want my system to do: The machine will be connected to a TV and a surround sound stereo. After it's been configured, it won't be connected to a monitor at all. Ideally, it would connect to the stereo optically. So why does the board you (attempted to) link to only support the SPDIF co-ax? BTW - that link isn't useful for direct access. Try using price grabber or new egg. douggreglas wrote: I was thinking of the Hauppauge PVR-250, some variant of gforce4MX with s-video out, a motherboard like this: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=240303, a cheap athlon processor, 160gb WD HDD, 512mb ram. The rest is probably fine, but some of the Via chipsets have DMA issues and I don't remember which ones that applies to. You'll have to search the forum for details but until you find information to the contrary consider it "not recommended". douggreglas wrote: My biggest questions are:
-are there going to be any problems with the audio on a board like that? Problems capturing audio, problems with audio quality, etc. -would it make sense to get the Hauppauge PVR-350 simply because the 250 doesn't have s-video out? (if I got the 350, would I still need a video card?) Getting the TV-out on a 350 working takes a bit of effort. You'll probably want a video card available at least to test the rest of the machine. Motherboard audio is fine for most SDTV applications unless you're a serious audiophile. My prime piece of advice is always, "don't be penny wise and pound foolish". If you're new at configuring hardware pick a "known working" configuration from the Tier 1 or 2 postings. This posting on the Wiki is a good starting point: http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=PickingComponents |
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