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Smackre · 09-14-2006, 05:20 AM

Well i have decided to build a media pc to hook to my TV. And i am here to get some advise.

Here is what i plan on using it for.
1.DVD player
2.Tivo unit

1.
Last night i installed win xp pro on one of my old Dell Optiplex 260's. And i installed a nvidia 4400 video card. It has DVI output and i hooked that to the TV. Worked great. I watched 3 dvd's last night on it. So as for the dvd player. That it working. Any suggestions on good dvd software? Id also like to be able to scretch fullscreen dvd's into widescreen since my TV is widescreen. You can normaly do that on the tv its self but some reason with the computer it wants to stretch it both directions and then you lose some of the picture on top and bottom.

2.
I would like to have it setup to record diffrent shows while im at work. Id also like to be able to program it to record from any computer. I want to be able to record stuff and not lose any image quality. As for hard drives i was thinking about getting a 250gig and then getting a second later on.

TV tuner. I have Direct TV. Is there a special tv tuner i half to get? What is the best tv tuners?

Sound card. Id like to get a good soundcard but i realy know absolitly nothing about sound cards. So anyone who knows let me know. Id like to spend about 100$ and get my money's worth.

Speakers. Same here. Id like to get some for under 200$ and get my money's worth.

Any suggestions please let me know.

09-14-2006, 05:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Smackre Addict	Media PC. Well i have decided to build a media pc to hook to my TV. And i am here to get some advise. Here is what i plan on using it for. 1.DVD player 2.Tivo unit 1. Last night i installed win xp pro on one of my old Dell Optiplex 260's. And i installed a nvidia 4400 video card. It has DVI output and i hooked that to the TV. Worked great. I watched 3 dvd's last night on it. So as for the dvd player. That it working. Any suggestions on good dvd software? Id also like to be able to scretch fullscreen dvd's into widescreen since my TV is widescreen. You can normaly do that on the tv its self but some reason with the computer it wants to stretch it both directions and then you lose some of the picture on top and bottom. 2. I would like to have it setup to record diffrent shows while im at work. Id also like to be able to program it to record from any computer. I want to be able to record stuff and not lose any image quality. As for hard drives i was thinking about getting a 250gig and then getting a second later on. TV tuner. I have Direct TV. Is there a special tv tuner i half to get? What is the best tv tuners? Sound card. Id like to get a good soundcard but i realy know absolitly nothing about sound cards. So anyone who knows let me know. Id like to spend about 100$ and get my money's worth. Speakers. Same here. Id like to get some for under 200$ and get my money's worth. Any suggestions please let me know. __________________ Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800