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10-15-2005, 06:26 PM
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Is it possible to build a Media Center PC with Dual TV Tuners and a HDTV output on the graphics card for around $500 not including moniter, mouse, and keyboard. Also in a microATX slim case.
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10-15-2005, 07:17 PM
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10-15-2005, 07:27 PM
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I would say you need to raise the budget to at least $700 to get what you want. It's difficult enought to build a quality machine for $500, let alone a PVR.
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10-15-2005, 07:54 PM
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Ok, if I went up to $700 what kind of processing power would I need just to be able to make it work smoothly? Also any reccommendations on hardware? So far I like the Hauppauge PVR 500 and like a Saphire x700 |
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10-15-2005, 07:59 PM
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The PVR-500 is a very good card. It has an onboard encoder so that would take quite a bit of load off the CPU. That video card would work too. I'd go for a P4, you don't need a ton of power. Get a large hard drive and 512 MB or more of RAM. You may be able to get close to the original $500 budget.
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10-15-2005, 08:11 PM
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Is there a minimum amount of Ghz I should consider for the CPU.
Just curiously why do your reccommend Intel over AMD in this situation, becasuse its not for gaming? |
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10-15-2005, 10:13 PM
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Intel has always had an edge in video work. It's not a huge edge but it can't hurt. AMD would certainly work as well.
A 2.8ghz P4 would probably be more than adequate. Even a 2.4ghz would probably work fine. The onboard encoder on the tuner card reduces the need for a monster CPU. |
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