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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15566"><p>Hi folks.</p><p></p><p>Building an htpc for a vcr replacement only (not to watch any dvds or stream); regular cable (not digital, no satellite). If I watch and record at same time, I won't be using the box to do it (it'll be on it's own input). Hooking it to a regular 27" Toshiba TV (not even flat screen). Already bought the HD (figured if I don't get anywhere with this, I can always use it elsewhere), it's a samsung 160gb, and the case is deadly quiet right now.</p><p></p><p>Here's my main restrictions (aside from funding, of course):</p><p>a) I <em>really</em> hope to use a small cased existing pc - a Compaq DeskPro SFF (small form factor) box that's been around - ok, it's just old. It's a PII350, with two available PCI slots (no AGP, and one PCI could be an ISA - though that's no help of course). It also has two USB slots, though one will be used for the WirelessG connection. <a href="http://www.daves-collective.co.uk/sys/napoleon.shtml" target="_blank">You can see one like it here.</a></p><p></p><p>b) WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor. Her main concerns are noise, ease of use & playback quality.</p><p>______________</p><p>1) I can put a gig of ram in it - will that be enough to overcome any processor speed issues?</p><p></p><p>2) I'm oscillating between a hauppage 250 and a 350. I'll still need to get a vid card with TV out to see the windows interface, so leaning towards a PCI Sapphire Radeon 7000 (it's fanless). Which hauppage card should I go with? </p><p></p><p>3) Whatever I go with, I'll need to get a remote; I don't plan to have any input stuff hooked to the box if I can avoid it - is the hauppage remote good enough for that, or will I need a wireless mouse/keyboard as well?</p><p></p><p>4) I also plan to use the Win2k workaround noted elsewhere, both since I have a legal one to use and it will (hopefully) have lower overhead on the box. Any major concerns here?</p><p></p><p>I figured I'd ask for advice before I bought anything else, so I appreciate any feedback - even if it's to painfully tell me to abandon it and go for an entirely different solution.</p><p></p><p><em>Had posted this in the incorrect forum, deleted that one & reposted here, sorry about that</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15566"] Hi folks. Building an htpc for a vcr replacement only (not to watch any dvds or stream); regular cable (not digital, no satellite). If I watch and record at same time, I won't be using the box to do it (it'll be on it's own input). Hooking it to a regular 27" Toshiba TV (not even flat screen). Already bought the HD (figured if I don't get anywhere with this, I can always use it elsewhere), it's a samsung 160gb, and the case is deadly quiet right now. Here's my main restrictions (aside from funding, of course): a) I [i]really[/i] hope to use a small cased existing pc - a Compaq DeskPro SFF (small form factor) box that's been around - ok, it's just old. It's a PII350, with two available PCI slots (no AGP, and one PCI could be an ISA - though that's no help of course). It also has two USB slots, though one will be used for the WirelessG connection. [url=http://www.daves-collective.co.uk/sys/napoleon.shtml]You can see one like it here.[/url] b) WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor. Her main concerns are noise, ease of use & playback quality. ______________ 1) I can put a gig of ram in it - will that be enough to overcome any processor speed issues? 2) I'm oscillating between a hauppage 250 and a 350. I'll still need to get a vid card with TV out to see the windows interface, so leaning towards a PCI Sapphire Radeon 7000 (it's fanless). Which hauppage card should I go with? 3) Whatever I go with, I'll need to get a remote; I don't plan to have any input stuff hooked to the box if I can avoid it - is the hauppage remote good enough for that, or will I need a wireless mouse/keyboard as well? 4) I also plan to use the Win2k workaround noted elsewhere, both since I have a legal one to use and it will (hopefully) have lower overhead on the box. Any major concerns here? I figured I'd ask for advice before I bought anything else, so I appreciate any feedback - even if it's to painfully tell me to abandon it and go for an entirely different solution. [i]Had posted this in the incorrect forum, deleted that one & reposted here, sorry about that[/i] [/QUOTE]
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