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Thanks for the replies everyone.

The MSI RS480-IL seems to have everything I need from a functional perspective.

Madmonkeyman, You say that this setup would be OK for using media portal. If I have to, would this setup also run MCE (I know I could be thrown out for even mentioning the words )
I believe that the integrated graphics on the RS480 are DirectX 9.x compatible and, in comparison to other integrated graphics solutions, it is pretty good quality.
Would I notice any improvement in TV picture quality if I used a seperate Direct 9.x graphics card instead of the RS480 integrated graphics?
I both cases I would expect to use a direct s-video connection for simplicity unless anyone can tell me of a better quality way to connect to a standard CRT TV?

<blockquote data-quote="Septic Weasel" data-source="post: 24518" data-attributes="member: 12433">Thanks for the replies everyone.The MSI RS480-IL seems to have everything I need from a functional perspective.Madmonkeyman, You say that this setup would be OK for using media portal. If I have to, would this setup also run MCE (I know I could be thrown out for even mentioning the words&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )I believe that the integrated graphics on the RS480 are DirectX 9.x compatible and, in comparison to other integrated graphics solutions, it is pretty good quality.Would I notice any improvement in TV picture quality if I used a seperate Direct 9.x graphics card instead of the RS480 integrated graphics?I both cases I would expect to use a direct s-video connection for simplicity unless anyone can tell me of a better quality way to connect to a standard CRT TV?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Septic Weasel, post: 24518, member: 12433"] Thanks for the replies everyone. The MSI RS480-IL seems to have everything I need from a functional perspective. Madmonkeyman, You say that this setup would be OK for using media portal. If I have to, would this setup also run MCE (I know I could be thrown out for even mentioning the words :) ) I believe that the integrated graphics on the RS480 are DirectX 9.x compatible and, in comparison to other integrated graphics solutions, it is pretty good quality. Would I notice any improvement in TV picture quality if I used a seperate Direct 9.x graphics card instead of the RS480 integrated graphics? I both cases I would expect to use a direct s-video connection for simplicity unless anyone can tell me of a better quality way to connect to a standard CRT TV? [/QUOTE]