RE: Kitchen PC & Processing power

[<anthony.kirrane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Simon

I have a similar setup.  What is your budget?  Would you want a new bigger
screen, say a 17" LCD?  How about a TV card?

Regards


Anthony

Anthony Kirrane
Application Services
BT Syntegra
Waterloo Lane
Chelmsford
Tel: 01245-458070


-----Original Message-----
From: Simon McCaughey [mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 September 2004 08:47
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Kitchen PC & Processing power

I have installed a "proof of concept" PC in the kitchen, using a
nice 12" TFT
and an old K6-2-500 PC running WinXP.

It is *almost* silent, and SWMBO has given a big thumbs up to having online
banking, weather, internet radio, and kiddy pics screen saver - so all is
great on that front!

I want to upgrade the machine (or buy a new one) The current machine
strains
playing mp3s, and don't even ask it do decode video - I want to know what
processor people are using for kiosk type applications - what is the
minimum
I could get away with?

I'm thinking either go ITX, with one of the epia boards, or else small form
factor PIII

Any advice welcome :)

Simon


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