Re: Windows Media Centre...

["Keith Finnett" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Certainly be interested in seeing what you're planning to use
though - might
> even chase up the boys over in Reading (was it Gigatek?) I need to
find a
> fully configured MCE machine to have a play with to see what its
handling of
> TV and recordings are like (and see what it's like for archiving
recordings
> to DVD).
>
> Phil

My plan is as follows...it's based around a Pentium M (to reduce the
issues of cooling and noise), a mobo that has component (yes, that's
component!!) video out, and maybe an additional video card depending
on how good the mobo video chipset is:

Processor:    Pentium M 725 Socket 479 1.6GHz 2MB
Motherboard:  i915GMm-HFS Socket 479
Memory:       1GB 184pin DIMM PC2700 DDRRAM NP Unbuffered CL2.5
Hard drive:   Diamondmax 10 200GB 7200rpm SATA150 8MB
TV card:      Black Gold Digital dual pack
DVD writer:   GSA4163BA
Video card:   GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP DVI-I VO (fanless)
Case:         Cavalier 4 300W ATX Aluminium Silver CAV-T04-UWB

If anyone has any suggestions for changes before I build then go for
it! I may mess with the PSU in the case to reduce the fan speed, and
will be going for a vv quiet fan for the case to remove excess heat.

k