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I want to build a custom computer for playing DivX/DVD/(S)VCD movies and MP3/AudioCDs. I could ofcourse buy a DVD player but I wouldn't get DivX playback, and it's fun building yourself.
I was thinking of having it under my TV instead of a VCR, in a MicroATX desktop case painted black.
I need some opinions on my hardware I've chosen and some suggestions.
This is the hardware I was thinking of using:
Motherboard: ASUS A7V133-VM MicroATX SocketA with integrated sound and graphics (Savage 4), it has 1 AGP slot and 3 PCI slots.
CPU: AMD Duron 800 MHz
Memory: 256 MB PC133 SDRAM
Harddisk: Don't know! I need a CHEAP, silent harddisk. 8GB is more than enough, 5400RPM, but the smallest I've been able to find is 20GB!
DVD/CD Player: Pioneer DVD-106S 16x/40x Slot-in, has gotten great reviews.
Soundcard: I could use the built-in, but I think I'll get a SB Live! 5.1, they're cheap now.
Graphics: Here I don't know really. I won't use the integrated since it doesn't have a TV-out. I have a SIS 6326 AGP graphics card with 8MB memory and it has DVD acceleration. If it's good or not I don't know, and I don't know if it can handle DivX movies.
Since I will buy a new card for my computer I have a spare G400MAX but I have no idea if it has good TV-out and DVD playback. Someone please let me know.
CPU Cooling: I need a good fan/heatsink that make very, very little noise, if you know of a such cooler let me know.
IR and Remote: Where can I get IR receivers for PC? How much do they cost?
Finally, cabling: I've got two PAL TVs, I'll use just one.
Both have SCART connections. For the G400 I have the TV-out cable with S-VIDEO OUT and VIDEO OUT.
The SIS card has a S-VIDEO OUT connection on the back, just like the Matrox cable, I also got a short cable that has S-VIDEO on one end and it plugs into the S-VIDEO OUT and another type, like the Matrox yellow VIDEO OUT cable on the other end.
Since they're really short I need new cables that are much longer.
I also want to mention that my TV has something called "Cinch input sockets" (?) Those are looking like this:
One is round with a couple of holes, it has a big S next to it.
One is just a round hole, it has Video next to it.
Then there are two more connectors that look just like the Video one, only they have Audio R and L next to them.
I would like a cable that takes input from my sound card and graphics card that I can just plug into the SCART if that's possible. Please enlighten me on cabling! I'm completly lost
That's all for now!
I want to build a custom computer for playing DivX/DVD/(S)VCD movies and MP3/AudioCDs. I could ofcourse buy a DVD player but I wouldn't get DivX playback, and it's fun building yourself.
I was thinking of having it under my TV instead of a VCR, in a MicroATX desktop case painted black.
I need some opinions on my hardware I've chosen and some suggestions.
This is the hardware I was thinking of using:
Motherboard: ASUS A7V133-VM MicroATX SocketA with integrated sound and graphics (Savage 4), it has 1 AGP slot and 3 PCI slots.
CPU: AMD Duron 800 MHz
Memory: 256 MB PC133 SDRAM
Harddisk: Don't know! I need a CHEAP, silent harddisk. 8GB is more than enough, 5400RPM, but the smallest I've been able to find is 20GB!
DVD/CD Player: Pioneer DVD-106S 16x/40x Slot-in, has gotten great reviews.
Soundcard: I could use the built-in, but I think I'll get a SB Live! 5.1, they're cheap now.
Graphics: Here I don't know really. I won't use the integrated since it doesn't have a TV-out. I have a SIS 6326 AGP graphics card with 8MB memory and it has DVD acceleration. If it's good or not I don't know, and I don't know if it can handle DivX movies.
Since I will buy a new card for my computer I have a spare G400MAX but I have no idea if it has good TV-out and DVD playback. Someone please let me know.
CPU Cooling: I need a good fan/heatsink that make very, very little noise, if you know of a such cooler let me know.
IR and Remote: Where can I get IR receivers for PC? How much do they cost?
Finally, cabling: I've got two PAL TVs, I'll use just one.
Both have SCART connections. For the G400 I have the TV-out cable with S-VIDEO OUT and VIDEO OUT.
The SIS card has a S-VIDEO OUT connection on the back, just like the Matrox cable, I also got a short cable that has S-VIDEO on one end and it plugs into the S-VIDEO OUT and another type, like the Matrox yellow VIDEO OUT cable on the other end.
Since they're really short I need new cables that are much longer.
I also want to mention that my TV has something called "Cinch input sockets" (?) Those are looking like this:
One is round with a couple of holes, it has a big S next to it.
One is just a round hole, it has Video next to it.
Then there are two more connectors that look just like the Video one, only they have Audio R and L next to them.
I would like a cable that takes input from my sound card and graphics card that I can just plug into the SCART if that's possible. Please enlighten me on cabling! I'm completly lost
That's all for now!
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