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RE: HTPC - what card?


  • Subject: RE: HTPC - what card?
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:13:22 +0100

> What method do you use Phil - and how good is it?

I use MCE via component video out of a Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard
and it's good enough not to annoy me...
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> I'm still wondering whether to go for Myth, New MCE box (like=20
> the Acer box recently posted) or a home brew MCE box - or=20
> maybe just one of the many media player devices out there.

...the $64,000,000 question!

> So to recap - just need to play existing video files and be=20
> able to easily rip DVD's to play. Box will sit in Node0 and=20
> output will be distributed by Composite (or maybe=20
> VGA/component etc in future). HD playback capability would be=20
> a nice bonus in the future POSSIBLY?
>=20
> Any thoughts on what I should go for?

Whatever you go for there will always be something else you should have
gon=
e
for... ;-)

Phil




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