need advice on system

[coolzero16]

whatsup?

here are the parts i have so far:
48x cd-rw
16x dvd
floppy
80gb maxtor
p4 and amd approved enermax ps
fanbus
kickass case with plenty of lights to light up my house during christmas
ti4200 128mb version
leadtek winpro tv tuner


here are my questions:

have you guys seen those $200 dazzle kits that will convert vhs to dvd? are they any good?


Soundcard: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Ex - I would be able to hook my HOME theatre speakers up to this as WELL AS my pc speakers correct? also what does it mean when they say "optical" channel?


Speakers: i am also looking at the klipsch promedia 2.1 i already have a home theatre i just need something decent at the three piece level for a bit of counterstrike, everquest, medal of honor, etc


Motherboard: ok, im going pentium...dont talk me out of it ive decided that i just can no longer ignore a 533 FSB and something over 2.2 ghz. so now that thats said, whats the best pentium board that will support 533FSB? i want something very solid and stable

Processor: I'm looking at either the 2.53 or the 2.4ghz p4

Memory: pc3200 crucial 1GB.




On a side note I will be doing everything multimedia with this computer such as vhs to DVD, gaming, hooking my home theatre up and im building a projector so i can get a 7 foot image on my projection screen. what do you guys think?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

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[DaveSimmons]

>> have you guys seen those $200 dazzle kits that will convert vhs to dvd? are they any good?

check www.dvdrhelp.com for reviews. Another possible choice is the Leadtek Winfast TV card fro $55 from newegg.com, there is a 500-post thread on it in Hot Deals forum.


>> Soundcard: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum Ex - I would be able to hook my HOME theatre speakers up to this as WELL AS my pc speakers correct?

Yes.

>> also what does it mean when they say "optical" channel?

Both optical digital and coax digital send a digital signal to a home theater reciever that has optical or coax in, it's the same kind of multi-channel connection that a DVD player uses. Most newer recievers have at least 2 digital in, so you can connect both DVD and PC.

This will let you use surround speakers for playing DVDs on a PC, but I think most games will just be stereo through this connection.