New HTPC/DVR

[twitchee2]

I set up a DVR for my family today and im wondering if anyone can give me sugestions on and program to use of if there is anything i should install to help things flow better. I built this with parts i had laying around and if my family decides we need a more powerful one, then i will look into extending the capabilities of the machine.

Currently the comp is:
2.0a
old sony viao mobo
768mb ddr2100ram
2 80gb hdd
SB live.

does anyone have a suggestion on anything that i should do to this? Thanks

 

[trOver]

more television channels?

 

[jkresh]

Windows MCE 2005 (or vista home premium), snapstream, beyondtv, meedio (now yahootv), got all meedia, media portal...

 

[Blain]

Your hardware sux. Things will not "flow better"...
Forget that machine, it's beyond its prime. Build a better rig from the start. :laugh:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you can't run on your hardware. I'm saying your family won't have a smooth ride.
They won't understand about the hardware limitations. They'll be turned off by all your new fangled DVR voodoo. :shocked:

 

[twitchee2]

Originally posted by: Blain
Your hardware sux. Things will not "flow better"...
Forget that machine, it's beyond its prime. Build a better rig from the start. :laugh:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you can't run on your hardware. I'm saying your family won't have a smooth ride.
They won't understand about the hardware limitations. They'll be turned off by all your new fangled DVR voodoo. :shocked:

Why do you say that? Will it struggle with the actual recording or play back? I forgot to mention its powering a 36in tube tv non HD. I'm also getting a p4 2.4 but that wont make much of a difference.

 

[zig3695]

that rig is fine man. get windows vista home premium. the media center inside is unmatched for ease of use and stability.

 

[Blain]

Vista on a 2GHz and 768MB of memory? Are you for real?
Have you been ready Vista threads?

Windows Vista Home Premium - Recommended system requirements
"<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/homepremium/default.mspx">1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
WDDM Driver
128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)</a>"

 

[twitchee2]

Originally posted by: Blain
Vista on a 2GHz and 768MB of memory? Are you for real?
Have you been ready Vista threads?

Windows Vista Home Premium - Recommended system requirements
"<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/homepremium/default.mspx">1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
WDDM Driver
128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)</a>"

Im not going to vista any time soon. I might run MCE thought. havent decided