Hi guys,
I have a 42' 1080p TV in my office waiting room and I want to run a computer on it so that I can play educational videos, movies, meetings, powerpoint slides, seasonal videos, etc.. I'm wondering what the minimum specs would be for a comp to accomplish this without it being incredibly slow. I have a two year old pre-built HP that I could use but I'm pretty sure (I haven't looked yet to confirm) that it's power supply is only ~200watts which is insufficient for any HDMI out cards I have come across on NewEgg.
I'm kinda torn as to what I should do at this point. If I try to upgrade the current PC I have to get a better powersupply (it's expensive for the proprietary ones) and a new vid card and hope everything is kosher and works properly. I could buy a low-end PC new but I wonder if it will have HDMI out at a ~$300-400 price. Or, I could build a new one using new parts and parts I already have. I could provide the HD (standard size), the Kb/M, and the monitor but would probably have to buy all the other parts. Any thoughts?
Sorry I just saw the "mimmum poster requirements" thread. I live in the US (Alaska actually) and want to spend as little as possible but don't have a budget per se. I also have done very little reading and/or computer building since about 2004 so I am not sure about a lot of the newer technology (SLI, etc.).
I have a 42' 1080p TV in my office waiting room and I want to run a computer on it so that I can play educational videos, movies, meetings, powerpoint slides, seasonal videos, etc.. I'm wondering what the minimum specs would be for a comp to accomplish this without it being incredibly slow. I have a two year old pre-built HP that I could use but I'm pretty sure (I haven't looked yet to confirm) that it's power supply is only ~200watts which is insufficient for any HDMI out cards I have come across on NewEgg.
I'm kinda torn as to what I should do at this point. If I try to upgrade the current PC I have to get a better powersupply (it's expensive for the proprietary ones) and a new vid card and hope everything is kosher and works properly. I could buy a low-end PC new but I wonder if it will have HDMI out at a ~$300-400 price. Or, I could build a new one using new parts and parts I already have. I could provide the HD (standard size), the Kb/M, and the monitor but would probably have to buy all the other parts. Any thoughts?
Sorry I just saw the "mimmum poster requirements" thread. I live in the US (Alaska actually) and want to spend as little as possible but don't have a budget per se. I also have done very little reading and/or computer building since about 2004 so I am not sure about a lot of the newer technology (SLI, etc.).
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