p203557
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Hi there,
I hope this is the right forum for the below if not please move it. I'm in the planning stage for my new lounge (when I move in a few weeks). I'm going to be getting a pioneer 436XDE which has both hdmi and analogue rgb (PC Input) connections. My intention is to get a small / slim PC tower along with a wireless mouse, keyboard and internet connection to enable me to use the PC through the plasma tv display.
My main uses for the PC in the lounge will be internet browsing and showing some video's / photo's from the PC. It will also be connected to my AV system for accessing music from the hard drive. It may also get occassional gaming use. At the moment I've no real desire to use the PC as a 'proper' HTPC.
My budget is fairly tight and I'd like to know what people would recommend I get PC wise. I know I want at least a 40Gb hard drive to cover all the content I'd want to store on it. What speed processor and how much RAM would I need? I've seen some old Pentium III systems on ebay that are pretty cheap.
Also for my intended uses would it be worth investing in a graphics card that has hdmi output or would I be better staying with the analogue rgb? I suppose a new graphics card with that capability could be an upgrade at a later date?
Thanks in Advance,
Richard
I hope this is the right forum for the below if not please move it. I'm in the planning stage for my new lounge (when I move in a few weeks). I'm going to be getting a pioneer 436XDE which has both hdmi and analogue rgb (PC Input) connections. My intention is to get a small / slim PC tower along with a wireless mouse, keyboard and internet connection to enable me to use the PC through the plasma tv display.
My main uses for the PC in the lounge will be internet browsing and showing some video's / photo's from the PC. It will also be connected to my AV system for accessing music from the hard drive. It may also get occassional gaming use. At the moment I've no real desire to use the PC as a 'proper' HTPC.
My budget is fairly tight and I'd like to know what people would recommend I get PC wise. I know I want at least a 40Gb hard drive to cover all the content I'd want to store on it. What speed processor and how much RAM would I need? I've seen some old Pentium III systems on ebay that are pretty cheap.
Also for my intended uses would it be worth investing in a graphics card that has hdmi output or would I be better staying with the analogue rgb? I suppose a new graphics card with that capability could be an upgrade at a later date?
Thanks in Advance,
Richard