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video card for HDMI to TV use
I'm throwing in the towel with PlayOn trying to get Hulu to work without
issue. (Athlon dual core 1.6Ghz 2Gb ram laptop as dedicated server)no other apps running. Didn't want to build a new box, but figure since I can play Hulu on my old P4 2Ghz with a single gig of rambus ram without freezeup that hardware and a long cable will probably let me watch Dragnet without stopping after a commerical. Last box I built was an old Athlon XP Barton core, so I waaay out of date on current components. Have a pretty good handle on what I need for cpu, ram, hd, but video cards leave me clueless. What I'd like is something in the 100 dollar range (if possible) that will play on the high def tv without causing choppiness or buffering problems. Will have a quad core cpu, with XP or 7, and 4Gb ram, and a cat5 cable hooked to router for internet. Help!!! Thanks Mark -- "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein |
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video card for HDMI to TV use
"pheasant16" wrote in message ... I'm throwing in the towel with PlayOn trying to get Hulu to work without issue. (Athlon dual core 1.6Ghz 2Gb ram laptop as dedicated server)no other apps running. Didn't want to build a new box, but figure since I can play Hulu on my old P4 2Ghz with a single gig of rambus ram without freezeup that hardware and a long cable will probably let me watch Dragnet without stopping after a commerical. Last box I built was an old Athlon XP Barton core, so I waaay out of date on current components. Have a pretty good handle on what I need for cpu, ram, hd, but video cards leave me clueless. What I'd like is something in the 100 dollar range (if possible) that will play on the high def tv without causing choppiness or buffering problems. Will have a quad core cpu, with XP or 7, and 4Gb ram, and a cat5 cable hooked to router for internet. Help!!! Thanks Mark -- "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein I put together a htpc back in October using a GIGABYTE GV-N84S-512I GeForce 8400 GS 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile card for about $35 from newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125289 It works with an Intel E5200 cpu, 2 Gb of RAM, on a micro ATX mb (GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L ) and I'm running the HDMI connection to the flatscreen with a Cat 5 connection from the router (cable goes from the livingroom underneath the basement and back to the router in the diningroom for 50'). Works beautifully using XP. If you're using yours for something similar then maybe you can save yourself some money and still get quality satisfaction. It's already nostaligic when you mention 'Barton core', because I'm still using an Athlon XP2500 barton core in the diningroom. -- Jan Alter |
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video card for HDMI to TV use
On Jan 25, 7:40 am, pheasant16 wrote:
I'm throwing in the towel with PlayOn trying to get Hulu to work without issue. (Athlon dual core 1.6Ghz 2Gb ram laptop as dedicated server)no other apps running. Didn't want to build a new box, but figure since I can play Hulu on my old P4 2Ghz with a single gig of rambus ram without freezeup that hardware and a long cable will probably let me watch Dragnet without stopping after a commerical. Last box I built was an old Athlon XP Barton core, so I waaay out of date on current components. Have a pretty good handle on what I need for cpu, ram, hd, but video cards leave me clueless. What I'd like is something in the 100 dollar range (if possible) that will play on the high def tv without causing choppiness or buffering problems. Will have a quad core cpu, with XP or 7, and 4Gb ram, and a cat5 cable hooked to router for internet. Wouldn't want to go back to a Barton, though getting along fine with its successor, an Athlon64 socket 756. All but for mp4 and some higher quality encodes, no problems;- I also run the last of socked Intels w/ a Duron 2G and everything's fine there, too. Haven't bothered w/ HD output or matching connects, both large panels including my 39" for video entertainment run native 1368x768 resolution, and that's through old SVGA pin-plugs. Not really into games or the blueray scheme of things for as long as I can avoid it. Everything's AGP ATI, and they've proven to be more than hoped for as workhorses over the years. |
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