Media Center setup

[Stephen M]

Stephen, the only thing I plan on doing with this computer is streaming
videos over a local LAN and display them on a smartTV.  So would I need it
if I wouldn't be using the computer itself?

On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you can getting a cheap graphics card can give you an extended life on
> the Pentium dual core, just make sure it supports decoding functions.
> something like the nvidia 720 or AMD R5 or R7 low end gpu's.
>
> Read up on drivers based on the multimedia application or solution you
> will be using.
>
> On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Stephen M <smelheim85 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I know this as been asked a few times, and I should keep all the convos
>> but there are so many.  I am trying to find a good solution to start a
>> media center.  So I need to know best hardware and software.  Of course I
>> am using a Nix system and looking for anything inexpensive.
>>
>> Although right now I have access to a Compact SR5000, max 2Gb RAM. It has
>> a pentium dual core system.  It has Vista so I need to get some ideas.  The
>> hard drive is around 500Gb but my father might give me a 1.5Gb.
>>
>> So this will take a long time for me to get done because of my situation.
>>
>> Thanks all
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Melheim
>> 602-400-7707
>> SMelheim85 at gmail.com
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