Seriously thinking of building a Media PC to act as a server in the house
for cds, dvd recording, etc etc. Been thinking of this for a while, and now
Sony have brought out a media receiver which will decode mp3's etc which
will plug into the TV and Amp setup I have and have the same remote as my
other Sony stuff, this has spurred me onto looking into this seriously.

I'm after a really small PC that will fit in a cupbaord, along with a large
HDD (200 gb) and a high quality DVD recorder/rewriter. I'm not sure if I
would need a top end video and sound card for this type of application. I
would also fit a digital TV card , network card etc .I've already got a
spare TFT screen and wireless keyboard/mouse. The machine would not be used
for anything else so I dont't think I would need a high end processor.

I would also have the server connected to broadband permanently, although
would use a laptop to surf connected through the wireless network I already
have.

Any ideas where I can find such a PC or what components would be best for
this type of application, ie good processor/ motherboard/ dvd recorder/ hdd/
small case etc.

The Sony stuff says it intergrates with the Vaio PCs but I would have
thought the Network Media Receiver comes with software to intergrate with
other PCs so that the remote will operate the PVR etc functions on the PC.

I will probably use a wired link to my router rather than wireless for the
time being, but can always add a bridge/acces point (never sure which you
use) to the Media Receiver at a later stage. (Im 54 mbps so should be up to
the job)





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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:10:01 -0000, "Justin" <jsheldon@ remove me
lineone.net> wrote:

>Seriously thinking of building a Media PC to act as a server in the house
>for cds, dvd recording, etc etc. Been thinking of this for a while, and now
>Sony have brought out a media receiver which will decode mp3's etc which
>will plug into the TV and Amp setup I have and have the same remote as my
>other Sony stuff, this has spurred me onto looking into this seriously.
>
>I'm after a really small PC that will fit in a cupbaord, along with a large
>HDD (200 gb) and a high quality DVD recorder/rewriter. I'm not sure if I
>would need a top end video and sound card for this type of application. I
>would also fit a digital TV card , network card etc .I've already got a
>spare TFT screen and wireless keyboard/mouse. The machine would not be used
>for anything else so I dont't think I would need a high end processor.
>
>I would also have the server connected to broadband permanently, although
>would use a laptop to surf connected through the wireless network I already
>have.
>
>Any ideas where I can find such a PC or what components would be best for
>this type of application, ie good processor/ motherboard/ dvd recorder/ hdd/
>small case etc.
>
>The Sony stuff says it intergrates with the Vaio PCs but I would have
>thought the Network Media Receiver comes with software to intergrate with
>other PCs so that the remote will operate the PVR etc functions on the PC.
>
>I will probably use a wired link to my router rather than wireless for the
>time being, but can always add a bridge/acces point (never sure which you
>use) to the Media Receiver at a later stage. (Im 54 mbps so should be up to
>the job)
>
>
>

Look up PC, or core systems, based on an XPC form factor (like the
shuttle ones. Get as many PCI slots you can, and be sure to get AGP
video.