[Tfug] My next HW/SW integration masterpiece

[ewf]

Thanks guys, (any gals?), for your input. You've given me a lot of info 
that I now have to digest.

                                                                        
                                                                        
 Cheers,
                                                                        
                                                                        
  Erich


ewf wrote:

>
>       I have a 1.7Ghz machine that's just sitting around. I want it to 
> replace several components
> in my entertainment center, namely the TV set and the  DVD. A TV set 
> is actually two componenets
> 1) a receiver/decoder of NTSC signal and  2) a display.  The computer 
> can obviously do 2), but
> can it do 1)?  I think the answer is yes, because you can get a PCI 
> component with a TV tuner
> on it to plug into the PC, but what about the SW to support this? Is 
> there S/W that decodes
> NTSC? No, I'm not going to get into digital TV reception since the 
> subscription rates are high
> and I have poor control of content. (Comments anyone?)
>
>        A computer with a DVD R/W is obviously better, (and probably 
> cheaper), than a stand-
> alone DVD component with R/W capability. Adding a 120G drive makes it 
> a TiVo, (without
> the snooping that that company does on its subscribers),  (Comments 
> anyone?)
>
>        Adding a NIC as a final touch allows you the ability to 
> edit/save MPEG data in the
> comfort of your study instead of fiddling with buttons/wires at your 
> entertainment center.
>
>       Maybe this isn't practical. You're talking to a guy that's 
> always found more entertainment
> in the back of a TV set than in front of one :-)
>
>
>                                                                        
>                                                                        
> Cheers,
>                                                                        
>                                                                        
> Erich
>
>
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