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Shago

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Hi all

I've got a BenQ V2400W ordered and i'm going to use it with my xbox over VGA. The next this I want to do is a small pc to use as mediacenter. I was thinking of a Barebone/shuttle and need some suggestions on those.
My xbox is connected to my stereo system through the xbox vga cable. So whats the deal with the audio when playing a movie via my computer?
And last question: will a barebone be able to display high resolutions? (when you've got one with an on board graphics card)
 
Please answer the question listed in the "Asking for Build Help?" sticky so we have an idea of what to base our recommendations on.

Depending on the onboard GPU used, a barebones system may or may not be able to play HD video. For example, AMD's 780/790 series chipsets can play HD video, but Intel's current chipsets can't. You could also buy a cheap video card (like, the ATI HD3450) to use for playing HD video.
 
Sorry about that, I got a little overexited ;).

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web browsing, watching movies

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around 300/400 $ (no display)

3) Where do you live?
Belgium

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
A basic mediacenter, all I want is something to play my .MKV's with

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
The one that comes with the case should be good enough

6) Will you be overclocking?
No

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24"

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
In the near future (within 2 months)

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
VGA/DVI/HDMI

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
No


Extra: A shuttle would be nice, but if the price can be cut down by taking a midi tower, i'm all ears!

/ http://www.emachines.com/ anyone got any experience with those?
 
One of the more popular stores: http://www.alternate.be/html/index.html
I hope you can find your way through the site but if you have any problem, i'm happy to list the premade computers.
The pc builder is pretty descent, but its a bit overkill for what I need imo.

Another thing, I was just cleaning the basement and found an old pentium 3 computer. How much ram is needed to put on xp? 512 or something?

About the emachines, they have it in the shop I work in, haven't gotten time to test them, but i'll take your word for it. I mean, what can you expect for a price that low :).
 
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