sherlock@vsnl.com wrote:
A via cle266 based mobo with 1.6Ghz onboard cpu costs around Rs.3100. Add 128mb ram, 40gb drive, cd and box. Total Rs. 8600/-. Add 2 line lcd and remote =Rs.1200/-. Add 15" LCD, pixelview tuner card, audigy sound card and creative speakers and DVD/cd combo = Rs.26800. Load Mythtv and friends. You have a full blown home entertainment Personal Video / Audio Recording system which should last for the next 5 yrs. It should beat the crap out of commercial stuff costing 4 times as much. You need a 105db noise floor sound card to match the pros.
Just curious to know, an ipod with a very high storage capacity costs about 25k, roughly the same as the above combination and consumes little power too. Will it do the rec/playback that you have mentioned above? Only dreamt of an ipod, no real feel of it. :)
Regards,
Rony.
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