I'm trying to think of something worth while to comment on. Since my friend Josh requested the specs on my home theatre machine, I thought I would provide that.
AMD K7 1.3 GHz
192 MB Memory
1 - 40 GB HD for System and data
1 - 70 GB HD dedicated to Digital VCR files
ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder 8500 DV
Hercules Fortissimo II
1 - DVD player
1 - CD-RW drive
All-In-Wonder - The video card comes with input/output ports for composite video, S-Video, and stereo. It also comes with a fire-wire port. I'm very excited about that, but I don't have anything to use it with yet. Along with the card, a RF remote control is included which can act as a mouse and plugs into a USB port. The card comes with software including Digital VCR, TV-Listings, DVD Player, and ULead VideoStudio. I've discovered that recording on the highest quality causes problems when I play it back. Instead I record using a little less than DVD quality. The output of a one hour show is a 2.8 GB file in a proprietary format that can later be converted into whatever you want. I tried going directly into MPEG, but the MPEG player would get confused when I fast forwarded through the commercials and leave me with the deliberate feeling that I was watching an old kung fu movie.
Sound Card - The video card features analog, digital, and optical input and output. Very nice for audiophiles
