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Building a new DTV system...grateful for advice
I have decided that due to the continuos problems I have with my G400 card that I am going to build a completely new system just for video. If the G400 still won't work in that I shall just stick in my G200 which was completey trouble free (as was my old RR before that). No green flashes or streaks etc...
However I would be grateful for some advice on what to build. I do not do anything professionally, just holiday videos etc.. but I like them to look good and always work in full frame (704*576 25fps) video.
I have been doing so for the past 3 years and started off with a 200mhz CPU with IDE HD's that pre-dated ATA33 and still managed this with no problem using the Matrox "home" video solutions.
This being the case, do I really need to spend loads of money on SCSI HD's etc or can I still get away with IDE? And although I am just going to use my G200, would it be worth purchasing something like the RT2000?
The following spec is what I have come up with that I think should do me fine:
ATX Super Midi Tower Case 250W PSU
Abit KT7 Socket A ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 950MHz Socket A CPU
128MB PC133 SDRAM
20GB Maxtor Hard Drive 7,200RPM
8x/4x/32x Speed CD Writer
1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
G400/G200 AGP Graphics Card (whatever works!)
Creative SoundBlaster Live Platinum
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
2 Button PS/2 Mouse
The above will only cost about £900max.
I would use WIN98SE and my other HD's which are in removable bays for the video storage. Some of these are only ATA33 but as explained I have had no trouble before capturing and playing full frame video with these.
I really enjoy creating videos but at the moment I can't do anything which is very depressing.
Any help would be very gratefully received and apologies for such a long posting!
Andrew Wright
However I would be grateful for some advice on what to build. I do not do anything professionally, just holiday videos etc.. but I like them to look good and always work in full frame (704*576 25fps) video.
I have been doing so for the past 3 years and started off with a 200mhz CPU with IDE HD's that pre-dated ATA33 and still managed this with no problem using the Matrox "home" video solutions.
This being the case, do I really need to spend loads of money on SCSI HD's etc or can I still get away with IDE? And although I am just going to use my G200, would it be worth purchasing something like the RT2000?
The following spec is what I have come up with that I think should do me fine:
ATX Super Midi Tower Case 250W PSU
Abit KT7 Socket A ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 950MHz Socket A CPU
128MB PC133 SDRAM
20GB Maxtor Hard Drive 7,200RPM
8x/4x/32x Speed CD Writer
1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
G400/G200 AGP Graphics Card (whatever works!)
Creative SoundBlaster Live Platinum
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
2 Button PS/2 Mouse
The above will only cost about £900max.
I would use WIN98SE and my other HD's which are in removable bays for the video storage. Some of these are only ATA33 but as explained I have had no trouble before capturing and playing full frame video with these.
I really enjoy creating videos but at the moment I can't do anything which is very depressing.
Any help would be very gratefully received and apologies for such a long posting!
Andrew Wright