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[matthew pearce]

ok

Thanks for the comments again

I should have mentioned earlier that the optiplex does not have an AGP
slot. Sorry

I'll get a Hauppauge 500 then if they are not to expensive.

Thanks for the info about XVMC. esp. the link
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/XvMC

This has info about a X driver for the i810 the intergrated graphics
card oin the optiplex. So I might just use that for now

I have seen some VGA-S-video converters available on the internet. I
have also seen a simple circuit for an adaptor from S-video to
composite, which our (1950-70 era) TV supports. Does this sound OK?

Its a 7200RPM HDD

Thanks for the "capacitor Plauge" tip.  I got given 6 of these
Optiplex GX50's. 5 work one does not. However one of them that does
work suprised me because it has what looks loke a chared hole where a
surface mount component is on the other ones. I've installed windblows
on that one just to see how it runs. I assume it will die soon?

thanks

matthew