Quasi HTPC audio/video questions

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nm2285

Senior Audioholic
Well I'm planning something like an HTPC and have a few questions. Basically, its use will be to store and play all my music and movies. All media will be ripped onto the hard drives and play directly from there through foobar200 (audio) and VLC (video). All ripping will occur via audiograbber and dvd shrink. As such, what kind of quality do I need?

For the soundcard, is it enough to have a card with a digital out? Do I need any other features?

For the videocard, how much processing will it actually have to do considering all the information is already present? What factors should I consider for this application?

Seems to me like the processor doesn't have to be anything special, but I need at least 512mb ram for this effort. Any other recommendations?

Nick
 
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