DVD player from a PC???

[slavik]

I got an idea of making a custom wooden case (stained and coated with polyurethane, to give it a nice look)

then an idea spring into my head about making a small case as a DVD player unit ...

I found a chaintech model which has the nForce2 IGP with S-VIDEO OUT!!! (can any s-video port be converter to regular RCA?)

anyway, if the mobo is paired with a DVD burner (to read/burn) DVDs, then this can become a PVR if a TV-Tuner card is added ...

it can also be a great home theater system if a good sound card is added (along the lines of an Audigy?)

but wait, there's MORE!!! (sales pitch?)
it can double as a PC with the Deluxe Video package!!! (9800pro?)

anyway, as for CPU/RAM ... for the basic gfx package (nforce2 igp), the CPU could start at 1.6GHz applebred Duron and go upto the 3200+ Barton (gfx package required), with thorton inbetween

the RAM would be from 2x256MB to 2x512MB PC2100 to PC2700 to PC3200

the sound, could be on-board 5.1, or Audigy 5.1 or the Audigy 2 7.1

the TV-Tuner (for PVR) would be probably just Avermedia MTVStudio (includes remote, nice card for around 60USD), and maybe a Hauppaugge as an upgrade?

the PVR would also include a DVD Burner, but the "regular" would include a DVD/CD Reader, and maybe a CDRW/DVD drive for the "Music" model?

also, instead of the floppy drive, there would be a 7-in-1 card reader, so you view photos and stuff ...

what do you guys think??? is there a market for this stuff???

and the wooden case wouldn't be too big either, and would be quiet ;)

as far dimentions, something around 5"x12"x10" HxDxW

what do you guys think???

I'll go look up the prices for stuff and report on how much "each" would run :)

[slavik]

the problem comes down to a wireless keyboard, which must have a built in trackball or touchpad ... (the OS would most likely be WinXP Home)

[morphid]

sure, there would be a market for that. the main problem would be getting the word out. then there's the fact that you'd have to be quite skilled as a user in order to get the maximum out of the system's features. but of course, such an advanced setup probably only interests the technologically-minded crowd, which it is aimed at anyway.