Mo

Please see this thread in wanted.

Thanks

Mo

Anyone have any suggestions on where to look for a second hand PC?

ScoobyDoo555

here

Good, cheap PCs with a warrantee too

Hope this helps

Dan

ChrisB

Anyone brought a PC from EuroPC? Some good prices there...

Mo

Thanks Dan but unfortunately they're out of their budget.

I'm really after an old base unit, nothing flash, does not require an internet connection but it must have a soundcard. A DVD drive is preferable but if it doesn't have one they will purchase one seperately.

Someone must have an old one knocking about they don't need

IWatkins

Must have a DVD ? Is this for purely installing software or is it for DVD film playback ?

If it is the later, soe crusty old PC won't be up to doing playback unless it is fairly quick...

Maybe tell us what the budget is, makes things a bit easier ?

Mo

OK they had asked me to provide sound and a CD-ROM to their current 486 which I can do no problem but I suggested to them that they should really look at upgrading. Now being a playgroup they don't budget for this type of thing but did say that they could stretch to £100 if I could source something. Hence the post...

What would they need to run a DVD-ROM; surely it'd run on a 300mhz PII or similar?

IWatkins

I haven't actually tried DVD playback (using software decoding) on anything less than a 833MHz box (IIRC). I guess the only way to tell is find someone with an older (hence slower) box and ask them to try DVD playback assuming they have a DVD drive and the playback software.

Mo

I've got a 600mhz notebook and DVD playback runs fine on that so I'd have though that it would be OK but like you say best to try it first.

Anyway DVD is a bonus, we could always source this at a later date. Anyone else got an old (but not too crusty ) PC they want rid of?

Ken E

I have a Celeron 433mhz laptop with 8mb ATI Rage graphics and 288mb of Ram. The 8x DVD player works fine.

Mo

Thanks for the info Ken, I guess I've just got to find one now!