I want to build a computer for recording tv, playing DVD's, listening to MP3's on my Sony (STR-DE875) home receiver.
I have the following:
Dazzle Hollywood Bridge, Athlon XP 1700+, 500MB DDR RAM, 60GB+ HD space, Sound Blaster Audigy sound card, Visiontech GeForce 2 Ultra video card.

Questions...
1) How do output the sound to my home reciever (Sony STR-DE875) using the Sound Blaster card?

2) What software should I use for programming the TV to record stations. Is it possible to do so while using the Dazzle? If not, what is the best program to use for timed recording? I would probably capture in DV AVI and then compress to VCD format later.

3) Are there any websites that have how-to's that would help this project?

4) What software would I use for DVD and MP3 playback that would allow me to have a remote control most of the options (IE. play, stop, ffw, rw)?
Is ShowShifter any good? Is that similar to what I need?

5) Any other suggestions to make an awesome entertainment computer? By the way, ? I am not a gamer.

Thanx ahead of time!

-Reid