Building My Own Player

[JamieBecks23]

Can anyone help me.
I plan on making a PC (Very basic) to play VCD, SVCD, DVD and divx. i dont want it for computing, encoding, playing games or anything, i want a tv out card to go to the tv and thats it.

These are what i need:

DVD Rom drive
tv out card
1ghz processor
A horizontal case (so it dont look like a pc)

And is there a way so i can not have to use a mouse and keyboard so i can use it almost exactly like a dvd player?

[The Maynard]

This is exactly what I'm going to be doing within the next few months myself!
What I wanna know is do these Dolby Digital 5.1 sound cards have the kind of output that will plug into my DD Reciever? If not, what would one need?

[crahak]

It is very simple, and there are like a good dozen threads on this at least, such as this one: http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130695&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0. I get around to make an article with photos and all some day... Just analyze your needs (what to play, other needs, size, noise, other concerns), determine your budget and what you already have handy (lots of the required stuff, you might already have as spare parts). Then pick a player, and you're already nearly done... Good luck