Derek Meek wrote: CPU+Mobo: Athlon XP 64 2800 + a good mobo (well.. really.. the cpu isn't a big important thing) Storage: 300GB SATA Video: a midrange nVidia card for higher output quality (I feel slimy buying nvidia) RAM: 512MB ~PC3200 TV Capture: * Hauppage PVR-500 * BT8*8 framegrabber that gives me three simultaneous channels :D