please suggest a system for me

[lethaldoser]

i am in the process of purchasing a new computer. i want to use the computer to:

1. tape live shows and convert to VCD and/or DVD
2. make short films/music videos

can anyone suggest what machine i should get / put together to do what i want to do? i need processor speeds, ram, hard drive, and cd / dvd burner, etc..

any help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

[Warlock]

The sky is the limit..

Here is my system in a nutshell

Mobo:
MSI's MS-6380E KT3 Ultra-Aru Raid133 KT333 Chipset.

CPU:
AMD Athalon XP 2000+

Mem:
1024 PC 2700 DDR

Drives:

HD: (2) Maxtor 6L06033 ATA 133 (60GB)
DVD: NEC DV-5800A
CDRW: Mitsumi CR-48X9TE


Hope this Helps

[zerodfence]

Depends on how much you want to spend.

For what you want to do its prob best you go for a high end PC because you wil be dealing with Video.

You will of course require either a Good Graphics card with Video in or a seperate capture card, which can get expessive. Firewire card could be considered but this is mainly used for DV cam corders no Video ( i assum your talking VHS ? )

Of Course a DVD writer, which are coming down in prise all the time.

So in the end, its best to go for as high as you can afford.
Im doing something similiar to yourself but with out the VHS side, so as above caller here is my system as an intermidate PC.

A7V333 Asus Raid KT333 MB
Athlon Xp 1900+
1GB DDR 2700 Ram
1 x IBM 7200 ATA100 120GB HD
2 X Matrox 40 GB HD
Gforce3 Ti 500 AGP
Pioneer DVD Rom
Pioneer A03 DVD Writer
Mitsumi 32 x 12 x 48 CDRW
Firewire
Dont forget the more HD space you have the better.