any good?

is the graphics card any good? seems a bit cack at 256 MB, but i know nothing about it really.

i would think of getting one to use as a media centre and get a freeview tv card for it

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_6299.htm

With AMD Quad-Core Technology and integrated Blu-ray & HD-DVD Player
AMD PhenomTM X4 9500 Quad-Core Processor
Phenomenal performance for digital entertainment and increased productivity. With a Quad-Core CPU your computer can carry out more than one task at a time. For example, surf the web, listen to music, burn a CD and have Anti-virus software running in the background, all at the same time!
Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Player
Enjoy movies in super high definition with the integrated Blu-ray & HD-DVD combo player. Brilliant colours and perfect picture clarity mean your PC becomes a digital home cinema. You can also read standard DVDs and write single or dual-layer DVD-R/DVD-RW discs with this multi-talented optical drive.
Huge 500 GB hard disk for storing up-to 100,000 photos or 100,000 music tracks
(approx. 4 MB per photo/music title)
Massive 3 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500 GT 256 MB graphics
(based on PCI-Express technology with 256 MB ultra fast GDDR-3 memory). For outstanding 2D and 3D graphics performance you can rely on the included NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500 GT graphics card.
Wireless LAN 802.11n Draft*
HDMI for perfect digital output
eSATA connection
Huge Software Package (OEM Versions)

• Windows Vista® Home Premium incl. SP1
• Medion Home Cinema Suite
• Microsoft Works 9.0 with Office “Home and Student”** (60 days trial)
• Nero Burning ROM 8 Essentials
• Ulead Photoimpact 12 SE
• BullGuard Internet Security incl. 90 days internet update

 

loads of reviews in german .... sadly i can only just speak english

http://medion.adslweb.co.uk/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=78

 

It's more than good enough a spec for a media centre...

 

yeah but if you wanted to play new games the graphics card isnt too hot for that, but for everything else it would be spot on.

 

thanks, but is it too good and hence too expensive?

not a games player, so not bothered about that

 

I recently purchased an Acer Inspire 510 media centre for £375 on ebay and it's perfick.. does HD.. whatever you want! So I guess you can judge the price based on that..

 

i think it is a very good spec and a very good price too. Phenoms are better than intels at playback of hd movies

 

Can you point me to something to back that up?

 

yes then, look for one about 400 or something

 

Simply google the amd vs intel comaprison for sure, I prefer AMD's personally.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138615

Additional hard drives can be installed in 2 mins if you need bigger storage

The ACER ASL5100 Desktop PC with 19" TFT Widescreen Monitor only £399.74inc vat
Manufacturers Part Number: 9P.G2G9Z.UFP
Model Name: Acer ASL5100

Processor

Type: ATHLON 64 X2 4200 Dual-Core Processor

Memory

Size: 1 GB
Maximum Expandability: 4GB
Technology: DDR2


Drives

Hard Drive: 160 GB
Certification: S.M.A.R.T
Optical Drive: DVD RW Dual, double layer slot in solution


Display

19" Wide Screen TFT Monitor


Graphics

Manufacturer: ATI
Type: Integrated ATI Radeon X1250


Interfaces

4-in-1memory card reader for Sony® Memory Stick, Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC) and xD Cards
6 USB2 ports with 2 in front
1 DVI port
Gigabyte (10/100/1000) Lan solution
Audio Connections: 1 Line-in, 1 Lin-out, 1 Mic.-in ( (rear), Lin Out - MIC In (front)
1 Firewire 1394 port
S-video/Composite/AV-in connectors (with optional TV Tuner)
S/PDIF output (with optional TV Tuner)
FM antenna input (with optional TV Tuner)


Physical Dimensions

60(W) x 200(D) x 250(H)


Warranty

1 year warranty


Software

Microsoft® Office Trial 2007 (60D),
Microsoft® Works 8.5,
Adobe® Reader® 7.0,
Norton Internet Security™ 2007 (90D),
Acer Arcade Live,
Quick Burning (NTI CD-Maker™ Gold),
Acer Empowering Technology,
eSobi™ v2,0 Lite Trial (90D).


Operating System

Windows Vista® Home Premium

 

thanks chaps, didn't go for it in the end. will sort something different out later.