littlebrother

Hello. I've got an old computer I want to convert to a dvr for my business. The machine is an acer f1 http://www.acersupport.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/PowerF1/PowerF1sp2.shtml I bought a kodicom 4400 card for it, i realize now it's likely a clone. I don't want to break forum rules, but this is my situation... It appears the card does not to work with sis chipsets and xp. My question is: Would I be better off buying an intel mb and using win2k (keeping the 4400), buying a card that supports the sis chipset (do any cards support this?), or should i buy a new mb and a new card. I'm trying to do it cheap, hopefully under $200, not including cameras. thanks!

I went ahead and got the webgate standalone. I found it on ebay used for $250, seems like a good price. Hopefully it doesn't have any issues. Thanks for everyone's input. This is a great forum, looking forward to using it more. c.o.p., Not sure on your question. But, according to a previous post, some cards are equipped to convert video signals, lessening the strain on computer's resources.

Thanks for the replies. Sorry it has taken me a bit to get back. I think you guys are right on, and a new system is in order. I'm thinking now about getting a standalone dvr and using the old pc for archiving and viewing. Here's one i'm thinking about: http://www.webgateinc.com/wgi_htdocs/eng/product/view.php?id=wgi_eng&no=85 Probably in the wrong forum now... but does this look alright? Apparently it has usb for connecting to the computer. thanks.