Hi All - We have conferences, shows and sermons that take place at our church. We use wireless mics, cameras, sound systems, etc. Up in the media booth we have an AV Mixer AG-MX70 - just a few years old .. We are looking to move to online streaming. We are on a low-budget for this and I'm looking to find out the best bang for the buck. What PC is best suitable for streaming that isn't a MAC? Are there any recommended certain audio cards needed and video cards offering Svideo/hdmi/component ports?
For your purposes, you will not need a high end pc. Generally pc's built after 2005 should cover the load needed for streaming. You will however require a good network connection ADSL or similar is recommended for streaming video to the internet (probably not wireless at this time). Also you may need to update your network card/modem router in your pc if it predates 2005. If you are looking to buy a new pc specifically for streaming, web browsing and using the office suite, go for something with a good network card 4gig Ram, possibly Intel i5 processor. However if you plan to do high end video editing you can spend big for a machine that will render the videos. Working with programs like Premier you will need min 6 gig windows 64bit and an i7 processor to make it worth while. When it comes to online streaming quality really is not a necessity. You can use a standard sound card with a line in from the mixer and it wont be a problem. I dj online the same way and there is no need to stream audio over 96k unless someone plans to listen with surround sound speakers. Even 64k bit rate will be more than enough for just talking to an audience. With this information I suggest you visit a computer shop and get more details from them.
bout the PC spec. My windows xp system from 2003 still runs perfectly due to the fact a have a very fast broadband connection and yes I would agree with pj hardon "not wireless"
Great thanks. We will definately go wired - starting off with a Cable connection. Hopefully will move up to FIOS/Verizon for best speeds.