ghiromax

First of all hi everybody,<br /> <br /> I've been through the CA site a couple of times and after reading the CAPS thread I decide to embark in this project which for me is the 1st experience in building a PC.<br /> Many thanks to Chris who made this topic fully understandable even to the most inexperienced ones.<br /> And now a couple of questions:<br /> <br /> Motherboard: since the C.A.P.S. will be required to play also my small collection ov DVD (live performances of the musicians I like more - BTW any suggestion on how to rip them in the best way to preserve both audio and video quality?) I was thinking to upgrade to a motherboard with better graphic capacities like the ASUS AT3IONT-I DELUXE (ION, Atom N330, VGA, PCIe x16, DDR3 1066, SATA II, USB 2.0, GLAN, WiFi, HDMI, 8ch audio, 19V) using for the moment the nuforce uDAC I already own, to switch later to a separate audio card like the Xonar Essence, or an external asynchronous DAC.<br /> <br /> Case: I located this one from an Italian manufacturer supplying some small Hi-End local manufacturer and the DIY market (I'm Italian myself, but living in Czech Republic)<br /> http://www.modushop.biz/ecommerce/cat193_l2.php?n=1<br /> the link for more info seems to be broken in the English page but it works in the Italian one, anyway here it is:<br /> http://www.hifi2000.it/redirect.asp?id=10&type=dw<br /> I like how it looks and it seems to be well built. I asked them if a backpanel with te slot for the connector plate for the additional PCI card is available but I'm still waiting for the answer (typical ... :-)). In case of negative reply I'll easily cut it by myself should I decide to install an internal card.<br /> What do you think as a choice? Do you foresee any problem using this case with the motherboard I selected? <br /> <br /> Control of the C.A.P.S.: what do you think of controlling the server through a cheap 7" Android tablet dedicated to this task only. Do you think that one with the 1.6 Android version available on ebay for less than 100 bucks could do the job with J River MC SW? On the J River site I read that is possible to control it from Android devices but couldn't find more info. Does anybody have experience with similar solutions?<br /> <br /> Being the V 2. of the C.A.P.S. around the corner I'll wait before ordering the parts, but your suggestions, opinions and possible caveats will be in the meantime very welcome <br /> <br /> Thanks for the attention<br /> <br /> Max