Greetings all, i am on the edge of buying a new system in teh aim of building a HTPC (sky box blown up and bored).
My aim;
I want a HiDef HTPC, with PVR function. I want to be able to have a signal from my dish (HD) or maybe two!
What i know;
As far as building the system no problem been building since i was 12 (now in my 20s). I no i can choose xp MCE, Vista HP, or run a linux distro (i will choose the latter two tho but would appreciate advice on these)
What i dont know;
Digital signal, and channels i am not paying for sky just getting the free channels atm. (just as a note here i dont think i can get DVB although this may just be my tv aerial) so what channels can i get
Card?
I have looked at may cards, but struggle to find an ideal one due to the descriptions
Questions;
- What is the best OS for a PVR HTPC?
- If i were to subscribe to sky (to get more channels) can i do this on this system?
- What card is the best (preferably PCI not PCIe as my wifi card is PCIe) for the following functions;
- singal or dual channel recordings
- lots of channels (at least ch 1-5)
Fingers tired of christmas typing now, cheers in advance and i hope you have all had a merry xmas and hope you all have a great new years and the new year brings good times....
....rant ends