theDreamer
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So, after having my HTPC for almost a month now, there is one thing I left out because I was unsure if I wanted or was going to need it, TV tuner card. After a month of use, and more research I have found it would be exactly what I need in this setup.
A bit of background so you can help me make the best choice:
~Will be getting AT&T U-verse this month (YAY!!!!)
~Want a card that will last (PCI or PCIe is fine)
~Have fell in love with VMC and want to be able to control and use from inside VMC
~Storage will be on another computer, WHS system
What I want to record:
~HD (best as I can) - only care about standard channels, i.e. Fox, ABC, NBC, etc. Want to watch my television shows in HD if I can.
~Record SD for other channels, if I ever want or need to.
~Record two HD channels at once.
I have read through the AVS HTPC thread and they recommend these two:
~AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe (link)
~Silicondust HDHomeRun (link)
There is a bit of a price difference and one is network and the other is internal PCIe, but I am really unsure of how this works in the end. When I setup my cable and TV tuner card, how do I do this? Coaxial from wall to the cable box, and then coaxial from the cable box to the TV tuner card?
Thanks for any help, still a bit new to all of this HTPC information and so far I am loving it. Finally got my server setup with my movies, can now browse by movie poster thanks to mymovies software (thanks all for tips here), and now my HTPC is my center piece of my setup. Still waiting to find the end of what this HTPC can do, and so far have not found it.
A bit of background so you can help me make the best choice:
~Will be getting AT&T U-verse this month (YAY!!!!)
~Want a card that will last (PCI or PCIe is fine)
~Have fell in love with VMC and want to be able to control and use from inside VMC
~Storage will be on another computer, WHS system
What I want to record:
~HD (best as I can) - only care about standard channels, i.e. Fox, ABC, NBC, etc. Want to watch my television shows in HD if I can.
~Record SD for other channels, if I ever want or need to.
~Record two HD channels at once.
I have read through the AVS HTPC thread and they recommend these two:
~AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe (link)
~Silicondust HDHomeRun (link)
There is a bit of a price difference and one is network and the other is internal PCIe, but I am really unsure of how this works in the end. When I setup my cable and TV tuner card, how do I do this? Coaxial from wall to the cable box, and then coaxial from the cable box to the TV tuner card?
Thanks for any help, still a bit new to all of this HTPC information and so far I am loving it. Finally got my server setup with my movies, can now browse by movie poster thanks to mymovies software (thanks all for tips here), and now my HTPC is my center piece of my setup. Still waiting to find the end of what this HTPC can do, and so far have not found it.