Puddle Jumper
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I have been thinking about building a htpc for recording tv in HD. Here is the parts I am looking at so far. I may also add a blu ray drive in the future.
Newegg.com - Foxconn A74MX-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Newegg.com - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 Black 102 Normal Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard - Keyboards
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
I already have
Case
psu
hard drive
optical drives
HD 2600xt 512mb
The main problem I have ran into is what tv tuner or capture card to get. I don't want to record in anything less than 720p and 1080i or 1080p would be preferable.. The directv Hd receiver I will most likely be getting has hdmi, component, composite and s video output's. Can anyone suggest a tv tuner card that would let me record with good quality using one of those inputs?
Newegg.com - Foxconn A74MX-K AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Newegg.com - Logitech Cordless Desktop EX100 Black 102 Normal Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard - Keyboards
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
I already have
Case
psu
hard drive
optical drives
HD 2600xt 512mb
The main problem I have ran into is what tv tuner or capture card to get. I don't want to record in anything less than 720p and 1080i or 1080p would be preferable.. The directv Hd receiver I will most likely be getting has hdmi, component, composite and s video output's. Can anyone suggest a tv tuner card that would let me record with good quality using one of those inputs?