My HTPC
Hardware:
- Antec SLK3000B
- Seasonic S12 380W
- Asus A8N-SLI Premium
- AMD X2 3800+
- Thermalright SI-120
- Corsair XMS 2GB PC3200 RAM
- Hitachi Deskstar 80GB SATA II
- Seagate 250GB PATA x 2
- Seagate 300GB PATA
- Seagate 300GB SATA x 2
- NEC 3520A DVD Burner
- Gigabyte 6600GT
- Hauppauge PVR-250 x 2
- Hauppauge PVR-500MCE
- Hauppuage WinTV-HVR-950
- DViCO FusionHDTV5 USB Gold x 2
- Radio Shack 15-1880 antenna
- Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1″ LCD monitor
Software:
- Microsoft Windows XP Pro
- Snapstream Beyond TV 4
Antec SLK3000B Mid-Tower Case
- Low cost, silent, tower case
- 5.25″ external drive bays: 4
- 3.25″ internal drive bays: 5
- 120mm intake fan; 120mm exhaust fan
- Review: SilentPCReview.com
Seasonic S12 500W Power Supply
- Efficient, quiet power supply
- Review: SilentPCReview.com
Asus A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard
- nvidia nforce4 SLI chipset
- Fanless chipset cooler
- PCI-e x16 slots: 2
- PCI-e x1 slot: 1
- PCI-e x4 slot: 1
- PCI slots: 3
- SATA I: 4
- SATA II: 4
- Gigabit ethernet
- SPDIF outputs: 1 optical, 1 digital coax
AMD X2 3800+ Dual Core CPU
- Very fast; great for multitasking
- Operating Frequency: 2.0GHz
- L2 Cache: 2 x 512MB
Thermalright SI-120 Heatsink
- Very large CPU heatsink
- Paired with a 120mm fan
- Keep CPU very cool: Idle ~30 degrees; Load: ~45 degrees
Corsair XMS 2GB PC3200 RAM
- 2 sticks in dual channel
- Cas Latency: CL2
- 2-3-3-6 timing
Hitachi Deskstar 80GB SATA II
- Used for operating system and programs only
Seagate 250GB PATA Hard Drives
- 2 of these drives in spanned mode for recorded TV storage
Seagate 300GB PATA Hard Drive
- 1 in spanned mode with the 250GB hard drives for recorded TV storage
Seagate 300GB SATA Hard Drives
- 1 for recorded TV storage
- 1 for DVD storage
NEC 3520A DVD Burner
- Low cost, silent, optical drive
Gigabyte 6600GT Video Card
- Fanless “Silentpipe” design
- Unofficial standard for viewing HD content
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250
- Using 2 of these
- Hardware encoding TV tuner card
- Uses less system resources while recording
- Hauppauge hardware encoding cards are the unofficial standard for HTPC’s
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500MCE
- Dual-tuner, hardware encoding card
- Uses less system resources while recording
- Hauppauge hardware encoding cards are the unofficial standard for HTPC’s
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950
- USB2 ATSC over-the-air high definition tuner
- My blog post
DViCO FusionHDTV5 USB Gold
- Using 2 of these
- External analog/digital tuner
- Used to record over-the-air digital broadcasts
Radio Shack 15-1880 Antenna
- Indoor antenna used to receive over-the-air digital broadcasts
- Feeds the FusionHDTV5 USB and Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950
Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW
- 20.1″ widescreen LCD monitor
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
- Operating system
Snapstream Beyond TV 4
- Software used to record and view LiveTV, streamed throughout my home
- Product Link
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Grant,
I see you have 6 tuners all together.
How many can actually be used at anyone time?
Can you record 6 different channels simultaineously?
Can you display 6 different windows all with a different channel while selecting audio for one?
These are the things I’d like to do but am having trouble finding workable examples.
Thx
Tom
Don’t answer my funking questions than! I hope your HTPC goes up in flames
Cheers, Tom
“Don’t answer my funking questions than! I hope your HTPC goes up in flames
Cheers, Tom”
A. You are the typical ignorant alpha male. People post all the time and never look at a post again - imagine that.
B. You are now OFFICIALLY on our watch list.
Enjoy your life under our microscope sir.
Cheers.
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