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<blockquote data-quote="gxtracker" data-source="post: 135975" data-attributes="member: 14004"><p>if the PSU is already able to handle the system, then adding a PCI card to the system wont even make a dent into the amount of extra required power needed. PCI cards consume very little power compared to something like a hard drive or GPU.</p><p></p><p>As for the AIW, I would forget about it and purchase a hardware encoding TV tuner. the frustration you'll save will be worth more than the $60 or so that it will cost you for the card. Not to mention the AIW is a software encoding card, so it will require your CPU to record the footage. That means you can forget about using the HTPC to, for example, watch a DVD or video while its busy recording TV.</p><p></p><p>Your system may be slow in comparison to gaming systems today, but its more than enough to run a HTPC with MP on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gxtracker, post: 135975, member: 14004"] if the PSU is already able to handle the system, then adding a PCI card to the system wont even make a dent into the amount of extra required power needed. PCI cards consume very little power compared to something like a hard drive or GPU. As for the AIW, I would forget about it and purchase a hardware encoding TV tuner. the frustration you'll save will be worth more than the $60 or so that it will cost you for the card. Not to mention the AIW is a software encoding card, so it will require your CPU to record the footage. That means you can forget about using the HTPC to, for example, watch a DVD or video while its busy recording TV. Your system may be slow in comparison to gaming systems today, but its more than enough to run a HTPC with MP on it. [/QUOTE]
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