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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joecrow" data-source="post: 1234523" data-attributes="member: 128337">Hi and WelcomeI'm no great expert but have built a several HTPCs over the years and am happy to share some of my experiences.I have been using a TBS 6285 Quad DVB-T2 PCIe card (foreunner of the 6205) for several years, initially with Windows Media Center and now with MP1, it has been solid as a rock is still supported with latest drivers and Win 10 and had no problems when German TV upgraded from DVB-T to DVB-T2 Full HD. One feature I like is the TV out connector which gives you the opportunity to connect the TV direct (as long as the card is powered) to the antenna. The reception is much better than a Teratec dual tuner it replaced. I have no experience with Haupauge tuners but that price is attactive.Media Portal supports multiple tuner cards so you are not restricted to the max number of tuners on a single card, i.e if you need 6 tuners you could use a quad and a dual card.If you are thinking of using MP1 or MP2 then it has to be Windows, 7,8,10 (32 or 64 bit) all work. I'm using Win !0 x64, which has had problems with a recent update but basically works well.It is possible to get low cases for ITX/MiniATX mobos but that can well limit what CPU and GPU are available. That said I have no experience of onboard graphics which someone years ago advised me to avoid. Generally speaking I go for the most expensive seperate graphics card I can afford. Cooling is also a big consideration, the quiet CPU coolers typically come with big heatsinks and fans so along with a full size graphics card that usually forces you into using a 6+ inch high case.I have had very good experiences with both Gigabyte and AS Rock mobos, currently I'm using Gigabyte. These days you should be looking for USB 2 and 3, Gigabyte Lan, SATA III for most if not all device interfaces. Also make sure you check the manufactures supported CPU and memory lists before purchasing anything if you plan to source these items seperately.With MP if you select a  program from the EPG to record it will schedule Windows to make the recording, the recording will go ahead regardless of whether MP is running or not and depending on how you set it up the PC can be put to sleep and will wake to make the recording in "Away mode" which disables video and audio output, then return to sleep on completion.You're right here is loads more<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

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