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<blockquote data-quote="Neumahn" data-source="post: 413832" data-attributes="member: 91332">Hello,I am building my first HTPC.&nbsp; I have assembled PCs before but never a HTPC.&nbsp; I live in California and plan to use it for over the air broadcast ATSC both Live and DVR, Ripped and Downloaded Music, Movies, Photos as well as watching Blu-Ray and DVD movies.&nbsp; I would also like to access Netflix and Hulu.&nbsp; I also would like to be able to play GTA IV occasionally.&nbsp; I spent some time researching it on the <a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=940972&amp;page=85#ATXSysHighEnd" target="_blank">AVS Forum (Intel/Intel ATX High-End)</a> and I saw a gentleman, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOFwnYTq9s&amp;eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideosearch%3Fhl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26hs%3DAvx%26q%3DHTPC%2520zalman%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv%23hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26hs%3DAvx%26q%3DHTPC%2Bzalman%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv%26start%3D10&amp;feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">ZeeBOBNZ</a>, from New Zealand's videos of his Zalman HTPC running MediaPortal and decided to go for it.&nbsp; Here is what I ordered:
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Western Digital WD20EADS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5&quot; Hard Drive - OEM
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8300 - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x RiDATA 25GB 2X BD-R(Blu-ray) Single Disc - OEM
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Western Digital Caviar GP WD7500AACS 750GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5&quot; Hard Drive - OEM
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x ZALMAN Black Aluminum HD160XT Plus ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x HIS Hightech H485QT512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready&nbsp; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CrossFire Supported IceQ4 Turbo Video Card - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x LG Black 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner &amp; HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L - OEM
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x ASUS Xonar D2 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Ultra Fidelity Sound Card with Complete Dolby/DTS Sound
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Technologies - Retail
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x ADATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Unbuffered-DIMM Non-ECC Memory
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Zalman CNPS9500A LED CPU Cooling Fan - Socket 478, 775, 754, 939, 940, AM2
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Logitech diNovo Mini
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
&nbsp; &nbsp; * 1 x Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 64-bit for System Builders
I recently had my circa 1993 Hitachi 55 inch Ultravision SD projection TV die so I just bought a Samsung Luxia 55UNB7000.I was considering using MCE but now that I found MediaPortal it looks like a better option but i am just not sure if it does everthing I need.&nbsp; I am also not sure if all of my hardware is completely compatible with it.&nbsp; It is also possible I made some mistakes in what I ordered, if so I would appreciate someone pointing that out to me.&nbsp; I plan on using the smaller HD for software and operating system and the larger one (first of many) for media.&nbsp; Does anyone know if the Tuner card I bought can be used with a single antenna to get two ATSC DT stations at the same time?&nbsp; I would like the ability to record two stations simultaneously.Again, thank you so much for your input in advance!!!-Neumahn<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neumahn, post: 413832, member: 91332"] Hello, I am building my first HTPC. I have assembled PCs before but never a HTPC. I live in California and plan to use it for over the air broadcast ATSC both Live and DVR, Ripped and Downloaded Music, Movies, Photos as well as watching Blu-Ray and DVD movies. I would also like to access Netflix and Hulu. I also would like to be able to play GTA IV occasionally. I spent some time researching it on the [URL="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=940972&page=85#ATXSysHighEnd"]AVS Forum (Intel/Intel ATX High-End)[/URL] and I saw a gentleman, [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOFwnYTq9s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideosearch%3Fhl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26hs%3DAvx%26q%3DHTPC%2520zalman%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv%23hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26hs%3DAvx%26q%3DHTPC%2Bzalman%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv%26start%3D10&feature=player_embedded"]ZeeBOBNZ[/URL], from New Zealand's videos of his Zalman HTPC running MediaPortal and decided to go for it. Here is what I ordered: [INDENT] * 1 x Western Digital WD20EADS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM * 1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8300 - Retail * 1 x GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail * 1 x Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail * 1 x RiDATA 25GB 2X BD-R(Blu-ray) Single Disc - OEM * 1 x Western Digital Caviar GP WD7500AACS 750GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM * 1 x ZALMAN Black Aluminum HD160XT Plus ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail * 1 x HIS Hightech H485QT512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ4 Turbo Video Card - Retail * 1 x LG Black 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L - OEM * 1 x ASUS Xonar D2 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Ultra Fidelity Sound Card with Complete Dolby/DTS Sound Technologies - Retail * 1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM * 1 x ADATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Unbuffered-DIMM Non-ECC Memory * 1 x Zalman CNPS9500A LED CPU Cooling Fan - Socket 478, 775, 754, 939, 940, AM2 * 1 x Logitech diNovo Mini * 1 x Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply * 1 x Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 64-bit for System Builders [/INDENT] I recently had my circa 1993 Hitachi 55 inch Ultravision SD projection TV die so I just bought a Samsung Luxia 55UNB7000. I was considering using MCE but now that I found MediaPortal it looks like a better option but i am just not sure if it does everthing I need. I am also not sure if all of my hardware is completely compatible with it. It is also possible I made some mistakes in what I ordered, if so I would appreciate someone pointing that out to me. I plan on using the smaller HD for software and operating system and the larger one (first of many) for media. Does anyone know if the Tuner card I bought can be used with a single antenna to get two ATSC DT stations at the same time? I would like the ability to record two stations simultaneously. Again, thank you so much for your input in advance!!! -Neumahn:thx: [/QUOTE]

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