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<blockquote data-quote="noncom" data-source="post: 787860" data-attributes="member: 115122">Hi allI'm looking at building an HTPC for use with MediaPortal, which I've been testing out (1.1.3, looking forward to seeing 1.2.0 next week) on my laptop.So far, it all looks very slick and would achieve what I'd like for our living room.However, in terms of having a Unique Selling Point to justify the cost of building a dedicated PC to act as a TV server, the main feature I need to be able to guarantee is Freeview HD (DVB-T2) reception/recording (hopefully in time for the London Olympics next July).What I'd like ideally would be 4 HD tuners (two twin-tuner PCI cards presumably would work better than 4 USB single tuners), although if that's a problem, a twin HD and a twin SD would do.There doesn't seem to be much choice out there in DVB-T2 cards - the only two I've found being the BlackGold BGT3620 and the TBS6280.&nbsp; In the Wiki, it seems to suggest that BlackGold cards are not supported by MediaPortal, and won't be until 1.3.0 (presumably a long time away), but I'm not sure if I'm reading that right. Is it only some BlackGold cards that don't work?And has anybody had any experience of the TBS card <a href="http://www.dabs.com/products/tbs-dual-dvb-t2-pcie-tv-tuner-card-7KTR.html?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=product+search&amp;utm_content=Q200" target="_blank">TBS Dual DVB-T2 PCIe TV Tuner Card (TBS6280) - dabs.com</a> to know whether it would work?Would I be able to install two identical cards without problems?Sorry for all the questions, but this is quite critical for me...... Cheersnoncom</blockquote>

[QUOTE="noncom, post: 787860, member: 115122"] Hi all I'm looking at building an HTPC for use with MediaPortal, which I've been testing out (1.1.3, looking forward to seeing 1.2.0 next week) on my laptop. So far, it all looks very slick and would achieve what I'd like for our living room. However, in terms of having a Unique Selling Point to justify the cost of building a dedicated PC to act as a TV server, the main feature I need to be able to guarantee is Freeview HD (DVB-T2) reception/recording (hopefully in time for the London Olympics next July). What I'd like ideally would be 4 HD tuners (two twin-tuner PCI cards presumably would work better than 4 USB single tuners), although if that's a problem, a twin HD and a twin SD would do. There doesn't seem to be much choice out there in DVB-T2 cards - the only two I've found being the BlackGold BGT3620 and the TBS6280. In the Wiki, it seems to suggest that BlackGold cards are not supported by MediaPortal, and won't be until 1.3.0 (presumably a long time away), but I'm not sure if I'm reading that right. Is it only some BlackGold cards that don't work? And has anybody had any experience of the TBS card [url=http://www.dabs.com/products/tbs-dual-dvb-t2-pcie-tv-tuner-card-7KTR.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product+search&utm_content=Q200]TBS Dual DVB-T2 PCIe TV Tuner Card (TBS6280) - dabs.com[/url] to know whether it would work? Would I be able to install two identical cards without problems? Sorry for all the questions, but this is quite critical for me...... Cheers noncom [/QUOTE]

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