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<blockquote data-quote="cgheilman" data-source="post: 210999" data-attributes="member: 61557">I'm trying to figure out a way to get a low-cost DVR for the house, and I thought I'd use a computer I'm not using for anything. I want to put in a TV Tuner Card, hook it up to our cable, and use it to schedule to record certain shows whenever they come on TV.My specs for the computer are below (a little underwhelming, I know, but I'm on a budget). I want to know if this setup would work decently with the tuner card I'll be getting.IBM NetVista 6825Pentium 4 1.6Ghz384MB RAM40GB Hard Drive (Will use 80GB external to record programs to)Here's what I'm thinking about getting...Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (/w included remote)Will this work with MediaPortal? I know many Hauppauge tuners work, but can anyone say for certain/almost certain? Also, will the included <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-1600-Vista-Premium-Certified-Definition/dp/B000MGGTY8" target="_blank">remote</a>&nbsp; work at all? I won't be watching or recording HD content, just regular SD programming from cable.<a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2484223&amp;CatId=319" target="_blank">Visiontek Radeon 7000 Video Card</a>I can't find an exact answer if it supports DirectX 9 or not. I'm told that the tuner only uses Direct X 9 if I use the PAL format, but I'm not sure. Should I get a step up and choose a different card instead of this one?Thank you for all your help; I'd really like to get this project off of the ground and into my living room! Any help is greatly appreciated!Christian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cgheilman, post: 210999, member: 61557"] I'm trying to figure out a way to get a low-cost DVR for the house, and I thought I'd use a computer I'm not using for anything. I want to put in a TV Tuner Card, hook it up to our cable, and use it to schedule to record certain shows whenever they come on TV. My specs for the computer are below (a little underwhelming, I know, but I'm on a budget). I want to know if this setup would work decently with the tuner card I'll be getting. IBM NetVista 6825 Pentium 4 1.6Ghz 384MB RAM 40GB Hard Drive (Will use 80GB external to record programs to) Here's what I'm thinking about getting... Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 (/w included remote) [INDENT]Will this work with MediaPortal? I know many Hauppauge tuners work, but can anyone say for certain/almost certain? Also, will the included [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-WinTV-HVR-1600-Vista-Premium-Certified-Definition/dp/B000MGGTY8"]remote[/URL] work at all? I won't be watching or recording HD content, just regular SD programming from cable.[/INDENT] [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2484223&CatId=319"]Visiontek Radeon 7000 Video Card[/URL] [INDENT]I can't find an exact answer if it supports DirectX 9 or not. I'm told that the tuner only uses Direct X 9 if I use the PAL format, but I'm not sure. Should I get a step up and choose a different card instead of this one?[/INDENT] Thank you for all your help; I'd really like to get this project off of the ground and into my living room! Any help is greatly appreciated! Christian [/QUOTE]

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