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<blockquote data-quote="Bagal" data-source="post: 321537" data-attributes="member: 27764">I know what you mean, I bought my HD box independent of Sky as my existing Sky+ box was on its way out, but I've yet to upgrade to the HD channels, they're adding another 6 HD movie channels this month or next as well...You'll get yourself a fairly decent PVR and of course what the PS3 brings to the table but you're forgetting everything else that MediaPortal can do as well: managing movies, tv series, music, pictures, streaming tv to multiple clients around the house + lots, lots more.Ultimately you need to weigh up what you're going to be using it for and the pros and cons of each choice before you make your decision, for me I've effectively done both as I have the SkyHD box as the main pvr, which also happens to be connected to the lounge HTPC that can then stream Sky around the house, plus I've got a 360 and Wii for the games side of things.Oh and then there's the media server in the loft storing all my movies, music and pictures which also happens to have a couple of DVB-T tuners... Yes, this has all cost more than buying the standalone PVR + blu-ray/PS3 combo but I didn't spend all the money at once, this is something I've been building, developing, playing with over a number of years and ultimately it will last longer and grow with my needs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bagal, post: 321537, member: 27764"] I know what you mean, I bought my HD box independent of Sky as my existing Sky+ box was on its way out, but I've yet to upgrade to the HD channels, they're adding another 6 HD movie channels this month or next as well... You'll get yourself a fairly decent PVR and of course what the PS3 brings to the table but you're forgetting everything else that MediaPortal can do as well: managing movies, tv series, music, pictures, streaming tv to multiple clients around the house + lots, lots more. Ultimately you need to weigh up what you're going to be using it for and the pros and cons of each choice before you make your decision, for me I've effectively done both as I have the SkyHD box as the main pvr, which also happens to be connected to the lounge HTPC that can then stream Sky around the house, plus I've got a 360 and Wii for the games side of things. Oh and then there's the media server in the loft storing all my movies, music and pictures which also happens to have a couple of DVB-T tuners... Yes, this has all cost more than buying the standalone PVR + blu-ray/PS3 combo but I didn't spend all the money at once, this is something I've been building, developing, playing with over a number of years and ultimately it will last longer and grow with my needs. [/QUOTE]

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