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<blockquote data-quote="timjfisher" data-source="post: 152357" data-attributes="member: 50064">Hi guys and gals. First post here but I've been toying with MP for a while now and LOVE IT!I'm preparing to purchase a 47&quot; LCD 1080p set and build a brand new MPC. I've decided on my motherboard, sound, CPU, RAM &amp; Hard Drive but I need some help on my PCI-E video card and my DVB card.My budget for the video card is &lt; $150 (though I could be convinced otherwise). I need a little advise on what's good enough to view HDTV and DVD without problems. I was looking at this card - any thoughts?:<a href="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2902958&amp;Sku=P450-7896" target="_blank">XFX GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB GDDR2 / PCI Express / Ultra-Silent Cooling / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card</a>On that card linked above, the small print says &quot;Integrated HDTV encoder provides analog TV-output (Component/Composite/S-Video) up to 1080i resolution&quot;. Does that mean that I get a max of 1080i with this card or just when through that &quot;HDTV&quot; port? I'm assuming I can get full 1080p via the DVI but I'm no expert so any thoughts on this would be VERY helpful. I really don't want to buy the wrong equipment!When it comes to the tuner card, I'm really at a loss. I've looked around the MP site and just can't seem to make all the info click in my head so if someone could help out a newby here I'd REALLY appreciate it!As far as tuning, all I'll be doing is watching over-the-air HDTV. I'd like to be able to record 2 HDTV stations at once and also like to be able to record analog broadcasts too. I have no idea where to start. Any suggestions on the best card to get (or how many?). Should I have any problems recording 2 HDTV broadcasts at the same time?I have a few more questions but this should do for now! If you need any clarification just let me know.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! <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" /> - Tim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="timjfisher, post: 152357, member: 50064"] Hi guys and gals. First post here but I've been toying with MP for a while now and LOVE IT! I'm preparing to purchase a 47" LCD 1080p set and build a brand new MPC. I've decided on my motherboard, sound, CPU, RAM & Hard Drive but I need some help on my PCI-E video card and my DVB card. My budget for the video card is < $150 (though I could be convinced otherwise). I need a little advise on what's good enough to view HDTV and DVD without problems. I was looking at this card - any thoughts?: [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2902958&Sku=P450-7896"]XFX GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB GDDR2 / PCI Express / Ultra-Silent Cooling / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card[/URL] On that card linked above, the small print says "Integrated HDTV encoder provides analog TV-output (Component/Composite/S-Video) up to 1080i resolution". Does that mean that I get a max of 1080i with this card or just when through that "HDTV" port? I'm assuming I can get full 1080p via the DVI but I'm no expert so any thoughts on this would be VERY helpful. I really don't want to buy the wrong equipment! When it comes to the tuner card, I'm really at a loss. I've looked around the MP site and just can't seem to make all the info click in my head so if someone could help out a newby here I'd REALLY appreciate it! As far as tuning, all I'll be doing is watching over-the-air HDTV. I'd like to be able to record 2 HDTV stations at once and also like to be able to record analog broadcasts too. I have no idea where to start. Any suggestions on the best card to get (or how many?). Should I have any problems recording 2 HDTV broadcasts at the same time? I have a few more questions but this should do for now! If you need any clarification just let me know. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! :D - Tim [/QUOTE]

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