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<blockquote data-quote="Arena" data-source="post: 813645" data-attributes="member: 116810">Hello everyone,I looked at many threads, but I hardly found all of my answers for my questions.I would like to set up my first HTPC for the following purpose and use:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o (HD)Tv watching is the main purpose (99%)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o my cable company offer around 80 SD + 5 HD channel&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o I need an internal DVB-C double/twin tuner: DD Cine V6 or 2x Terra C HD PCI?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o TV recording is the second main purpose (2 ch same time)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Few DivX/Xvid/DVD watching (6.. x 3..), but it would be great to be able to watch 720p and 1080p movies too&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Time-shifting on RAM modules ~ 2 hours&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Internet browsing on TV&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o HDMI to TV&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Running MP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Sleep (S3)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o Remote (MP, sleep, wake)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; o 42&quot; Philips plasma (1024x768)No gaming, blu-ray, 3D and very, very few 720 and 1080p content. But it is necessary to be able to watch/record/change channels with great speed and reliability.&nbsp; I decided not to go for an ION/E350 platform, because they seem to be a bit weak for this.I choosed the following configuration:- AMD A6-3500 or 3650 (+27euro)- Gigabyte A55M-S2HP or ASUS F1A75-M (+23euro)- Dual channel memory pairs: 2x2 GB 1866MHz or 2x4 GB 1600Mhz (same)- using the built-in Radeon HD card through HDMI- 512MB memory for VGA from system memory (4-0,5 or 8-0,5 left for system)I know it may be not as fast as i3, but much cheaper. Is there enough performance in it? Or the i3 worth the extra bucks?Worth to pay 20+ euro for these &quot;updates&quot;?And the most important: is 1866 RAM any better than 1600? If not significant I definitely choose 8GB.Anyway how much space required for 2 hours of time-shifting in a SD or HD channel?Thanks for helping me!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arena, post: 813645, member: 116810"] Hello everyone, I looked at many threads, but I hardly found all of my answers for my questions. I would like to set up my first HTPC for the following purpose and use: o (HD)Tv watching is the main purpose (99%) o my cable company offer around 80 SD + 5 HD channel o I need an internal DVB-C double/twin tuner: DD Cine V6 or 2x Terra C HD PCI? o TV recording is the second main purpose (2 ch same time) o Few DivX/Xvid/DVD watching (6.. x 3..), but it would be great to be able to watch 720p and 1080p movies too o Time-shifting on RAM modules ~ 2 hours o Internet browsing on TV o HDMI to TV o Running MP o Sleep (S3) o Remote (MP, sleep, wake) o 42" Philips plasma (1024x768) No gaming, blu-ray, 3D and very, very few 720 and 1080p content. But it is necessary to be able to watch/record/change channels with great speed and reliability. I decided not to go for an ION/E350 platform, because they seem to be a bit weak for this. I choosed the following configuration: - AMD A6-3500 or 3650 (+27euro) - Gigabyte A55M-S2HP or ASUS F1A75-M (+23euro) - Dual channel memory pairs: 2x2 GB 1866MHz or 2x4 GB 1600Mhz (same) - using the built-in Radeon HD card through HDMI - 512MB memory for VGA from system memory (4-0,5 or 8-0,5 left for system) I know it may be not as fast as i3, but much cheaper. Is there enough performance in it? Or the i3 worth the extra bucks? Worth to pay 20+ euro for these "updates"? And the most important: is 1866 RAM any better than 1600? If not significant I definitely choose 8GB. Anyway how much space required for 2 hours of time-shifting in a SD or HD channel? Thanks for helping me! [/QUOTE]

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