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<blockquote data-quote="jmbillings" data-source="post: 1012986" data-attributes="member: 76827">We have two HTPC's at home- living room is the TV Server and main client, and has all the storage along with 2 DVB-S cards.Upstairs is a client only. The downstairs one is getting a bit unreliable (probably through being on 24x7) and also runs hot and probably uses a lot of electricity! Started speccing out some replacement newer kit, but then thought:&nbsp;- move main storage out to an external caddy, and connect to my router (which can create a file-share)- replace main HTPC with a mini-itx based setup with SSD.&nbsp;The immediate thoughts:&nbsp;- I've never used mini-itx before. Do they have sufficient GPU poke for HDTV decoding?- My two full-height DVB-S2 cards won't fit. Are there any USB *dual* S2 tuners? I've seen a PCI-e card, I guess some ITX boards have expansion slots (?)- It'll be running TV Server as well- is this realistic? I'd probably timeshift on the SSD but set the recording folder to the drive attached to the router (pc is connected via cable, not wireless)&nbsp;Any input appreciated!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmbillings, post: 1012986, member: 76827"] We have two HTPC's at home- living room is the TV Server and main client, and has all the storage along with 2 DVB-S cards. Upstairs is a client only. The downstairs one is getting a bit unreliable (probably through being on 24x7) and also runs hot and probably uses a lot of electricity! Started speccing out some replacement newer kit, but then thought: - move main storage out to an external caddy, and connect to my router (which can create a file-share) - replace main HTPC with a mini-itx based setup with SSD. The immediate thoughts: - I've never used mini-itx before. Do they have sufficient GPU poke for HDTV decoding? - My two full-height DVB-S2 cards won't fit. Are there any USB *dual* S2 tuners? I've seen a PCI-e card, I guess some ITX boards have expansion slots (?) - It'll be running TV Server as well- is this realistic? I'd probably timeshift on the SSD but set the recording folder to the drive attached to the router (pc is connected via cable, not wireless) Any input appreciated! [/QUOTE]

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