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<blockquote data-quote="carthol" data-source="post: 163357" data-attributes="member: 52877">I am thinking of building a HTPC starting with a Barebones from MSI.&nbsp; Specifically the Media Live box : <a href="http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Media_Live&amp;class=npc" target="_blank">http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Media_Live&amp;class=npc</a>I'm considering putting a AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+, with Corsair XMS2 2x1GB 800MHz (or whatever decent ram is on sale the week I buy it), and a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 for the input solution.&nbsp; I think that card will allow me to use Media Portal with a clear QAM Digital HD Cable signal.It will be running Windows XP SP2.Has anyone ever done a setup like this?&nbsp; Or any suggestions?&nbsp; I'm fairly new to this but as far as I can tell this should work, and should cost less than $500.Thanks!P.S. The WinTV box has a IR Blaster on it...anyone ever used it before?&nbsp; Is it fairly easy to setup with MediaPortal?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="carthol, post: 163357, member: 52877"] I am thinking of building a HTPC starting with a Barebones from MSI. Specifically the Media Live box : [url]http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Media_Live&class=npc[/url] I'm considering putting a AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+, with Corsair XMS2 2x1GB 800MHz (or whatever decent ram is on sale the week I buy it), and a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 for the input solution. I think that card will allow me to use Media Portal with a clear QAM Digital HD Cable signal. It will be running Windows XP SP2. Has anyone ever done a setup like this? Or any suggestions? I'm fairly new to this but as far as I can tell this should work, and should cost less than $500. Thanks! P.S. The WinTV box has a IR Blaster on it...anyone ever used it before? Is it fairly easy to setup with MediaPortal? [/QUOTE]

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