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<blockquote data-quote="eNRGy" data-source="post: 36396" data-attributes="member: 18299"><p>Hi.</p><p></p><p>I'm setting up a HTPC and I'm not sure what TV tuner to get. I'm thinking about getting two Terratec Cinergy 2400i Dual Tuner PCI Express cards for a total of 4 tuners. This would give me plenty of headroom for those moments when people want to record several shows at once while still watching something else..</p><p></p><p>Is an Athlon 64 3500+ with 1gb ram going to be able to watch one channel and record 3 at once? If not then I may as well just get one card. Is more memory going to make any difference? (It has 2 more memory slots and ddr400 RAM is pretty cheap these days so another gb wouldn't be a problem.)</p><p></p><p>I'm using a bog standard Maxtor 350gb harddisk (16mb , 7200rpm) , this won't be a bottleneck when recording multiple channels?</p><p></p><p>Is the Terratec 2400i any good with Media Portal? Anyone want to point me at a better card? Mainly I want fast channel switching and good EPG support. (PQ and reliability go without saying right?..) I welcome any suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Are current DVB cards going to handle the future HDTV broadcasts in the UK?</p><p></p><p>TIA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eNRGy, post: 36396, member: 18299"] Hi. I'm setting up a HTPC and I'm not sure what TV tuner to get. I'm thinking about getting two Terratec Cinergy 2400i Dual Tuner PCI Express cards for a total of 4 tuners. This would give me plenty of headroom for those moments when people want to record several shows at once while still watching something else.. Is an Athlon 64 3500+ with 1gb ram going to be able to watch one channel and record 3 at once? If not then I may as well just get one card. Is more memory going to make any difference? (It has 2 more memory slots and ddr400 RAM is pretty cheap these days so another gb wouldn't be a problem.) I'm using a bog standard Maxtor 350gb harddisk (16mb , 7200rpm) , this won't be a bottleneck when recording multiple channels? Is the Terratec 2400i any good with Media Portal? Anyone want to point me at a better card? Mainly I want fast channel switching and good EPG support. (PQ and reliability go without saying right?..) I welcome any suggestions. Are current DVB cards going to handle the future HDTV broadcasts in the UK? TIA. [/QUOTE]
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