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<blockquote data-quote="nscpsteve" data-source="post: 781007" data-attributes="member: 113976">MikeH:Unfortunately some projects on the home renovation front put my plans on hold for a bit (I successfully installed a hardwood floor myself <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; ).&nbsp; I will be attaching the project in earnest soon.&nbsp; Right now I'm looking at the Zotac with Nvidia Ion chipset as a possible client machine (<a href="http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=153276&amp;CatId=2846" target="_blank">Buy the Zotac ZBOXHD-ID41-U Barebone Mini-PC at TigerDirect.ca</a>).&nbsp; My thought is that I'm going to order the Zotac - perhaps put a Flash drive in it (to keep things extra quiet) - then as a test bed, boot off a new hard drive on my server and load up Media Portal.&nbsp; That way I can leave all of the Sage Stuff on the other drive while I start my Media Portal configuration.&nbsp; I've had a few HD200 extender freezups of the last couple of weeks - so I think the clock is ticking with the conversion.&nbsp; I have 2 active HD-PVRs on my current Sage setup and was about to go to 4 when SageTV's future turned uncertain (have 2 more HD-PVRs in the box).&nbsp; So my new Media Portal setup goal will be to have 4 HD-PVR's (running 2 X USBUIRT) on 4 Bell (Canada) Satellite boxes.&nbsp; I suspect I'm going to run into the inevitable problem or 2 (or more) during this project - so I'll do my best to keep a running commentary on my progress.&nbsp; Have you given any thoughts to the Client PC?&nbsp; Any thoughts on using one of these small form factor PCs like the Zotac? - (what attracted me is the very low power usage and consequently low noise - I'm also a NVidia fan)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nscpsteve, post: 781007, member: 113976"] MikeH: Unfortunately some projects on the home renovation front put my plans on hold for a bit (I successfully installed a hardwood floor myself :) ). I will be attaching the project in earnest soon. Right now I'm looking at the Zotac with Nvidia Ion chipset as a possible client machine ([url=http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=153276&CatId=2846]Buy the Zotac ZBOXHD-ID41-U Barebone Mini-PC at TigerDirect.ca[/url]). My thought is that I'm going to order the Zotac - perhaps put a Flash drive in it (to keep things extra quiet) - then as a test bed, boot off a new hard drive on my server and load up Media Portal. That way I can leave all of the Sage Stuff on the other drive while I start my Media Portal configuration. I've had a few HD200 extender freezups of the last couple of weeks - so I think the clock is ticking with the conversion. I have 2 active HD-PVRs on my current Sage setup and was about to go to 4 when SageTV's future turned uncertain (have 2 more HD-PVRs in the box). So my new Media Portal setup goal will be to have 4 HD-PVR's (running 2 X USBUIRT) on 4 Bell (Canada) Satellite boxes. I suspect I'm going to run into the inevitable problem or 2 (or more) during this project - so I'll do my best to keep a running commentary on my progress. Have you given any thoughts to the Client PC? Any thoughts on using one of these small form factor PCs like the Zotac? - (what attracted me is the very low power usage and consequently low noise - I'm also a NVidia fan) [/QUOTE]

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