RancidLunchmeat
Veteran
Hey there... my main question is about TV tuner cards.
Do I need to purchase a separate antenna(s) to get them to work to get OTA HDTV?
I'm looking to build an HTPC that will also serve as a mid-range gaming rig, and the AVSforums all seem to be building htpc's that are really lagging in any ability to be gaming rigs.
I want a PC that looks like a typical A/V component in form factor, turns on and off with a remote, runs windows, a core i7 processor, 6 gigs of ram, the ability to stream netflix and hulu, can stream content off my DirecTV DVR, wireless internet, BR player (don't need a burner), and can record at least two OTA HDTV broadcast channels while I'm doing whatever else I'm doing... playing games, watching recorded video, watching streaming video, etc..
I was looking at the avermedia duetHD tuner cards that would give me the ability to record or watch four OTA HD channels, but do they come with antennas? Do I need to buy two or four extra antennas?
Thoughts on all of this would be great.
Things have changed quite a bit since I built my last system, a PIV, AGP.
So, I'm looking for mobo suggestions, gpu suggestions, pretty much anything you've got to offer.
I've pretty much determined I want an i7, 6 gigs of DDR3, and a BR player but everything after that is up in the air.
Except for the box that it needs to fit in. Which I really want to be a 'standard' A/V rack size. I looked at some builds and they're building cubes and all kinds of things that just look completely out of place.
Thanks in advance guys.
Do I need to purchase a separate antenna(s) to get them to work to get OTA HDTV?
I'm looking to build an HTPC that will also serve as a mid-range gaming rig, and the AVSforums all seem to be building htpc's that are really lagging in any ability to be gaming rigs.
I want a PC that looks like a typical A/V component in form factor, turns on and off with a remote, runs windows, a core i7 processor, 6 gigs of ram, the ability to stream netflix and hulu, can stream content off my DirecTV DVR, wireless internet, BR player (don't need a burner), and can record at least two OTA HDTV broadcast channels while I'm doing whatever else I'm doing... playing games, watching recorded video, watching streaming video, etc..
I was looking at the avermedia duetHD tuner cards that would give me the ability to record or watch four OTA HD channels, but do they come with antennas? Do I need to buy two or four extra antennas?
Thoughts on all of this would be great.
Things have changed quite a bit since I built my last system, a PIV, AGP.
So, I'm looking for mobo suggestions, gpu suggestions, pretty much anything you've got to offer.
I've pretty much determined I want an i7, 6 gigs of DDR3, and a BR player but everything after that is up in the air.
Except for the box that it needs to fit in. Which I really want to be a 'standard' A/V rack size. I looked at some builds and they're building cubes and all kinds of things that just look completely out of place.
Thanks in advance guys.