What HD box do you have? I have the SA 4250 which has a firewire output, apparently this is for recording on a PC. I don't know about res or even how to do it just read a bit about it. I'm getting ready to make a HTPC too so I'm a few steps behind you.
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Q6600 @ 3.83GHz w/ D-Tek Fusion
Asus P5Q-PRO
2x 2GB PC8000 Mushkin Redlines @ 1020MHz w/5-5-5-12 timings
EVGA GTX 280 (SC?)
OCZ Gamer Xtreme 600W PSU
Cooler Master Cosmos on water |