Help with a Media Computer Build

[MARSTG]

you just need a regular TV tuner with Analog video inputs to capture from your Bell satellite receiver but I would suggest getting one like the ATI Theater 550 which has a breakout box for the inputs. Also this tuner has a chip for hardware video encoding for MPEG2. Hauppage cards are also good, they are used massively on commercial HP systems. You have a tv tuner review here http://www.anandtech.com/show/1661/9 .
Consider getting a SSD as boot drive, I have Win7 Ultimate x64 on a 30GB and there is space left after installing a few programs. The Seagate you have is good for storage but don't make it a boot drive.

[Panzer23]

Originally Posted by MARSTG

you just need a regular TV tuner with Analog video inputs to capture from your Bell satellite receiver but I would suggest getting one like the ATI Theater 550 which has a breakout box for the inputs. Also this tuner has a chip for hardware video encoding for MPEG2. Hauppage cards are also good, they are used massively on commercial HP systems. You have a tv tuner review here http://www.anandtech.com/show/1661/9 .
Consider getting a SSD as boot drive, I have Win7 Ultimate x64 on a 30GB and there is space left after installing a few programs. The Seagate you have is good for storage but don't make it a boot drive.

Will that be able to capture HD feeds?

[MARSTG]

No. HD video feeds are difficult to obtain, I think there are some receivers, especially Motorola from Shaw that do not have the firewire port crippled and like that you can get the HD programming. Usually TV receivers downgrade everything to SD when copying something. Unless you capture HD video feeds OTA I don't know any other way.

[Panzer23]

Man o man I never thought I would say this EVER but I am glad I have Comcast

[Razamatraz]

You should be able to capture Hi-def using the component outputs from your receiver I would think...That can only give you 720p or 1080i, not 1080p, but there should not be HDCP on the components so it should be useable. Then any hidef cap card that can use component inputs would work.

Edit: Buy the Hauppauge Colossus PCI Express HD PVR at TigerDirect.ca for example

or maybe this?? Buy the AverMedia MTVUHDDVR AVerTV USB HD DVR at TigerDirect.ca

[musicman]

for a media pc 2tb is kinda overkill unless it is going to be your main daily use computer. Just grab like a 90-120gb ssd that way you can install windows, and still have room for some movies too. and i definitely agree with greatbigabyss about getting an APU