Hey guys. I want a machine I can watch/record TV shows on, plus I can also play music and games on. It'll be plugging into a big LCD tv when I eventually get that.
The things I'm not sure about are:
speakers: I'll have a TV tuner plus a sound card, do speakers just plug into sound card or does the TV tuner have audio? Do I need special speakers for this, or can I get a big setup from a home theatre shop?
software: I want to record shows and possibly transfer them to my other machine. Can windows media centre do this or will I need some 3rd party software? I will be running windows, not linux so I guess mythtv is out.
cases: i'll be running a full atx htpc case, so i can fit a normal board in there for ease of upgrading. any hints on cooling/ventilation/noise?
Any other general tips or advice will be very welcome.
Cheers,
Owen.