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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I recently stumbled across this project with the help of a friend and am about to build a test PC to see how everything operates. If all goes well, I would like to build a system that would initially be used to capture regular TV/cable programs, but could be upgraded to capture OTA HDTV signals in the future. I have been looking through the archives, and have found that there have been some issues getting the pcHDTV card to play nice with another capture card in the same system. Is this still true? Has there been a solution for this problem found yet?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anyways, below is my proposed system specs. I am basically looking for a system that will allow me to record atleast one show while watching another without any major issues. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Case/MB: Asus Pundit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CPU: Intel Celeron 2.4GHz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Memory: 512MB DDR (1GB eventually if it would help with HD encoding/decoding)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">HD: Western Digital 120GB 7200 8MB Cache (with a larger drive added/replacing it when pcHDTV installed)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Capture: Hauppauge PVR-350 Card / pcHDTV (in the future)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">For sound, etc. I would use the onboard peripherials found on the Pundit MB. Any comments/suggestions on this setup? Would that processor be enough to do HD capturing while watching other recordings/sources? If the pcHDTV multiple tuner issue is still around, I would probably get another capture card. Could I use a 250 instead or should I keep them all the same? Thanks for any help you can offer.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nate T.</FONT>
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