<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Close</b> <<a href="mailto:aclose@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">aclose@gmail.com</a>
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considering picking up an HDHR to play with even though we don't have<br>an HDTV (yet). so i don't really need a BE for extra tuner slots.<br>does setting up a dedicated BE make sense? or should i just put<br>together a file server for tv/video storage? i should mention that i
<br>will be upgrading my current FE so that it's HD capable and i was<br>going to use my current FE MoBo/Proc (Chaintech 7NIF2/AMD Athlon XP<br>3200) for the BE (great SD FE ;)</blockquote><div><br>Hi, I just wanted to comment that I have this same motherboard with an XP2500+, and have no trouble playing HD content. I use an HDHR to record the shows, and output to a 720p projector with an Nvidia 6200 card.
<br><br>I was in the same boat several months ago regarding the split of FE/BE, but wound up sticking with my existing hardware and upgrading the video card rather than adding another computer.<br><br> - J<br></div></div>
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