2013-10-18, 22:26
Ok I am finally taking the plunge into building a HTPC. I've really been eyeing NPVR as my backend for live TV recording. Currently I subscribe to Comcast (no premium channels) which I read is a copy-freely broadcaster for non-premium channels. I keep going back and forth between the Ceton InifiTV 4/6 PCIe card and the HDHomeRun Prime (only 3 tuners). Both are CableCard tuners but the InfiniTV is a PCIe card and the HDHR Prime is a network attached device. I am not looking into the InfiniTV ethernet version as I've read about a bunch of issues with them specifically tuners dropping out when the device heats up.
I'm starting out with only one HTPC that'll do it all, but I plan in the future to upgrade to a central server that does all the recording when a client commands the server to record and streams the Live broadcast to my two client HTPCs in the house. I will say that I am a TVaholic and like TV more than movies so the I'm leaning toward the 6 tuner infiniTV. So based on this goal which Tuner would work the best with a recording and stream server?
I'm starting out with only one HTPC that'll do it all, but I plan in the future to upgrade to a central server that does all the recording when a client commands the server to record and streams the Live broadcast to my two client HTPCs in the house. I will say that I am a TVaholic and like TV more than movies so the I'm leaning toward the 6 tuner infiniTV. So based on this goal which Tuner would work the best with a recording and stream server?