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Quad Tuner HD-DVR HTPC Build, Finally!

17-Aug-10

[2011-11-29] Replaced the wireless keyboard/mouse. [2011-??-??] Replaced the wireless adapter. [2010-09-28] Replaced the case fan and adjusted the sleep policy. On-going… – Motivation I have been contemplating a lot about building my own HD DVR for about a year. This was partly spurred on by the upcoming renew date for my TiVo HD (November 2010). [...]

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Cheap Low-Power HTPC / HD-DVR Design #2

30-Oct-09

After searching around, I found a PCI-e dual ATSC tuner that has a Linux driver (not sure how reliable). The prices are as of October 30, 2009. Case: Apex MI-008 ($39.99) – 250W is a bit overkill. I doubt this system will use more than 60W. Motherboard: Pegatron IPX7A-ION 330 ($149.00) – the same as [...]

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