Best TV tuner card for HTPC DVR

[BigBoyPinoy]

Want to use HTPC as a DVR. What is the best TV tuner card or device to use. pros and cons of usb vs pci tuners. quality of recorded programs vs those streamed from web. Thanks

[black_pacer_56]

First buy this

http://www.channelmaster.com/ULTRAtenna_CM_4221HD_s/44.htm

I would go pci express card based tv tuner. If you are just going over the air for local tv services them I recommend that you get the Ati 650 pcie version and buy 2 cards so you can record 2 hdtv channels.

The picture quality great as long mount your antenna high up!

[ldivinag]

i am using 2 cheapy USB ATSC tuners.

that lasted me for a few years.

then i found out about SILICON DUST'S HD Prime box. with a cable card, i essentially have a comcast DVR, just without OnDemand (which is a biggie for me since i subscribe to Howard Stern TV).

but with the HD PRIME box, i can stack HD after HD and record HBO, SKINeMAX, and all premium channels for unlimited space if i want...

so, with my USB tuners and the 3 tuners that come with the HD PriME, i can record 4 shows at once (i am currently just using 1 USB tuner).

and this is a cheapy eMachine 2 core AMD machine...