<div class="gmail_quote">On 8 January 2012 18:57, Nick Rout <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick.rout@gmail.com">nick.rout@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
You posted twice, probably because you didn't tralise that your own<br>
posts to a mailing list from gmail don't show up in your inbox.<br>
Cheers, Nick.<br>
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On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Paulgir <<a href="mailto:paulgir@gmail.com">paulgir@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi Everyone<br>
><br>
> I have been reading the archives for some time now and I have finally<br>
> decided to build a HTPC.<br>
> I work in the electronics field,mainly with robotic hardware.I use Ubuntu<br>
> and am familiar with the CLI,but largely using copy and paste of commands<br>
> from help sites to get things done.<br>
> I would like to keep costs down and would like to keep the need to patch<br>
> software etc. to a minimum.<br>
><br>
> Hardware keeps changing,so it's hard to know what are the better options<br>
> at present.The system will be a combined BE/FE with a HDMI connection to<br>
> the TV.I want the audio to go via the HDMI cable.I will be receiving<br>
> Freeview DVB-T.<br>
> So far I'm looking at the following hardware:<br>
><br>
> Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LE<br>
> CPU: Intel G620<br>
> Memory: 2GB<br>
> Tuner Card: Hauppauge HVR-2200<br>
> Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 OC<br>
> Storage: 1TB<br>
><br>
> I've read that the HVR-2200 is easier to set up in Linux than the HVR-2210<br>
><br>
> Any comments or suggestions on my choices are welcome.<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
><br>
> Paul<br>
><br>
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<div><br></div><div>You're also spot on the money comparing the HVR-2210 vs HVR-2200. I have the 2210, which comes with an unused IR remote. The chipset version of the 2210 needs a patched driver, which requires recompiling everytime my distro (Arch) releases an updated kernel. Go for the 2200 - essentially the same card, but works OOTB.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What case are you planning on using?</div></div>