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David S @ Oct 22nd 2008 3:51PM

Once you go cablecard, you can't get away from it. Every channel available anywhere you want to put an extender. Add whatever else you want since Vista will take it, but if your media habits mean that the critical feature of a HTPC is a DVR, then you need cablecard.

That means pre-built and Vista

And the cheapest is Dell, especially with multiple tuners. HP is close in price, but the 1 tuner limit sucks.

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