Help me Spec my SageTV HTPC Box

[bradesp]

Hi Guys,

Looking for the ultimate PVR / MediaServer System for use by the whole family. Want to have plenty of room for recordings, ability to easily record TV shows to DVD, etc.

Looking to have the ability to record from my local cable, OTA and my Dish Satellite Box. Would like to be able to record up to 4 shows simultaneously, including up to 2 HD shows and 2 SD shows.

Woule like to archive/store shows to a disk/file server that can be accessed by other networked tv's in the house (perhaps used by xBox 360 as a media server?)

Can you guys recommend the dream machine for handling this kind of workload as well as appropriate strategies for hard disk storage?

Thanks!!!

bradesp