Which Black Friday PC to buy?

[Ricklesgolf]

I want to set up a Sage system and was wanting to take advantage of the Black Friday sales after Thanksgiving. I'm not sure if any of the PCs on sale would work very well as a foundation to a PVR system.
I have basic digital cable and I want to pick up OTA channels as well. Eventually I would like to share the PVR for other Tvs in my house.
Would this PC work? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....#productdetail

It's on sale with a 17" monitor for $399.97.

Any input is appreciated.

[matt91]

Originally Posted by Ricklesgolf

I want to set up a Sage system [...]

I'm not an expert in this area, but I'm sure it will help others to know how you want to use this system.

Is it a one-piece setup where it'll be doing recording + displaying video via a video card? Or is it just a client hooked up to another server someplace else?

Also, you say you want to get OTA channels. I assume you're talking about HD content. Is that correct?

Matt

[Ricklesgolf]

Yes. I want HD over the air and Digital cable. I will add a dual tuner card to do this I guess. I have a HD tv without a tuner so I want this to be my HD and cable tuner.

Im not sure how many or what type of slots I need in the PC. I guess a standard PCI slot?

I also would like to use it as a server for the upcoming SageTV HD terminals for my other tvs.

[bcjenkins]

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- 160GB SATA Disk, 16X DVDRW
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
- Dell 19" Widescreen E198WFP LCD Monitor
- Dell Keyboard Mouse
- Windows XP Home Edition
- 1 Year Warranty

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