Htpc OTA DVR build advice

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Jordannn15

Jordannn15

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Approximate Purchase Date: Next month

Budget Range: Lets say 500-600 to start with

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Watching and recording live OTA HD tv, Netflix/Hulu Plus/Amazon instant, web surfing, etc.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No I have windows 7 pro 64-bit

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg

Location: Ohio, USA

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I have Time Warner Cable at the moment with a DVR box. I want to cancel my cable, watch and record OTA tv, and watch netflix/hulu plus/amazon instant. Also, I have 4 tvs in my house, 3 of those may be on at the same time so it needs to be able to handle that. I would like to be able to record 3 shows while watching one, so 4 tuners?

Thanks in advance! If I forgot something ask me!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.63 @ OutletPC)
Other: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner w/ IR Remote PCI-E x 1 ($119.99)
Other: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual TV Tuner w/ MPEG-2 Encoder PCI-E x1 - OEM - OEM ($109.99)
Total: $604.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 01:41 EDT-0400
 
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Jordannn15

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Nice build! Along with this stuff I will need some OTA antenna such as the Mohu Leaf and I will need 2 wmc extenders (since I already have an xbox 360 for one tv and the main tv will be the one with the htpc) such as the ceton echo correct?
 
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shortstuff_mt

shortstuff_mt

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Yes, you will need an antenna and some sort of WMC extenders. I have a similar setup at my house. I use a roof-top antenna and two Hauppauge HVR-2250 tuner cards to capture OTA HD broadcasts. I have the tuner cards in my main computer and use an Xbox 360 to stream to the TV in the living room. It works very well for me and I've been doing it for years.
 
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Jordannn15

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Also, I decided to do a build going the AMD route. Here's everything I think I'm going to need:

APU: AMD A6-6400k

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 (this one has eh reviews can you find a better one with the 2 x PCI-E x1 slots and a sata3 port for my ssd?)

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws x Series 4gb 1600mhz

SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 120gb
HDD: WD Green 1tb

PSU: Corsair CX430M
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB

Case: SilverStone ML03B

Tuner 1: Hauppauge 1213 WinTV-HVR-2250 with remote

Tuner 2: Hauppauge 1229 WinTV-HVR-2250

WMC Extenders: 2 x Ceton Echo

OTA Antenna: Mohu Leaf
Keyboard/mouse: Logitech K400

Total: $953.00

Oh I still need wifi because the htpc won't be in the same room as my router/modem. Whats a good wifi adapter I can use? Is this good? Any advice to reduce the cost or anything other suggestions? Thanks!
 
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Jordannn15

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Also, what is considered local sports? I've read that I will only get the sports that my local channels play. I live in Ohio and my dad likes watching the Reds, would we be able to watch the Reds games?
 
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