mac or pc as a pvr/dvr

[buckshot]

since this is the only forum i'm a part of can anyone help me out?

i've posted before that i'm ditching cable for an antenna and looking to make a pvr/dvr. as a divine sign that this is what I should be doing I won a new imac in a radio contest. I plan on using it for music recording in my home studio and photo editing. I have a fairly good pc, I upgraded the ram to 1gb and have over 300gb of hard drive. but I have the stock video card etc etc. so would my new imac be better to use as my pvf/dvr, recording and photo computer? or should I just make the pc my pvr/dvr? i'm picking up the mac today so I don't know what the specs on it are yet. but I am picking up a 1 terabyte external memory for all my audo/picture files.

[ra1024]

I think I already posted this info in one of your other threads. For a pc based PVR, you'll want to get a card that does hardware decoding. This way all the work is done by the card and you don't need a fast pc. You'll need a video card that has a DVI or better output connector if you're looking to use it for HD broadcasts. I would recommend the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 as that's what I use (never used it for HD though). It supports a dual tv/monior setup so you can have the pvr running on your tv and using other pc apps on your monitor.

For the pvr software, I would highly recommend snapstream's Beyond TV. You can get everything you need for less than $200 last time I checked.

http://snapstream.com

[Deciazulado]

mm to future proof you mac for BD viewing you need a card that does HDCP... (or later change cards)

[buckshot]

I suppose it may seem like a useless thread, but I was wondering more about the opinions of pc vs. mac. i've always used pc but always wanted a mac and have been getting all kinds of suggestions from friends loyal to one side or the other. thank you for the info again.

[Deciazulado]

My opinion would be biased. Mac.