luke90
Established Member
Hi,
So ive been possibly looking into recording freeview and the 3 methods in the title are the 3 i am considering. Basically i just wanted opinions on which you guys think would be best. Very vague question i know but just wanted to know what you might do.
Basically i have a budget of £150 but if i went for a htpc this could be upto £250 tops. (the main role of the htpc would be to just record freeview, to work as a media library and possibly record freesat in the future. i would upgrade when i had more money). i would build the htpc myself and it would be very basic.
so i have some good points and bad points i can think about for each
PVR -
Adv. built for the purpose and so minimum setup etc
Disadv. would have to buy a new one when i wanted to upgrade to freesat recording, limited hdd space
Playtv -
Adv. already have a ps3, seems like cheapest option (i would upgrade ps3 hdd though), heard good things about it.
Disadv. doesnt and wont support freesat meaning would have to buy another box.
HTPC -
Adv. fun to build, easily upgradeable, could just buy a freesat pci card when i needed it, multiple uses i.e. media storage (films, music etc)
Disadv. most expensive option at the start, got to have pc next to tv in the lounge
So any opinions or advice would be great...
Thanks
So ive been possibly looking into recording freeview and the 3 methods in the title are the 3 i am considering. Basically i just wanted opinions on which you guys think would be best. Very vague question i know but just wanted to know what you might do.
Basically i have a budget of £150 but if i went for a htpc this could be upto £250 tops. (the main role of the htpc would be to just record freeview, to work as a media library and possibly record freesat in the future. i would upgrade when i had more money). i would build the htpc myself and it would be very basic.
so i have some good points and bad points i can think about for each
PVR -
Adv. built for the purpose and so minimum setup etc
Disadv. would have to buy a new one when i wanted to upgrade to freesat recording, limited hdd space
Playtv -
Adv. already have a ps3, seems like cheapest option (i would upgrade ps3 hdd though), heard good things about it.
Disadv. doesnt and wont support freesat meaning would have to buy another box.
HTPC -
Adv. fun to build, easily upgradeable, could just buy a freesat pci card when i needed it, multiple uses i.e. media storage (films, music etc)
Disadv. most expensive option at the start, got to have pc next to tv in the lounge
So any opinions or advice would be great...
Thanks