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Originally Posted by kwag
Do you want to be able to use "Pay-per-View" services 
If so, you need a FTA (Free-to-Air) DVB receiver, capable of using smart cards, so you can subscribe to a service.
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Pay-per-view? FTA?
Portuguese/Spanish Digital Satellite providers do encrypt the signal.
Does it mean that it is pay-per-view?
Is FTA a set top box that we usually call Sat receiver?
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That would be a great option
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Indeed, but which motherboard should I buy?
I'd like this baby to be my DVD player too.
Is there a way to put a SCART on a PC?
Otherwise I can't see how I'd connect the HTPC to my TV...
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PVR-250 is a great buy
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I'm sure it is but that raises another question.
The EPIA mobos only have a single PCI slot.
That means that I can either add a PVR-250 or a Hauppaige Nova-S.
The PVR-250 is an encoder/decoder addon-card right?
But what if I don't buy a set top box receiver and instead I buy a Hauppaige Nova-S with remote control?
Can I use a Nova-S as a Sat receiver as well as a MPEG2 encoder/decoder?
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I think, for what I've heard, is that GBPVR is one of the best.
MythTV is great, but it's usually a hassle to configure and maintain.
I haven't used it in a while.
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GBPVR is based on 2K or XP.
That can be a plus and it can also be a minus.
The plus can be the PC setup being easier.
The minus can be less system stability/uptime.
That way it would be faster booting up

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Also there are tools on the net such as nLite that can strip XP almost to it's barebones.
In such sense, can GBPVR boot from a CFcard?
Thanks