As an individual who cut cable back to a bare minimum almost three years ago by transitioning our family to Streaming Netflix via a Roku, I've reached the point where I hope to integrate our other media (ripped DVDs, digital pictures, digital music library, etc.) with the use of an HTPC, specifically ASRock's VISION HT 321B.
My only point of confusion (assuming the Blu-Ray drive "just works" under Win7Pro's WMC) involves our cable company's (Comcast's) recent announcement that they've "gone completely digital," even for the basic / local channels. This is what DROVE my initial investigation, leading me to find items like Ceton's InfiniTV 4 PCIe card.
And while I haven't found any glaring evidence of lost functionality on Comcast's basic / local service, I'm VERY curious as to whether the HT 321B can take ANY expansion card. Also, since our media is stored externally, I'm inclined to replace the included 750GB hard disc with a 64GB SSD (for Win7Pro) just to keep things as simple as possible.
My only point of confusion (assuming the Blu-Ray drive "just works" under Win7Pro's WMC) involves our cable company's (Comcast's) recent announcement that they've "gone completely digital," even for the basic / local channels. This is what DROVE my initial investigation, leading me to find items like Ceton's InfiniTV 4 PCIe card.
And while I haven't found any glaring evidence of lost functionality on Comcast's basic / local service, I'm VERY curious as to whether the HT 321B can take ANY expansion card. Also, since our media is stored externally, I'm inclined to replace the included 750GB hard disc with a 64GB SSD (for Win7Pro) just to keep things as simple as possible.
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