# Home Theater PC Discussion part 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 11, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707 "2007-03-11T08:40:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/1 "2007-03-11T08:40:05Z")
Ok, finally ordered all of my parts and such to put together the HTPC… new question is who is currently using a computer for TV - what are you using for program guide & DVR programming? I’ve seen a few out there, but wondering what people are currently using and what they like - are you getting an HD programming? edit: going to be using ATi HDTV Wonder as my capture card ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/2 "2007-03-11T08:54:40Z")
a guy at work uses “myth tv” and has been for years… i think he likes it… i dont know about high def though. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/3 "2007-03-11T18:31:12Z")
I use mythtv… it can be a bitch to setup but once you get it going it is great. I don’t think that ATI card works on Linux however… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/4 "2007-03-11T19:08:49Z")
I’ve got the whole Windows Media Center thing going. No HD though since my tuner card doesn’t support it. I just watch HD over the air. Media Center works great as a DVR and program guide. There are a whole bunch of things that make you go “_Oh, that’s friggin’ cool_” … too many little things that I won’t get into, but you realize after they’ve happened. And I’ll never not have my PC double as my TV again :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Chriskozzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chriskozzi/32/7331_2.png) [@Chriskozzi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chriskozzi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/5 "2007-03-12T00:15:19Z")
i have this [http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/default.asp](http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/default.asp) works pretty well ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/6 "2008-02-13T18:34:35Z")
anyone running TW HD with a tuner card? i was just wondering how it worked out for them or if we need one of their stupid boxes still ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/7 "2008-02-13T18:38:49Z")
ive been wanting to build an ubuntu mythbox forever…looks pretty awesome from what ive seen online. Besides, anything is better then this POS TimeWarner hardware ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/8 "2008-02-13T18:47:26Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > I use mythtv… it can be a bitch to setup but once you get it going it is great. I don’t think that ATI card works on Linux however… ATI works, nvidia is just prefered its the whole open source drivers of nvidia that makes it easier to work with ---
**Author:** ![Griff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Griff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Griff)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/home-theater-pc-discussion-part-2/25707/9 "2008-02-13T19:04:34Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > ive been wanting to build an ubuntu mythbox forever…looks pretty awesome from what ive seen online. Besides, anything is better then this POS TimeWarner hardware Looks like its a good solution for non-HD … but you cant get the encrypted HD over a tuner w/o a pre-built HTPC that runs like $1400 alone and a cable card