[Darren]

I'm on my old DirecTiVo and have been holding off on upgrading to HD. I have dual tuners and have upgraded the DirecTiVo with a network card, memory, and 150 hours of storage. I want my next step to be a Media Center PC or similar.

Here are my requirements before I'll do this:

1. Must have dual tuners
2. Must have integrated guide (web based?) that is reliable IE: at least as good as the DirecTV guide
3. Must have HD support
4. Must integrate with DirecTV with a smart card support, not sure when/if this will happen or has happened


I've been out of the loop for a year or so and was only beginning research at that time when I found too many things that wouldn't be supported or doable at the time. What would be stopping me now? Have you done this?

What software/hardware did you use? I prefer to use Media Center PC if possible but am open to other options.

Thanks for any info.

Darren