Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit

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I ordered one (only 64 after a rebate) and figured I'd ask here for some advice since some members here have used similar models.  It's still on sale if anyone is interested.

Any motherboard recommendations?  Its a pci-e 1x model so I'd ideally like two slots in case the need for a second card (for recording and watching at the same time) arises.  I'd like to leave it on for a day in low power consumption mode until the show airs so I was thinking an AMD processor would suffice.

I'm still on the fence with onboard video.  I might be getting a digital tv which would mean I'd need something with DVI out (maybe  ).

The last board I bought came with a spdif card which is something I'd want with this setup.

I'm pretty sure chad will comment on how I should use a pc to record the video and then use my xbox to stream the video which is a definite possibility in the future.

Thanks guys.