Getting content to your HTPC
Well the most important thing about having a HTPC is having content, and being able to watch it through your HTPC on your TV! So here we will cover how to get content onto your HTPC.
The first thing to cover is getting TV through your HTPC. Some people have asked me why I would want to do this, since my TV can already receive TV. Well having it go through your HTPC allows you to use your HTPC as a PVR (a personal video recorder), which means you can record TV for playback later, or pause TV while you are watching it.
So how do you do this? Well it’s quite simple, all you need to do is put a TV tuner into your HTPC (see our TV Tuner section for recommendations). Then you just connect coaxial cable into the card (the cable that usually connects from your antenna to the TV), and you now have TV going into your HTPC.
Some people like to store all their other content on a big harddrive on their HTPC. But if you are anything like me you probably have a lot of your content (like movies, music, photos), on other computers around the house, you probably want to be able to access these on your HTPC. Read more