So I posted this question: "Can I get BBC HD with my setup", on the Media Portal forums. The answer turns out to be "yes" but "not watchable"! So after messing around installing various HD codecs, Power DVD 9, MPC, and Core AVC, the last one worked but I get slow/stuttering/juddery picture and sound with BBC HD and ITV HD broadcasts. My machine also gets itself in a twist when tuned into these channels - refusing to change away!
So the conclusion in the thread is that my NVIDIA GeForce 6600LE is not adequate for HD decoding... so I've just spent £23 on the HiS HD 2600 Pro from Scan. We will see how this goes - won't we?
Anyway to recap of my spending on this HTPC project so far:
- Antec Veris Remote Max HTPC case @ £133
- Pinnacle 7010iX Dual Analog + DTT + Dsat tuner card @ £23
- 2 x 1 Gb PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM @ £20
- Pentium 4 CPU fan @ £15
- SATA DVD rewriter @ £15
- HD 2600 Pro GPU @ £23
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