Ok, time to part out the HTPC/server. WD 2TB black drives. - $100 ea, I have 2 available and maybe another 2 Centon InfiniTV 4 USB - $100 Cable card USB TV tuner. I used it with windows media center and it was great. The girlfriend didn't like using the computer as a TV, so we didn't use this very much. Adaptec 2405 raid card - $200 Device support: Up to two Serial ATA disk drives; 48-bit LBA supports drives larger than 137 GB; SATA tape drives Data transfer rates: Up to 3.0 GB/s RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 10, JBOD Cache Memory: 128MB of DDR2 memory Bus type: 8-lane PCIe Internal Connectors: 1 x internal (SFF-8087) MiniSAS Operating temperature: 0 to 55 degrees C MTBF: 1,415,623 hours Power requirements: 0.43A @ 3.3 VDC, 0.83A @ 12 VDC Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.6" (64mm x 167mm) Russ