lamentofking Wrote:I've been looking into this some more and I can't seem to find an answer pertaining to if a HTPC or a Smart TV is better for the cablecard setup.
I'm not sure what you mean by that. Modern smart TVs don't support internal cablecards. You would either have to hook it up to an HTPC with an internal cablecard and use it as a monitor (which defeats the point) or get an external cablecard (a.k.a. a cable box, which again defeats the point).
lamentofking Wrote:I would plan on viewing channels the majority of a 24-hour period so I do believe the TV will last longer right?
Last longer than what? A computer? A monitor? It could in theory but that's a really long way down the road and you'll probably have upgraded the computer by then anyways.
Also why do you plan on watching TV 16 hours a day?
lamentofking Wrote:Because the components in computers deteriorate in performance over time.
I'm not sure what you mean by that exactly. Their performance doesn't degrade but they do fail eventually. A smart tv contains the same types of electronics though.
lamentofking Wrote:I still have a non-flat screen Sharp tv from the 90's and it still works like a charm.
In the world of engineering design simplicity often produces great long term reliability.
lamentofking Wrote:This is why I think a Smart Tv with cablecard would be a better option for me.
Again without any idea what kind of setup you're trying to make this makes little sense.
lamentofking Wrote:I do plan on recording content though so in that case a HTPC would be better for me right? This is a little confusing lol.
Recording would be done on whatever tuning device you're using. Either an internal cablecard or a dvr.
Blob55 Wrote:Is it possible to watch American Cable through my UK Computer? There are some channels I really want to watch, but we just don't have them here, or if we do, we don't get such a good line up of shows.
Either get someone in America to stream it to you over the web (there are websites available that do this publicly) or get satellite like lamedude proposed.
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