I love build logs!!! This one’s courtesy of Darren at Engadget and covers building one speicifcally with tuner support. With so many online options these days, that’s not necessarily a requirement anymore though.
Engadget It’s also worth noting that setup needs to be completed on a VGA or DVI monitor. Initially, we had our rig connected to an LCD via DVI, and it pushed visuals through without a problem. However, when we moved this downstairs with a mind to hook things up to our HDTV via HDMI, we quickly realized that doing so wasn’t quite plug-and-play. In fact, we had to hook the beast up to our set via VGA first, and then connect the HDMI cable. Once that happened, we were able to yank the VGA cable and begin tweaking the display settings through HDMI. Nothing too troubling, but just a heads-up that you may have to tinker with inputs before your HDMI "just works."
