You can skip these first two paragraphs just shows what I have done and gives some clarification. I apologize for this long post.
After some water damage from the roof that was caused to my house causing me to have to replace the drywall in two rooms I thought I would re-wire living room and bedroom and build my dream bedroom and living room.
The bedroom has a huge closet where I would like to put the majority of my gear. I have fished 3 different phone lines(bedroom, second bedroom, living room) and four ethernet connections (bedroom, second bedroom, living room, second one for living room for the tv/receiver). I hate wireless... I have wired 5.1 surround sound for the living room and bedroom. running the speaker wire behind the walls. Threw in two pot lights on either side of the tv in both the bedroom and living room. Both rooms are now sound proofed and have triple pane windows installed. Basically all the fanatical carpentary has been done. Even removed the wall that separates the living room from the kitchen giving it an open concept. I thought what man wouldn't want to be able to eat supper at the dinner table and watch tv?
I am putting my computer in the closet and running usb repeaters behind the walls to the other side of the room. I have 3 in total. I am also running the monitor dvi cord and just a 3.5 jack for sound and phone. Kinda seems silly since the room is also wired for 5.1.
I was wondering can I have
1. An htpc that can allow me to watch to watch TV and use my computer at the same time.
2. Be able to record tv in high defination for satelitte or cable? It would also be used a media center for the PS3 in the living room. Wierdly enough the tvs for each room are located in the same spot just on other side of the walls.
I am not good with the whole HTPC thing but I was golden for installing the windows, soundproofing, running wires and leveling the floors and ceilings. I just suck with the hardware and connections part. Learning though.