I have an old Dell optiplex Gx110 with ~256mb of ram and a 20gb hdd. the ram maxes out to 512mb and I can buy a bigger HDD but I really don't need much right now. I have a basic direct tv receiver in my room (it doesn't include any DVR features like recording and rewinding live tv). This is what I want my dell optiplex to do. What all will I need? I just want it to record my Tv shows/ps3 gameplay and be able to rewind tv if possible. I have a few movies and music on some old spare hdd's that I can just run in vlc and play on my tv (right?). Also, if I'm trying to get it to record tv shows, will I need an active internet connection in order to get the tv schedule or will it get the schedule from my direct tv receiver and use that? My internet connection is limited to a usb broadband modem on the other end of the house. any input?
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