speccing a htpc

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Some questions, please:

Motherboard, which one:
ZOTAC GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi Socket 775
Or Zotac ion atom ?

I read different things about whether the ion is a 9300 or 9400, so processor speed aside, is there any difference?

I want to have my sky hd >--> htpc >--> tv
Likely intention is to stream the current tv channel to another pc in the house
I might add a satelite card at some point (foreign channels), I'd like the option even though i probably won't do it

I have 2gb of ddr2 already that I will use, and some spare disks (5400 and 7200)

Case looks like being Antec ISK 310-150. There are prettier ones, but this is the only one I see getting good reviews here that is fairly cheap.

Also: if i buy a tv card with remote control, I don't need any other remote control for turning the machine off and on, right.

Any suggestions for the tv tuner?

Thanks for the info, I am looking to buy all this stuff today for a weekend build!
 
I have a Sky HD box with svideo, so can't I just go svideo from the sky box to a capture card and hey presto? Lack of HD doesn't really matter when streaming to upstairs
 
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