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You can stream wmv if you record with the PVR-250. You just can't do it live. You can record in mpeg2 and transcode to wmv. Then the wmv's can be streamed. Although if you need live streaming, the PVR-250 is out.
If you're worried about heat, then not using a hardware encoding card (like the PVR250) should be your biggest concern. This is because your cpu is likely to be generating a lot of heat when using software encoding. Although I think those shuttle boxes can handle the heat alright.
Also, if you're going to be running other software on this machine, expect some stuttering problems using software encoding. Don't get me wrong, its ok to use sw encoding, but I urge you to search the forums / knowledge base and make yourself aware of the possible pitfalls.
Will
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CPU: Athlon XP 2000 | RAM: 512MB Kingston DDR266 | HDD: Seagate 250GB 7200RPM 8MB, Network storage via Infrant ReadyNAS X6 | MOBO: MSI K7N2GM-V mATX (nVIDIA nForce2 chipset) | Video: Biostar GeForce 6200A 256MB RAM | Sound: Turtle Beach Montego DDL | Monitor: 27" Apex SDTV | TV Capture: Hauppauge PVR-500 & PVR-250 | Case: Cooler Master ATC-620 mATX | OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 | Other: DVD+/-RW, Cheiftech Wireless KB / Mouse, Firefly Remote
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