guidance for a newbie

[winkiwin]

am in the process of starting my PVR project

have decent spec Pc - so covered on that end but am totally out of depth on Tv card front

main criteria is that it has to be freeview.
main use is to record to disc then distribute via a network via MVP / laptop

options would appear to be limited but there appear to be brands on the market which i see are compatible but i've never heard of them ...

so - is something like the Hauppauge wintv - nova pci/usb the best option for novice or ?????.

the more info you can throw at me ( ease of use/ reliability/ reading material etc.) would be appreciated as i dont want to make a duff choice from the offset

thanks in anticipation

david

[Darx-starz]

In a word, Hauppauge Nova - T.