Do HTPC's work with satellite or cable?

Question

Am lookiing to buy a HTPC with the following specs. What I want to know is will it connect to my satellite dish or cable and record shows?
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6600 2.4GHz FSB 1066, 4MB CPU
Memory 2048 MB DDR II 800 Memory (Kingston HyperX)
Motherboard ASUS P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i Motherboard
Hard Drive 1 Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Hard Drive 2 Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Hard Drive 3 Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Hard Drive 4 Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
RAID These 4 hard drives can be setup as RAID 0 or 1
Optical Drive LG 18x DVD RW + Dual Layer
Control LCD 7" Touch Screen Control LCD w/ Remote
SLI Mode Following 2 cards will run in SLI mode for optimal gaming experience with maximum FPS
SLI Video 1 ASUS EN7600GT 256MB DDR3 w/ HDMI Out
SLI Video 2 ASUS EN7600GT 256MB DDR3 w/ HDMI Out
HDTV Tuner ATI HDTV Wonder with HDTV Antenna Retail w/ Remote
Audio Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS XtremeMusic 7.1
Network Card Intel82540EM 10/100/1000 Gigabit Lan Network Card
Network Card USB Wireless A/B/G Network Card
Neon Light 2 Sunbeam Cold Cathod Neon Light (blue)
Media Card Reader 7 In 1 Media Card Reader & Floppy Drive
Case Thermaltake Mozart TX HTPC Case w/ Side Window (silver w/ black trim)
Power Supply 550 Thermaltake SILENT Power Supply Dual Fan Control
Water Cooling Thermaltake Water Cooling Solution
Operating System Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition (with Remote & Receiver)

Answer 1

Hi. First off, I don't know. But at 1 TeB of storage, SLI graphics, dual digital interfaces, and all that other great system stuff - it should. Cable systems still send analog signals (for a while) so the TV tuner, being HD ready, may interpret them. Great specs! Good luck.