I had to choose between the PVR-250 and the PVR-350 when I built my box, the PVR-500 was not available then. I chose the PVR-250, because after lurking on the list for a while, it seemed like it would be easier to use video out on an nvidia card (from the posts that I read, the quality would be better as well).
Things might be different with the PVR-350 these days, but I think I would still make the same choice, especially now that the PVR-500 is available. My Nvidia FX5200 only cost $50. --Garry On 6/13/05, Nick Rosier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/13/05, Steve Nuffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > First, I haven't tried to build MythTV yet. I need to purchase a capture > > card. My proof of concent system isn't the greatest but I'm willing to > > spend some $$ on a card. > > > > The PVR 500 is currently $40 cheaper then the PVR 350 at Amazon. The > > manufacture's web site doesn't compare them all that well. For those with > > more experience, which would you buy? > > PVR-500: dual-tuner so you can record 2 programs at the same time. no > mpeg2-decoding. driver-support is still in full development > PVR-350: single tuner so only 1 program at the time. hardware mpeg2 > decoding. haven't seen anything so far that can compare to this > quality. proven card, been around for a while, drivers are (pretty) > stable > > > Do they both have the same hardware decoding for the PCs that lack the > > resources? > > The 500 doesn't have hardware decoding so... you'll need a videocard > with a pretty descent tv-out. > > N. > > > Remote on the 350 > > Dual capture on the 500. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve > > Fedora Core3 > > > > ________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail Mobile > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
