One thing is for sure, no card is perfect. Order a pvr-150 from newegg
and one from amazon and you get 2 different cards. They're constantly
changing. I had this question about 2 months ago and I ended up making a
mistake. I got a pvr-150mce which, even though is running nicely now
(thanks guys), doesn't have the great quality of my pvr-350. I think the
standard pvr-150 is significantly better and should be ok. Regardless,
anything you buy will eventually be supported. It took about 4 months
for my pvr-350 to be supported after I bought it but it was a brand new
run of tuners and everyone was busy on other projects. The turn around
time seems to be getting much better so worst case would probably be 2
months. If you can find an old (i.e. 6mo-1yr card from ebay; ask seller
where it was purchased and when) pvr-250 that should run with no
problems. WARNING: stay away from any OEM hauppauges or hauppauges
labeled "Freestyle".
Brent Kilgore wrote:
I am contemplating adding a second tuner card to my system. I am
currently using a 1 yr old pvr-350.
Which tuner-only card is the most supported at the moment? Also, is
there any way I can easily test to see if my box can handle another
video stream? I was having DMA conflict issues several hundred
versions ago that has long since been fixed. Im worried they might
come back if I add another card. The box is a 700mzh running at about
3-7% cpu while watching TV. 2-3% while just recording. Cost is a big
issue also.
Actually I really shouldn’t even be thinking of this since I’m
recently unemployed. But, I guess it’s cheaper than strangling inept
government workers. J I’m just glad my driver’s license has 3 more
years on it .. I couldn’t take a trip to dmv right now.)
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