I thought that benefit of the wintv-pvr model# 350 was also a major gripe -- if I read right (disclaimer: somewhere, a while ago!) you can *only* get mpeg2 video out of this card... does anyone have one and know if you can get the raw video, to do your own encoding with?  That is, as opposed to decoding the mpeg2 stream, then re-encoding it (yuck, with the mpeg2 artifacts, although I guess you could set that to the highest quality)...  so if this is true, it would depend on your desired usage.  NewEgg doesn't seem to carry the 350, although they have various 150 models ($53-$85), with and without remotes.  Even a low-profile 150 model, nice!  Amazon has the 350 for $134.  The model# 500 has dual mpeg encoders&tuners. 

cheerio,

    Ben

PS - BTW, anyone know if the "MCE" models are any different from a linux-user's perspective?  And this 1.5-yr-old review says the 250 is the same as the 350:  http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2393&p=8
Looks to me like the MCE models have more outputs, and that *all* wintv-pvr models have the mpeg encoder... and that the 350 and 500 (and usb2) are the only wintv-pvr models with an FM tuner.
huh?   http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/prods_pvr.html


On 8/31/06, Mr O < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Always Hauppauge. I don't think there's a better supported card
available with the exception of the PCHDTV 3000 which is a linux
only HDTV card with no hardware encoding/decoding. Get a
Hauppauge PVR 250 or 350. The 350 features hardware encoding and
decoding!

TBA,
Mr O.

--- Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My neighbor has MythTV and I'm jealous!  What kind of tuner
> video cards
> are recommended?
>

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