On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 06:00:17AM -0800, Julian wrote: > Hi, > > Could anyone who uses or has analyzed the pchdtv3000 > say whether or not it is worth purchasing it at $189? > Unless I could use it for more than Over the Air High > Definition transmission, it seems overkill. For one > reason or another, I don't feel the potential for more > than OTA is high. > > Thanks, > Julian
"Worth Purchasing" is very broad. Apparently many people think it's worth it, as the card is selling. I think the better question you should ask yourself is what do you expect? If you expect something as easy to use as Tivo then no, it's not for you (yet). There are still some things that can be improved. But I have 4 cards, I'm glad I have every last one. Things do break (software) and there's system maintance (More than ntsc Myth users experience) but it's worth it to me. Some people have problems getting the right modelines for their HD Displays but most eventually get it right, it just takes time. How easy it is depends on you and your skills. If you get a good signal and have a fedora box that's already connected to a HD display then you can be running in 5 minutes. If you're far from a tower, have to research an antenna, are using Redhat 7.2, have a HD display that only takes 1 1080i component input then it will take you longer. But as far as "does the card work" the answer is yes. If OTA and non-encrypted QAM streams will not be worth $189 then don't get the card. You would be better off with an HD Tivo that has 2 HD Satellite tuners and 2 ATSC tuners, or wait for cable companies to sell you their PVR Cable boxes. The HD3000 pcHDTV card does do QAM. It has been tested, there is a driver that has it working, but that driver is not released. There is a bit of other work being done on the driver to try to get it so that it will be accepted into kernel source. If there are any kernel developers or experienced kernel driver developers that want to help, if they contact me they will be able to work on the cvs code, and get QAM early -- But I won't be able to let just anyone have access, sorry... Wait a few weeks and we'll see then. --Brandon
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