[mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Tomas Roos
Hello. I am about to order a new PVR card since I am not able to use the hardware encoding on my Winfast PVR2000 card. Which one of these two cards would anyone of you recommend? WinTV PVR 150 or WinTV PVR 350 Does both work with hardware encoding in MythTV? I have no use for the extra

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Robert Denier
You probably want the 150 MCE since, as you said, you are only using it as a backend. Amazon has it slightly cheaper than newegg, but then newegg is almost certain to get it to your door faster. I suppose if your sure you want 2 of the devices you might get a 500, which has two on a card. I see

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Greg Woods
On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 05:55 -0500, Robert Denier wrote: I see no advantage for the 500 over a couple 150's, other than saving a pci card slot. The 500 is likely to be cheaper than two 150's, and you don't have to split the signal. --Greg ___

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Greg Estabrooks
The 500 is likely to be cheaper than two 150's, and you don't have to It's not. In fact it's usually more expensive than 2 150's ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Carl Fongheiser
On 10/3/05, Greg Estabrooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 500 is likely to be cheaper than two 150's, and you don't have to It's not. In fact it's usually more expensive than 2 150's Well, newegg charges $72 for a PVR-150MCE, and $138 for a PVR-500MCE. It's not a lot cheaper, but it *is* cheaper

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Mark Gardner
On 10/3/05, Greg Estabrooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 500 is likely to be cheaper than two 150's, and you It's not. In fact it's usually more expensive than 2 150's not a lot cheaper, but it *is* cheaper than 2 PVR-150's. What about configureation. Is it easier to get a couple of 150s

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Greg Woods
On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 14:13 -0600, Mark Gardner wrote: What about configureation. Is it easier to get a couple of 150s working or the 500? Since the ivtv drivers see the 500 as two 150's, it should be exactly the same. --Greg ___ mythtv-users

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Nick Rosier
On 03/10/05, Greg Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2005-10-03 at 14:13 -0600, Mark Gardner wrote: What about configureation. Is it easier to get a couple of 150s working or the 500? Since the ivtv drivers see the 500 as two 150's, it should be exactly the same. In theory; if you

Re: [mythtv-users] WinTV PVR 150 vs WinTV PVR 350

2005-10-03 Thread Jake
In theory; if you check the ivtv-list you'll find that there seems to be more problems getting the 500 working (only 1 tuner working or no sound etc...). i setup a friends mythbox with 1 pvr150 and it was basically identical to what i did to get my box with two pvr-500's going. the pvr-500,