[mythtv-users] RE:Cheap MPEG cards

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Tuesday 11 November 2003 13:10, Jason Schloer wrote:
> I contacted her as well. I was told to contact Grant Woods at
> Avermedia Marketing, her name is Jennifer Woods, so I imagine he's
> her husband. She said she was asked by Avermedia to list the stuff.
> Then I got an email from Grant Woods stating he's the marketing
> manager for avermedia. Checking out the message header(not a great
> means of checking but a start) it looks like this:
> Received: from www.aver.com [66.206.164.30] by
> postman2.sitehosting.net with ESMTP
>   (SMTPD32-6.06) id AF1A354F00DA; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:36:42 -0800
> Received: from soyo (fw.aver.com [66.206.162.98])
> 	(authenticated bits=0)
> 	by www.aver.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hAB0Y6rg015061;
> 	Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:34:07 -0800
> From: "Grant Woods" grantw at aver.com
>
> He stated "These products are being liquidated because they are a
> former OEM product.  The OEM program for this product has ended and
> we have additional stock. Once these items are gone, the M179 will be
> repackaged with another product, and rebranded."
>
> And "While we are selling these privately on Ebay, these items willbe
> shipped direct fromAVerMedia's California location.  They will carry
> the same warranty as you would find at a retail store such as Frys or
> Best Buy. Basically I was given the opportunity to sell these
> privately as somewhat of a bonus if that makes sense. Below is my
> corporate info."
>
> It all appears to check out. I emailed Mr. Woods directly to make
> sure the email wasn't spoofed. Once I hear back I'll probably buy 3.
> They may not work perfect yet, but it's right around the corner and I
> can have 3 for the price of one retail pvr 250...
>
>
> Heard back from him before I sent this. Looks legit to me thus far,
> use your own discretion though. I'm buying 2.
>
> -Jason

I did some googling on these cards, and some folks on the winxp-mce 
forum say that the avermedia m179 cards are total crap -- they work, 
but the picture is horrible.

Can anyone who's used one of these under Linux comment on the picture 
quality before we all buy these?

-JAC