[mythtv-users] PVR 250's OEM on ebay for $88

[Chris Delis]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 02:01:04AM -0500, Scott Pouliot wrote:
> Sorry I worded that wrong....the 350 has the decoder as opposed to no
> decoder in the 250.  Is it worth the extra $$$? 

Yes, if you are picky about TVOUT quality and can afford it.  Don't know
about progressive-scan (HDTV) TVs though; then you might not need it.


> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Will Dormann
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:57 AM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] PVR 250's OEM on ebay for $88
> 
> At 01:02 AM 1/3/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >I thought the 250 had the decoder, but not the encoder like the 350?  
> >That's the major difference isn't it?  Is the encoder really worth the
> extra $100?
> >I know the 350 sells for a good chunk more than the 250.... 
> 
> The Freestyle, 250, and 350 have hardware encoding.   That's the whole
> point of the cards.
> The Freestyle, 350 and early 250 models have hardware decoding in addition
> to the above.  (Though I'm not aware of any driver that takes advantage of
> the decoding in the Freestyle and 250R1 cards) The 350 has TV-out in
> addition to the above.
> 
> 
> -WD
> 
> 

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