[mythtv-users] PVR-250MCE for $69 SHIPPED!!

[Harry Orenstein]

>From: "Harry Orenstein" <ho_9 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250MCE for $69 SHIPPED!!
>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:39:21 -0500
>
>>From: Jeff <jeff at intersystems.com>
>>Reply-To: Jeff <jeff at intersystems.com>,        Discussion about mythtv 
>><mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250MCE for $69 SHIPPED!!
>>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 05:57:14 -0500
>>
>>Monday, March 22, 2004, 10:27:52 PM, CrAzY mAD wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.z-buy.com/product.asp?item=VG-HA32552
>>
>> > Ripped from FatWallet.com
>> > Same as the PVR-250 but no remote, includes FM radio
>> > support.
>>
>>
>> > Edgar
>>
>>Are you sure that this is a PVR-250? It looks like it might
>>be a WIN-TV-GO-FM which does not include the hardware MPEG-2
>>encoder.
>>
>>
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>
>The text says it is compatible with MCE Harmony.  I do not
>believe there is a version of MCE that supports non-mpeg
>cards.  The two reference designs I am aware of are Freestyle
>and Blackbird.  Not sure what Harmony is.  Doesn't look like
>it has FM either (no 2nd RG connector).  When in doubt you
>might want to call the vendor.
>
>
>-- Harry O.
>
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Replying to my own post, the card is announced by Hauppauge here:

http://www.hauppauge.de/files/pr_hauppauge_mce_launch_2003_eng.rtf

It DOES use the Conexant chip, but I believe that it also uses chip(s) that
make it incompatible with the ivtv driver (880 chip?  Also possibly a 
different
sound chip).  Given the date and relationship to MCE in the announcement
(MCE 2004) I believe this board is supposed to be the Blackbird reference
design as implemented by Hauppauge.  Guess that makes the rest of the
Blackbird boards on the ivtv wiki suspect as well.  Which is not to say that
it might not work some day.  Just not today.


-- Harry O.

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