[mythtv-users] weighing the differences - PVR350/250

[Khanh Tran]

This may all be true, but I think what I was really trying to get at is,
are there any visible on screen display differences.  I'm asking this
specific to the MythTV software, not really to how it looks on a TV, but
the interface itself (ie. transparencies, screen transitions, scrolling,
PIP, etc.)

-Khanh


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Delis [mailto:cedelis at uillinois.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:24 PM
To: khanh at khanh.net; Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] weighing the differences - PVR350/250

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 03:23:43PM -0500, Khanh Tran wrote:
> Other than the obvious "because it's got an MPEG-2 decoder", what's 
> the benefit of having a PVR350 over a PVR250?  I know that it's got 
> on-board s-video output and saves cpu cycles when watching MPEG-2 
> video.  I know

The S-Video output looks flawless.  It makes my FX5200's TVOUT look
terrible by comparison.  Of course, this is what I've witnessed with my
setup & configuration, so as always YMMV...

I think stability is attainable but not trivial.  Currently, using the
350 for DVD viewing is also not trivial and still has issues.  I'm
pretty sure that eventually this will get ironed out in the future (not
an issue for me since I use a set top DVD).

> it has an FM tuner that MythTV can't take advantage of yet.  I've 
> heard some stability concerns that are addressed with the correct 
> drivers, but other than that, what's so great?  Is it just 
> transparency?  Is PIP better on a PVR350 over a PVR250?  Is watching a

> DVD easier on the box over just using the CPU?
> 
> 
> -Khanh
> 
> 
> 
> 

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