[mythtv-users] Re: $20 tuner at CompUSA

Cory Papenfuss papenfuss at juneau.me.vt.edu
Wed Nov 16 16:28:56 EST 2005 

> 2388xTF. The manual says "The New Hardware Wizard will...detect the 
> ˙˙Conexant 23880 Video Capture (NTSC)˙˙ device."

 	Software-based card.  Probably fairly similar to the bttv for 
support, but it will take lots of CPU to record.  Hardware-based cards 
(e.g. the PVR-150) are in general better quality for less space/cpu.

-cory

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* Cory Papenfuss                                                        *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student               *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University                   *
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