[mythtv-users] best quality capture card for software encoding?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Feb 25, 2006, at 1:55 PM, Nick Bartos wrote:

> I have tried the pvr150 cards and am unhappy with the encoding  
> quality,
> and since I have a real beefy cpu I'm going to try getting a  
> generic card
> and do the encoding in software.
>
> I was wondering if anyone has tried different models and would like to
> share their experiences?

I've got a PVR-350 and I can't tell the difference between it and  
direct to my TV from the cable line. Have you checked to make sure  
your default encoder settings aren't too low?