[mythtv-users] Hauppage Analog Cards, alternatives?
Michael Heironimus
mkh01 at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 4 02:47:31 UTC 2008
On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 10:02:52PM -0400, Jeff Holicky wrote:
> cost. But I am seeing (please correct me) that the 500 is OKAY for --
> (a) unencrypted digital streams - where the dual tuner splits the signal
The PVR500 does not have digital tuners. It can capture analog broadcast
or analog cable, with both tuners behind the one coax input.
> I seem to have read that the 500 used to (on their website) have an
> extra header that provided a SECOND S-VIDEO IN. In theory this card
Yes, the 500 can take a header with an extra set of inputs for the
second encoder. I think they've gone back and forth on whether it's
included in the box or an extra purchase.
> 3) My next thought is the 350 - except it contains TV OUT (at a
> premium). If in the end the 350 sits in the basement in a backend, why
> would i need that? The only other thought is - as a stop gap before I
You don't need it if you're not using TV out.
> Lastly, can either of you clarify the models that are NON-MCE and MCE -
The MCE is the white-box, or at least it was. They're mostly the same,
but MCE versions have an FM radio and RCA inputs while non-MCE (retail)
versions have a remote and IR blaster/receiver. A while back I also
started seeing retail 150MCE kits, which I think are the MCE card with a
Microsoft MCE remote and USB receiver.
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Michael Heironimus
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