[mythtv-users] OT: Hardware decoders (was Re: completely new and have questions before I buy hardware)

[Brian Wood]

Brad DerManouelian wrote:

> It's 2008. PVR-350 was great in 2004/2005. Now it's 2008. I also have  
> a PVR-350. It's actually quite a bit better than my PVR-150 for  
> capturing and I used it for playback for about a year back in 2005. I  
> think it's definitely worth getting a PVR-250 over a 150. 350 if you  
> can't find a 250. 150 as last resort. I'm going to toss my 150 in a  
> dev machine now that I have HD-PVR capture happening from one of my  
> satellite boxes.


"Better" in what way? I have a 350 in a drawer someplace, and I'm using
3 PVR-150s. I never noticed any substantial difference, and am using the
150s just because of less power/heat.

beww