[mythtv] ATI? Hauppauge? Matrox? Aver? USB? Pinnacle?

Monty Walls mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 11:06:11 -0600


On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 02:19:12 -0500
John <johnmythtv@crombe.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Which capture cards are best?  Seems like I can get a Matrox G200 TV for around $40, a Pinnacle for $50, Hauppauge for similar, etc. but which to choose?  Pinnacle doesn't do record while playing back another right?
> 

Avoid the Pinnacle hardware.  Just had a 'PCTV pro' card fail for the second time 
(first was under warranty) (msp3400 would no longer initialize). Poor reception, 
suspectable to electical noise from motherboard, so not a happy camper...

I replaced it with a Hauppauge WinTV dbx/stereo (already had one, and it worked well
and reliably). So I get to install tonight.

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