[mythtv-users] CompUSA has Hauppauge PVR-250 cards at $99atthemoment!

[Scott Pouliot]

I went down to CompUSA last night to check these out....and found out that
the entire New England area (at least the stores he could see) were out of
stock.  What a bummer  :-( 

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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Harry Orenstein
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] CompUSA has Hauppauge PVR-250 cards at
$99atthemoment!

>From: Steve Yokanovich <steve at yokanovich.org>
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>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] CompUSA has Hauppauge PVR-250 cards at $99 
>atthemoment!
>Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:30:00 -0600
>
>Harry Orenstein wrote:
>>>From: "Graham Wheeler" <gram at bradygirl.com>
>>>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>>To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>>Subject: [mythtv-users] CompUSA has Hauppauge PVR-250 cards at $99 at 
>>>themoment!
>>>Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 13:49:14 -0800
>>>
>>>Saw this on Techbargains:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?
>>><http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?&ref=cj&pfp=cj&prod
>>>uct_cod
>>>
>>>e=310591> &ref=cj&pfp=cj&product_code=310591
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>I saw this in the CompUSA flyer in my Sunday newspaper.  A word of
>>caution: I was at my local CompUSA on Saturday and noticed that the 
>>PVR-250s on the shelf are now in a new box (the picture in the ad 
>>shows the old box).  Given that recent PVR-350s have been reported to 
>>have a new, incompatible tuner this may not be a good sign.
>>Perhaps if someone buys one of these PVR-250s from CompUSA in the near 
>>future they might post a report as to the compatibility of the tuner.
>>
>>Just a thought...
>>
>>
>>-- Harry O.
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>I picked one of these up from my local CompUsa today at lunchtime (got 
>the last one). Went down after supper tonight and installed it in my 
>backend system and had it working within 30 minutes or so. Had to add a 
>line to modules.conf for the second card and rejigger my settings in 
>mythtvsetup, but all seems to be working now and I have successfully 
>recorded and watched live TV with both tuners. So far, so good...
>
>Steve Y.
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Steve,

Thanks for posting back.  Was the one you bought in the new box?  The old
boxes were yellow and blue (IIRC) and the new boxes are predominantly red
(also IIRC).  Please let the list know if you got one of the cards in the
newer box, as this may (or may not) affect usability.  I have one of the
older cards and have no immediate plans to add another, but I thought I
would at least raise the issue after seeing the ones in the newer boxes.


-- Harry O.

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