[mythtv-users] PVR-250 vs PVR-250MCE

[Dex West]

Well first off I have a pvr250mce type 1 with 32552 on
the tuner.  I would be VERY careful if you want to buy
an MCE card that you get the right type.  To my
knowledge there are two types and the second type code
named Roslyn will not work with IVTV and its unclear
how long it will take before it will.  The two things
I used to clarify the type is the # on the tuner case
and the chipset.  Search IVTV and they'll give you the
exact info.

Otherwise the MCE cards are very similar to 250 except
they don't have a IR remote but they do have a FM
tuner.  Not sure if the MCE has any decoder hardware
built in.  I think I've heard that the latest MCE
boards have a better sound processor then the 250 but
that might just be the Roslyn board.

As for cost I'm not sure where your getting a standard
250 from but my MCE was $85 US and I couldn't find a
straight 250 for less then $125 or so.  So the MCE is
quite a bit cheaper in my experience.

Hope this helps..


--- asmussen at cox.net wrote:
> I am getting ready to add a second tuner card to my
> backend box. I'm going to have the cable box hooked
> up to one of them using an ir-blaster to change
> channels, and I intend to just pipe basic cable into
> the 2nd tuner. Since 95% of my recordings are off of
> the basic cable channels, I figure this ought to all
> but eliminate scheduling conflicts, and make
> watching live TV much easier. What I'm trying to
> figure out is which card to put in as my second
> tuner. I'm currently running a PVR-350 as my tuner
> card, although I am not using the TV out on it. That
> works pretty well, so I figured I'd add a 250 for my
> second tuner. The MCE version of the card costs
> about the same as the non-MCE version, and I'm
> wondering which one I should buy. I have seen that a
> lot of people are having issues getting the MCE
> cards to work, but I imagine that is a temporary
> issue, and that once the 1.10 drivers are stable,
> the MCE card shouldn't be a problem. However, if
> there aren't any benefits to using !
>  the MCE card over the regular card, I figure I
> might as well just get the plain old 250 and not
> have to deal with getting the MCE card to work. So
> my question is basically this: What does the 250-MCE
> card have going for it that would make me want to
> buy it instead of a normal 250 to put in my mythtv
> box?
> 
> Shawn Asmussen
> 
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