[mythtv-users] PVR-250, PVR-350, and hw decoding

[Petter Gundersen]

On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 18:32:12 +0200, Milos Prudek <prudek at bvx.cz> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Is hardware decoder the main difference between PVR-250 and PVR-350 ?
> 
> Is hardware decoding in PVR-350 only used for TV-out ?
> 
> I plan to use PC monitor only for Myth, no TV at all. So PVR-350's hw
> encoding is useless to me, right?
> 

All your assumptions are correct.

The encoding capabilities are the same for the PVR-250 and PVR-350,
and the 350 decoder only decodes to tv-out.

So with your setup I suggest you save your money and go for the PVR-250.

Regards,
Petter