[mythtv-users] pvr150 or pvr500

Matt skd5aner at gmail.com
Wed Mar 23 22:36:32 UTC 2005


> I'd definitely go
> 500, since you don't even need a splitter to get both tuners fed (the signal
> is split internally).

Jarod, can you elaborate on this?  Does this mean that if I want to
use both of the tuners I can run a single RG6 cable to one of the
inputs, then it'll split the signal off to the other tuner on the card
itself?

Matt


On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:50:32 -0800, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 March 2005 12:32, Dan Littlejohn wrote:
> > Anyone have any experience about which way to go on this?  The price
> > is fairly simular when you consider the 500 has two tuners.  Any
> > advantages, gotchas to decide whether to buy two pvr150's or one
> > pvr500?
> 
> With the 500, you need an extra header thingy to use multiple svideo or
> composite inputs, so it may effectively take up as much space as a pair of
> 150s. However, if you're just looking to use the tuners, I'd definitely go
> 500, since you don't even need a splitter to get both tuners fed (the signal
> is split internally). Both my 150 and 500 work equally well now.
> 
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