[mythtv-users] pvr150 or pvr500

[Jarod Wilson]

On Wednesday 23 March 2005 15:11, Phil Bridges wrote:
> >>>>>>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?
> >>>>
> >>>>That is exactly what it means. Run your Coax in to the single input
> >>>>and both tuners are connected.
> >>>
> >>>Yup. Note that there are two coax inputs on the back of these cards, but
> >>>one is for FM radio, the other does indeed feed both on-board tuners,
> >>> all splitting done internally. The rear of my 150 and 500 are actually
> >>> completely indistinguishable.
> >>
> >>How does the internally-split cable look?  I'd love to ditch my external
> >>splitter.
> >
> > There is no visible cable, just a section where the two tuner casings are
> > connected to one another.
>
> Sorry - I was referring to the picture quality using the internal splitter.

Heh, oops. Picture quality is excellent here. :-)

Of course, a lot of that has to do with the signal you're feeding to the card 
(or splitter) in the first place. How it compares to a pair of 150s and an 
external amp, I couldn't say, but I have no complaints about the image 
quality.

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