[mythtv-users] Encoder/Decoder cards

[Todd Houle]

I thought only the 350 had TV out.  And the 150/500 has hardware  
encoding, but not decoding.  If I use a 500 or 150, then I'll still  
need to find a way to connect the TV...    Is there an inexpensive  
way to do that?
    -t-


On Sep 6, 2005, at 10:53 AM, Ali Asad Lotia wrote:

> The PVR 150 is apparently a pretty decent card. I have a PVR-500 (dual
> tuners, but similar to 150) and i've been quite happy. It doesn't have
> a decoder on board, but i do that in software on my machine.
>
> On 9/6/05, Anil Gupte <anil-list at icinema.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have been using the Hauppauge PVR 350 with good success, but for  
>> my next
>> system I am looking to build cheaper.  Is there any other card  
>> with an
>> Encoder/Decoder built-in that is cheaper?  If not, how stable/ 
>> reliable is a
>> card where the processing is being done by the CPU?
>>
>> Thanx,
>> Anil Gupte
>>
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