[mythtv-users] hd-3000 vs. AirStar-HD5000AV-PCI

Steven Adeff adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com
Mon Apr 3 16:49:47 UTC 2006


On 4/3/06, matthew.garman at gmail.com <matthew.garman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The MythTV Store (http://mythic.tv/) is out of stock on the pcHDTV
> HD-3000 tuner card.  They suggest the AirStar-HD5000AV-PCI in it's
> place.
>
> Is there any reason to wait for them to get the HD-3000 back in
> stock, or is the HD-5000AV just as good?  (It *is* quite a bit
> cheaper.)
>
> I'm building a MythTV box for my parents.  The system will be an
> Athlon XP+nforce2 system.  The HD tuner card is needed for
> over-the-air HD tv.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
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have you looked to purchase the HD3000 directly from pchdtv.com?
http://www.pchdtv.com/hd_3000.html

also, I've got two Aver A180's running next to my HD3000 and haven't
noticed a difference...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00094OWEM/104-5554354-2116744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282
you will want/need a >=2.6.15 kernel, directions on the wiki.
--
Steve


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