[mythtv-users] PVR-350 mpeg decoder; limited to tv-output only or no?

Jeff Simpson jeffsimpson at alum.wpi.edu
Thu Apr 6 23:50:16 UTC 2006


> Recently purchased a PVR-500MCE; having compatability issues with the VIA
> chipsett'd motherboards I've got, and don't really need 2 tuners...
>
> So looking to swap the PVR-500 for a PVR-350, noting that it has a hardware
> mpeg decoder too; but is this encoder of any use through the system's video
> card? Or, is the use of the hardware decoder only applicable if I use the
> output from the card itself? Basically, can I use the hardware decoder in lieu
> of a software decoder and still leave everything connected as it is?

Don't buy a PVR-350 for any purpose. It's a good card for what it is,
but it doesn't mesh well with Myth anymore, and I think you'd be
better off trading the VIA motherboard for a new board than getting
stuck with a white elephant, err PVR-350.

 - Jeff


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