[mythtv-users] Encoder/Decoder
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Fri Mar 3 18:35:32 UTC 2006
On 03/03/2006 12:25 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Anil Gupte wrote:
>
>> I am looking for a card that has both an encoder and a decoder
>> built-in. I am planning to use it for MythTV. The only card that I
>> know of is the Hauppauge PVR 350. Is there any other card out there
>> (preferably less expensive) that has Linux drivers (and therefore
>> presumably works with MythTV).
>>
> The only encoder/decoder combination I know if is the PVR-350.
>
And, my suggestion is to really consider whether you actually /need/ the
decoder. I bought a PVR-350 for my prototype and decided that I wasted
$100 getting the decoder. Within a week, I had switched to using
software decoding and an NVIDIA video card.
Mike
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