[mythtv-users] Will any PVR-150 Work?

[Brian Wood]

On Mar 23, 2006, at 7:55 AM, Warren wrote:

> Lawrwence wrote:
>>
>>
>> Just to add some more confusion to the mix, I picked a PVR-150  
>> Retail ( I wanted the remote ).  All the above info matches  
>> ( connectors, features, etc ) except mine does claim to have a  
>> radio.  I haven't used it yet ( we don't get good radio reception  
>> here in the mountains anyway ) so I can't verify that it is  
>> enabled and functional.
>>
>> The MCE versions without the remote are a good bargin for adding  
>> additional cards or could even server as your primary card if you  
>> have no need of the remote functionality.
>>
> If it has working radio then there is a second coax connector on  
> the back labeled radio.  You can be pretty sure that if this  
> connector exists then radio reception is enabled.

The messages from IVTV in your boot log will tell you if your card  
has a radio tuner, and if it has remote capability. I haven't yet  
found a case where this information was mis-read.