[mythtv-users] Myth vs. Sage vs. Beyond

[William Munson]

Rich West wrote:
> My PVR-150 looks great.  I have no experience with the PVR-500.  I 
> think, however, that it really depends upon the quality you expect to 
> get out of it and what the source of your input is.
>
> -Rich
>
> Ed Gatzke wrote:
>   
>> My HD card looks great in Myth, the SD 500 card is a turd even with 
>> the driver fixes.  And I don't have lots of slots to use.   Maybe I 
>> send back my 500 and trade out to two 150s?  I assume they don't have 
>> the same crap quality of the 500 right now.  But apparently the 500 is 
>> a software problem, so I can't even really justify a return.  Why did 
>> they have to screw us by change the hardware?  Idiots. 
>>     
Hardware changes are usually the result of a chip going obsolete. I work 
in the electronics trade and spend much of my time trying to redesign 
circuits after one of the parts goes unavailable. I recall hearing that 
the tuner they used is obsolete now. Perhaps thats the problem.