[mythtv-users] First Stab at a Shopping List

David Frascone dave at frascone.com
Fri Apr 13 17:07:22 UTC 2007



Rod Smith wrote:
>   
>>> 3) I've got a pair of pcHDTV HD3000s, and my opinion of them is very low.
>>>    Their QAM reception (needed for recording unencrypted digital cable)
>>> is very poor for me;
>>>       
>> Well -- Since this is a PoC, I think I'm going to stick with the HD-5500
>> for now.  I want to at least scan my cable again, and confirm the
>> channels I'm getting.
>>     
>
> The problem I see is that you said you want to prove to you wife that this is 
> the way to go. If you have problems tuning QAM stations, that won't exactly 
> help your case. If cost is an issue, consider this: You quoted a price of 
> $129 for the pcHDTV 5500, and that seems about right, though I've not 
> verified it. The AVerMedia AVerTVHD A180 is $76 at Amazon and the Hauppauage 
> PVR-150 is $56-$80, depending on which package version you get (with or 
> without remote, etc.). That makes the total cost of the two-card combination 
> $132-$156, or as little as $3 more than a pcHDTV 5500 alone. That gives you 
> more flexibility, since you'll be able to record two things simultaneously, 
> and when you record NTSC you won't be chewing up ~1GHz of your CPU speed. 
> Even aside from my questions about the pcHDTV's QAM reception ability, IMHO 
> the two-card configuration is superior, assuming you've got the slots to 
> handle two cards.
>   
Sold.

-Dave

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David Frascone

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