[mythtv-users] Hauppauge PVR 500 with HP Media Center Bracket

[Roy Lofthouse]

2009/9/3 Nicholas Meyer <npmeyer at gmail.com>:
> I'm considering building a MythTV system, and I'm looking for a
> capture card.  I've noticed there are lots of Hauppauge PVR-500 units
> available around the internet that have a different bracket on the
> back than the typical desktop PCI bracket (like this one:
> http://www.getpartsonline.com/wintv-pvr-500.html?source=googlebase&code=wintv-pvr-500).
>  From what I can tell by searching the net, these cards were pulled
> from HP's pre-built media center systems.
>
> Does anyone have any experience installing one of these cards into a
> standard PCI slot with a desktop case?  Is it easy to do, or not worth
> the trouble?  I'm not a hardware expert.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick Meyer
> npmeyer at gmail.com
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Looking at that, I'll bet you could just put a standard bracket back
on it (just two screws)... email hauppauge they're pretty good at
sending brackets out.. just got some low profile brackets off them for
a pvr150 and a dvb-t 500.