<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Myth Man <mythtv@pln.cc></I></B> wrote:
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<P>Hello mythtv-users,<BR><BR>Near as I can see, the ONLY difference between the 250 and the 350 is<BR>FM capability. 350 has it. 250 does not. Does anyone using either<BR>(or both) of these products concur with that? Or is there something<BR>else that is not in the spec sheets?</P>
<P><STRONG>There is something else. The 350 decodes as well. It's a nice option but for me (and i bought it) I have to decide whether I want to take up 2 AV's on my television or 1. Since the 350 decode is only going to playback MPEG.</STRONG><BR><BR>With regards to the remotes. I plan on having two WinTV PVRs<BR>installed, plus a WinTV-HD (more on that later). I forsee a remote<BR>conflict possibility. If so, can that be worked around? Also, is the<BR>IR sensor embedded in the card? Or is it connected by wire?</P>
<P><STRONG>Connected by wire, at least on the 350. Little wire that plugs into a mini jack on the back of the card and the other end is a little circle thing that you point the remote at.<BR></STRONG><BR>Finally, I researched TitanTV as the PVR cards said it supported TitanTV.<BR>Is that how most Myth people get their programming data? What other<BR>options are available here in the US?</P>
<P><STRONG>Mythtv out of the box uses XMLTV which in turn uses Zap2it. I'd be interested in hearing about options on this issue.</STRONG><BR><BR>With regards to WinTV-HD. What is it's relationship to the other<BR>cards? It is billed as a TUNER, but I would think it would have to be<BR>a DISPLAY card as well. Is that accurate? Also, CNET REVIEWS gave it<BR>a "Mediocre" rating.....<BR>http://shopper.cnet.com/Hauppauge_WinTV_HD__PCI_TV_Tuner_/4505-3002_7-4621562.html?tag=pdtl-img<BR>The comments made were interesting, but seemed to center around<BR>software issues which I am thinking won't be an issue with my use.<BR>I did find another card. AccessDTV DMRS.<BR>http://www.accessdtv.com/accessdtv/choosearea.htm<BR>It seems to have better reviews and it's more then $100 cheaper then<BR>the WinTV-HD. But is it supported?<BR>Are there other options for HD with MythTV?</P>
<P><STRONG>Suggestion - start with 1 250 or 350 and add on from there. I'm not all that knowledgable but 2 tuner cards the first go around is going to complicate the complicated. Not that it can't be done.<BR></STRONG><BR>My apologies for all the questions, especially if they are stupid<BR>ones. :^) But I plan on putting quite a bit of time and money into<BR>setting up my MythTV system and I want to insure that I don't get<BR>half-way thru and find myself stuck.<BR><BR><STRONG>Be prepared. Read all the documentation including the external docs that are referenced. Good luck!<BR><BR>Stuart</STRONG></P>
<P><BR>Many thanx in advance.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Best regards,<BR>Myth mailto:mythtv@pln.cc<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mythtv-users mailing list<BR>mythtv-users@mythtv.org<BR>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>