Another item to think about in the 250/350 vs. 500/150:<br><br>As stated above, the "MCE" naming is just packaging.<br><br>If you need a remote, the 500/150 does not come with one, the 250/350s do, and an IR sensor. That said, it's not a very nice remote, and the sensor is rather ugly. But it works. Well.
<br><br>On the other hand, the PVR250s and 350s run much hotter than their 500/150 counterparts, in my experience. I'm building a new system now after 3 years of running 2x250s, 1x500, 1x1394 and going to 2x500 and firewire onboard to manage heat in the case. Since I'll be loosing my IR port, I'm adding a Thermaltake Media Lab (iMon)... it's the same remote and LCD display as the Silverstone cases.
<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">n 5/2/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Novick</b> <<a href="mailto:dknovick@yahoo.com">dknovick@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br>--- Andrew Kuan <<a href="mailto:askuan@gmail.com">askuan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> Out of curiousity, what's the purpose for switching to OpenGL for menus in<br>> 0.20 anyway? Does it simplify font management? Anyway, the feature list for
<br>> 0.20 seems to indicate that OpenGL menus can be shut off.<br><br>Don't know why, I just know it will be in the next release (and you can shut<br>them off). But it's suppose to be much nice with openGL (so I've heard).
<br><br>><br>> Anyway, back to the main topic: I have a PVR-150MCE and a PVR-250. Both have<br>> served me well. Anyway, I'd go with the 150 -- there are a ton available on<br>> ebay and the price is right. I got my 150 for 65 bucks off ebay earlier this
<br>> year.<br><br>I agree, I have a 150 and it works well and is well supported.<br><br>><br>> On 5/2/06, David Novick <<a href="mailto:dknovick@yahoo.com">dknovick@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > >
<br>> > > I HAVE a PVR500 and it's very nice, I'd recommend it to anyone<br>> > (allthough<br>> > > there are a lot of variations of "PVR500") I wish I had another PCI slot<br>> > so
<br>> > > I could add an extra tuner (2 just isn't enough sometimes)<br>> ><br>> > I have a PVR150 and PVR500. The 150 works wonderfully, however my 500 is<br>> > a<br>> > newer one with the Samsung tuners which still has some issues.
<br>> ><br>> > > The only card I won't recommend is the PVR350, driver support is tricky<br>> > with<br>> > > that one.<br>> ><br>> > The 350 is getting long in the tooth, and while the TV-out is nice, Mythtv
<br>> > 0.20<br>> > will be using openGL, which you can't do with a 350.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > David Novick<br>> > <a href="mailto:dknovick@yahoo.com">dknovick@yahoo.com</a>
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