<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Dave Pearson (Lists) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@the-pearsons.co.uk" target="_blank">lists@the-pearsons.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p> I'm thinking of swapping my raging PVR250 card(s) for a Hauppauge HD PVR, but am a little concerned about getting the correct model.</p><p> </p><p>I want to be able to connect my Virgin Media V-Plus box to it, so I seem to have a choice of the older HD-PVR, which will take, I think, a composite connection or the newer HD PVR2, which will take an HDMI connection.</p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Note, it takes an *UNENCRYPTED* HDMI connection. There's no support for HDCP like you'll find on nearly all STB's.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><p>Of the two, the older HD -PVR would seem to be the best supported,</p></div></blockquote><div>That's an understatement.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><p> but there do seem to be different models numbers in each HD-PVR range.</p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There are very slight differences in the accessories and extras. (e.g. the Canadian model also comes with a manual in French which is not included in the US version.) Of course, this makes no difference for MythTV.</div><div> </div><div>If you go with any of the square boxy units with straight sides, you'll be fine. The new one with pinched sides and the HDMI input is incompatible.</div><div><br></div><div>Eric</div></div></div></div>