[mythtv-users] Other hardware-encoders

Richard J. Finn rfinn at blueclaw.net
Mon Jun 23 16:21:51 EDT 2003


	I will say that in a year or so when that hardware is lot more 
inexpensive, it would be nice.  :)

Dane Kantner wrote:

>>Seems a hardware MPEG4 encoder with linux drivers would be worth it as
> 
> compared
> 
>>to the PVR-250 when you start adding in how much more you could store in
> 
> the
> 
>>same amount of space on your harddrive...
> 
> 
> $595 is a LOT of money... more than most (i suspect) people spend on their
> back ends.... for a high end commercial system, I can see paying that if you
> need it.. but, if you're just interested in saving disk space, buying a more
> expensive CPU and using a software encoder would probably solve that for
> less money?
> -dane
> 





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