[mythtv-users] RE:Cheap MPEG cards

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Tuesday 11 November 2003 15:11, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 November 2003 13:10, Jason Schloer wrote:
> > I contacted her as well. I was told to contact Grant Woods at
> > Avermedia Marketing, her name is Jennifer Woods, so I imagine he's
> > her husband. She said she was asked by Avermedia to list the stuff.
> > Then I got an email from Grant Woods stating he's the marketing
> > manager for avermedia. Checking out the message header(not a great
> > means of checking but a start) it looks like this:
> > Received: from www.aver.com [66.206.164.30] by
> > postman2.sitehosting.net with ESMTP
> >   (SMTPD32-6.06) id AF1A354F00DA; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:36:42 -0800
> > Received: from soyo (fw.aver.com [66.206.162.98])
> > 	(authenticated bits=0)
> > 	by www.aver.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hAB0Y6rg015061;
> > 	Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:34:07 -0800
> > From: "Grant Woods" grantw at aver.com
> >
> > He stated "These products are being liquidated because they are a
> > former OEM product.  The OEM program for this product has ended and
> > we have additional stock. Once these items are gone, the M179 will
> > be repackaged with another product, and rebranded."
> >
> > And "While we are selling these privately on Ebay, these items
> > willbe shipped direct fromAVerMedia's California location.  They
> > will carry the same warranty as you would find at a retail store
> > such as Frys or Best Buy. Basically I was given the opportunity to
> > sell these privately as somewhat of a bonus if that makes sense.
> > Below is my corporate info."
> >
> > It all appears to check out. I emailed Mr. Woods directly to make
> > sure the email wasn't spoofed. Once I hear back I'll probably buy
> > 3. They may not work perfect yet, but it's right around the corner
> > and I can have 3 for the price of one retail pvr 250...
> >
> >
> > Heard back from him before I sent this. Looks legit to me thus far,
> > use your own discretion though. I'm buying 2.
> >
> > -Jason
>
> I did some googling on these cards, and some folks on the winxp-mce
> forum say that the avermedia m179 cards are total crap -- they work,
> but the picture is horrible.
>
> Can anyone who's used one of these under Linux comment on the picture
> quality before we all buy these?
>
> -JAC

Well, in answer to my own post, someone over on the ivtv list said the 
video quality on these under Linux was better than Windows... so the 
shoddy video the winxp-mce folks were complaining about might have been 
shoddy drivers...

I think I'll take the plunge.

-JAC