[mythtv-users] Is the pchdtv card looking good?

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Thursday, Sep 18, 2003, at 21:39 US/Pacific, Christian Hack wrote:

>>> Any reason you went with the Audio Authority over the Key Digital
>>> converter?
>>
>> A number of reasons.
>>
>> 1) The price and features looked good compared to some other junk I
>> found
>>
>> 2) I was able to get it from a place 10 minutes from my house, so
>> exchanges wouldn't be a hassle (Pacific Custom Cable,
>> www.pacificcable.com )
>>
>> 3) I know squat about what I'm doing, and had no idea the Key Digital
>> adapter even existed until after I'd already purchased the AA.
>>
>
> So you would have got the key digital one:
> http://www.keydigital.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=KD-VTCA2
> had you known about it earlier? RRP is US$299 but I've seen retail
> around US$169.
>
> I am looking right now at buying a cheapish 1080i TV (i.e. no VGA/DVI)
> and will be looking for something along these lines very soon. From 
> what
> I have seen/read the Key Digital one is the best with the AA one a
> closish second and the others either very expensive or not up to it.

Most likely, I probably would have still gone with the AA. I picked it 
up for $108 brand new, and I don't think I could justify the extra cost 
of the KD. Definitely look at AAs on eBay, supposedly they can be had 
for $60-70... (heck, look for the KD too).

--Jarod