[mythtv-users] Pvr 350 vrs 250, MainBoard w/ intel 2.4, etc...

Cody Walker cody at codywalker.com
Thu Apr 8 02:57:38 EDT 2004


A few questions on hardware. first off I am looking for an EASY install and
don't really feel much like doing a lot of tweaking. I want out of the box
stuff working very well. Hope that's not too much to ask for.

 

1.	Should I go with the pvr-250 or 350.. is the performance that much
better from the 350? What does the 350 do that the 250 won't.. and I would
really like it to be out of box and ready to go.. the pvr-250 seems to be
what I am looking for in that aspect because I have heard that the 350 can
be hard to setup. Also I hear that the 250 shows artifacts during scenes
with fast moving stuff in them. How bad does this distort the quality.

 

2.	I have a intel 2.0 gigahertz processor. What is the best board to
get to use with this. I would like to use the pundit system, but I've read
that it does not support overscan and that I will have black edges with that
video card.. would it be wise to go with a separate video card and still use
the pundit? 

 

3.	I am using this Myth box with DirecTV, to start I will only be using
one card  (250 or 350 looks like)   but I was wondering how difficult it is
going to be to setup directv with my mythbox using an IR blaster. Is there a
faq somewhere on how to do this.. or can someone point me in the right
direction as to where I should begin looking for docs on this. 

 

4.	after recommending a good board, anyway anyone could recommend a
goodlooking case. =-)

 

5.	Mailing list is great.. why don't we just have a board to post on? 

 

 

Thanks for any and all information you guys can give.. look forward to
reading and even more forward to watching. myth that is. =-)

 

-Cody

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