[mythtv-users] What about this? Hardware mpeg encoding, cheap!

John F. DeLuca johnfdeluca at comcast.net
Mon Feb 23 14:17:44 EST 2004


If you are interested in the Tivo remote, I listed my likes/dislikes about it here:

http://www.gossamer-
threads.com/perl/mailarc/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_threaded;post=102614



On 23 Feb 2004 at 13:37, Scott Pouliot wrote:

> I plan on using either a Packard Bell FastMedia Remote....or a TiVo
> remote. Still undecided as I can't figure out LIRC to save my life
> over here.....
> 
> I'm still interested in picking up a PVR-250 Remote with cable (or
> whatever is supposed to plug in here!) to keep it a complete unit in
> case I ever ecide to use it in my Windows XP Machine.
> 
> Scott 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John F. DeLuca
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:39 PM To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] What about this? Hardware mpeg encoding,
> cheap!
> 
> I an unsed remote (actually 2) for my PVR-250 and 350 (the silver/gray
> one) which I don't use because I prefer another remote (My Tivo
> Remote). I'd be willing to sell mine for $15 + shipping if you want. 
> I'm sure others have these remotes gathering dust as well so you might
> be able to get a better deal.  Not really looking to get rid of
> mine...moreso looking to help out.
> 
> On 23 Feb 2004 at 12:07, Scott Pouliot wrote:
> 
> > I just picked up a non-OEM PVR-250 from eBay for $112...no remote
> > though :-(
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Dodd
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 11:12 AM To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] What about this? Hardware mpeg encoding,
> > cheap!
> > 
> > Quoting Patrick Reynolds <reynolds at cs.duke.edu>:
> > 
> > 
> > > Price: 785kr ($112) was the best I could find... not including
> > > shipping it to the US.
> > > 
> > > The PVR-250 still looks like the better bet.
> > Or the M179, which usually runs $80ish.
> > 
> > PVR250s are normally more expensive, unless you get one of the eBay
> > special OEM boards for $88.  Although I would pay more for a "known
> > working" board than an unknown.
> > 
> > Might possibly be worth it for some of the European Myth users to
> > investigate it.  It seems that there are two types of MPEG encoders
> > supported by MCE - One will work with ivtv, one currently won't, but
> > some people are working on support for that type (1-2 people on the
> > ivtv list are playing with Avermedia M150 boards, which are the
> > "other" type.)
> > 
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