[mythtv-users] Looking to upgrade myth setup and need advice.

[cy53 at comcast.net]

Crews, Richie wrote:
> I am looking to go dual tuners on my mythtv box and have a few questions 
> maybe someone who has gone through this can hammer out for me. In my 
> current box (which is my backend/frontend) I have a PVR-350 and I am 
> using the remote… I want to pull out the PVR-350 since I do not use the 
> TV out function (Don’t know why I bough that card then...) and replace 
> it with two 250MCEs or two PVR150s. I do use Cable boxes and my current 
> cable box uses S-Video in on the PVR to capture the video and of course 
> L/R audio in to capture the audio. I was considering MCEs since they L/R 
> audio RCAs are normal and no need for a converter or anything goofy like 
> that. However the MCEs do not have remotes… so I was going to get a new 
> remote that will either work with Serial or USB (I would love USB!) but 
> it can not be RF since I use a Pronto PRO and use it for my Home theater 
> setup. Can anyone here make any suggestions or anything to help me ease 
> my mind?

i would keep the pvr-350. it has a perfectly usable IR receiver. add 
another 150 or 250 for the second tuner, and learn your Hauppagge remote 
into the Pronto.

unless i'm misunderstanding your end goal, this seems to be the path of 
least resistance.