[mythtv-users] Differences between PVR-150 & PVR-250

[Dewey Smolka]

The only real though is how much mucking about do you want to do?

Support for the 150 and 500 cards is improving quickly, though you may
have to update and tweak ivtv to get them running properly. The 250 is
supported very solidly and should work out of the box, especially if
you have a 350 already configured (the 250 is the same capture
hardware as the 350 but without the hardware decoding).

I suppose it's really a question of how much your time is worth.  If
you want it up and running quickly, get the 250. If you're feeling
adventurous and/or broke and don't mind spending time getting
everything running, get the 150 (or better yet, the 500 for the 2x150
inputs on one card).