[mythtv-users] Hauppauge Announces PCI-E Replacement for, HD-PVR

Martin Lynch martin.lynch.toronto at gmail.com
Sun Jan 9 01:55:20 UTC 2011


> Nice to see a PCI-E formfactor for the HD-PVR.
> With the current HD-PVR, firmware updates are only possible via
> windows, I wonder if the same will be true for the PCI-E version?
> This restriction is easy to overcome (assuming you have at least 1
> windows machine somewhere) with the USB interface, but with a PCI-E
> interface it gets a bit messy.  Seems you have to rip the card out and
> switch it to a desktop windows box (laptop isn't an option) or dual
> boot the myth box.
>
> Dave
That's a great point, Dave (particularly for those of us without an MS 
box at all!).

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Kind regards,

Martin



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