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I've got a PVR-150 in a windows media center PC, and have not had any problems with it. It records at good quality, and I've had no major issues with it. I've never used it in a Linux system though, so I can't speak for that.<BR>
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Shawn<BR>
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On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 14:18 -0400, Patrick Wagstrom wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 14:11 -0400, Arnaud Loos wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I'm looking for some advice from people that have either card. I understand</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> the 150 came out after the 250 and is based on the same chipset. Supposedly</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> performance is also the same. Obviously the 150 is the cheaper of the two</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> but I was wondering if anyone had a vote either way. I've read that the 150</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> has some problems recording sound, that it elevates the levels</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> significantly.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> The card is going to sit in a Windows box initially but will eventually end</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> up in a MythTV box so any driver and/or compatibility issues I'd be</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> interested in also.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Arnaud,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I'd be curious to see what you've heard about the sound issues as I've</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">had no problems in the 2 and a half years that I've had my PVR 250. The</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">150 is the newer cousin of the 250, based on newer technology, at the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">core it still is the same conexant chipset, but I believe it's ditched</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">the MSP3000 for the sound chip.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Drivers for both are provided by ivtv. The 250 is the best supported</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">MPEG capture card for Linux (especially for MythTV), the 150 is newer</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">and is getting there. My last experience with a 150 was okay, but the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">driver was still stuck recording at 720x480 resolution at maximum bit</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">rate. I'd imagine that Chris Kennedy has fixed this by now.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">The major difference is that the PVR 250 is the same price now as it was</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">when I bought mine more than two years ago (actually more, I got mine</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">for cheap on sale), while the 150 is usually about $30 cheaper. I'd say</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">go for the 150. If you're going to spend the money on the 250, you</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">might as well spend $20 more and grab a 500, with dual tuners.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">--Patrick</FONT>
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