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Which Tuner Card? - Any advice welcome...

  • 31-03-2005 3:28am
    #1
    beaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭


    Boards is the business. Been reading for ages, but still have a few questions!

    Basically, it's the old 'which Hauppauge pvr card to buy?' question.

    My first step has been to connect my PC (svideo out from G4Ti4200) to my TV (scart adaptor - CRT). Desktop looks dodgy and is too big for the TV screen but I managed to get full screen video looking pretty good on the TV.

    This has given me a taste of this whole PVR thing - and I'm now hopelessly addicted to the idea. I want it all! :D (And I want to use it all while watching the TV - not the PC)

    So, next step is a tuner card.

    * Will a using the TV out on a 350 give me better results than a 150 (or 250) using the TV out on the Ti4200? Is the 350 worth the extra cash?

    * Using the TV out on the 350, will I be able to see the PVR software interface (e.g. GB-PVR or whatever) on the TV and schedule recordings, etc? (I've read lots of posts from last year saying it was still tricky - is it now easy?)

    * If I don't need a 350, should I get a 150 or a 250? (I get the impression that the 150 is newer, better and cheaper but that there are issues with it. Is this the case?)

    I'm in imminent danger of buying a 350, so any help on these questions would be very much appreciated.

    Thanks.

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    System Spec:

    Dell 4500 - P4 2.4
    XP Home
    512MB RAM
    80Gb & 120GB
    G4 Ti 4200
    Audigy


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