finally, pci-e 1x is put to use...

[TomKazansky]

http://www.powercolor.com/global/product_theater550pro_pcie.html

hmm...

 

[eplebnista]

Interesting link!

 

[keeleysam]

No HDTV

 

[lifeguard1999]

:thumbsup:

 

[lein]

that pcie 1x connector looks funny on a card. other than that, glad to be able to get something I can use in those pcie slots.

 

[rise]

i have the pci and these are geat tuners. best picture i've had. beats the pvr-150 and my diamond 550.

 

[videopho]

It must be new. No one has it and no MSRP either. Any one?
I can use it as a second tuner for my mce2005 rig...

 

[Corporate Thug]

:thumbsup:

 

[Eureka]

I always wondered what you put on a PCI-e 1x.

Norm

 

[Bull Dog]

Whats funny about PCI-e X1 slots is that the power part is larger than the data part (more/less pins)

 

[Hikari]

Too bad no HDTV support...but it is pretty nice.

The only other useful PCI-e 1x cards I've seen are the 800mb/s firewire ones.

 

[Rock Hydra]

I'd hit it,...er get it...uh one. I'd get one. Neat link. :thumbsup:

 

[AznAnarchy99]

i wont buy any tv tuner without hdtv *sits and waits and cries*

 

[ubercaffeinated]

are there any tuners with component video in? and also if i get something with svideo in, will i be able to play my ps2 on my monitor without it looking like crap because of interpolation or whatever? this tuner looks pretty nice for the 1x slot ;>

 

[dfloyd]

Real time Mpeg 2 encoding for that price seems like a great deal. Honestly not done much research on what a normal card that supports Mpeg 2 encoding costs but according to pricewatch these can be had for under $80. So not bad.

 

[SunnyD]

This has been around for a while. I believe Sapphire had a PCIe 550 as well. Only thing is they haven't been cery available.

 

[Hikari]

Even the MSI one doesn't do HDTV . So I'd just recommend getting a firewire card if you have Comcast cable or something and just watching HDTV that way on your PC. I use VLC to do this all of the time and it looks great.

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: dfloyd
Real time Mpeg 2 encoding for that price seems like a great deal. Honestly not done much research on what a normal card that supports Mpeg 2 encoding costs but according to pricewatch these can be had for under $80. So not bad.

pci-e 1x is not yet available in the Cont. USA I don't think. Any one enlighten me?

 

[Hikari]

PCI-e (from 15 Nov):
http://www.directron.com/t550propcie.html

 

[kylebisme]

Originally posted by: videopho
pci-e 1x is not yet available in the Cont. USA I don't think. Any one enlighten me?

PCIe-x1 slots are widely available, here is a list of a bunch of motherboards with one PCIe-x1 slot and there are plenty more with two or three.

I don't get the "no HDTV" complaints thoug, it is an analog tunner/capture card. Complaining that it doesn't support HDTV is like complaining that a DVD burner doesn't support BluRay.

 

[videopho]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman

Originally posted by: videopho
pci-e 1x is not yet available in the Cont. USA I don't think. Any one enlighten me?

PCIe-x1 slots are widely available, here is a list of a bunch of motherboards with one PCIe-x1 slot and there are plenty more with two or three.

I don't get the "no HDTV" complaints thoug, it is an analog tunner/capture card. Complaining that it doesn't support HDTV is like complaining that a DVD burner doesn't support BluRay.

I meant the card availibility. Hikari did provide the link. Thanks

 

[Hikari]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman

Originally posted by: videopho
pci-e 1x is not yet available in the Cont. USA I don't think. Any one enlighten me?

PCIe-x1 slots are widely available, here is a list of a bunch of motherboards with one PCIe-x1 slot and there are plenty more with two or three.

I don't get the "no HDTV" complaints thoug, it is an analog tunner/capture card. Complaining that it doesn't support HDTV is like complaining that a DVD burner doesn't support BluRay.

I think it is just that some of us would like component input, basically.

 

[kylebisme]

You can get cards to do that, but they are PCIx and cost thousands of dollars. You'd also need a fast and masive raid aray to put it to much use.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I just want PCI-E 1x cards to fall in price. What they're trying to charge even for FireWire400 PCI-E 1x cards is just daylight robbery :|

 

[SPARTAN VI]

My Abit AN8 SLI came with this little sound card for the PCI-Ex1. The only time I've ever used a PCI-Ex1 slot.