How is this?

[FearoftheNight]

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what do you guys think?

 

[flamingspinach]

O_O Looks cool... I'm sticking with a TV tuner PCI card though - just seems easier than an external dev...

-fs

 

[FearoftheNight]

which one do you use?

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you don't need hardware divx, a PCI card with hardware MPEG2 encoding like the Hauppage PVR-150 at $90 (pcalchemy.com) is a good choice.

The $45 Leadtek card is about the best software encoding card, but even with a fast CPU you're much more likely to have dropped frames and audio out of sync problems with a card that lacks hardware encoding.

Visit http://www.avsforum.com for people who take their HTPC way more seriously than I do

 

[FearoftheNight]

some of the forums on the internet are too scary for me

 

[aircooled]

cool, newegg has it too...
I will definitely look into this item...

 

[rbV5]

Software makes or breaks a PC based PVR, look for the software you want to use and get a supported card IMHO.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Originally posted by: rbV5
Software makes or breaks a PC based PVR, look for the software you want to use and get a supported card IMHO.

so does anyone know about this?

 

[flamingspinach]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
which one do you use?

My computer is currently inoperable due to its fried mobo. But when I replace it (soon I hope) I intend to get a Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe (not Extreme, there's a difference).

-fs

 

[FearoftheNight]

u mean expert?