0roo0roo
No Lifer
- Sep 21, 2002
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Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
eh, get an ati hd wonder before you get so excited
Im actually looking into that for myself.... How close do you think i would have to be to the tower though for the included antenna to work?
hm theres an antenna website out there that shows u how close u are to towers and such. i forgot the link
silverpig
Lifer
- Jul 29, 2001
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Just so it's easier to upgrade components seperately. Like if I got a deal on some HD programming channels or sattelite or something and wanted to cap some stuff from there I could just sell the old tuner and get an HD capable card. Or say I was happy with the tuner but wanted a better video card...
pvr250mce. cheap. And it just works. Assuming you want Linux interoperability, get the regular PVR250.
- Jul 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
eh, get an ati hd wonder before you get so excited
Im actually looking into that for myself.... How close do you think i would have to be to the tower though for the included antenna to work?
hm theres an antenna website out there that shows u how close u are to towers and such. i forgot the link
Its antennaweb.org, but i just didnt know how far of a reach the ATI one could pick up.
- Jul 19, 2001
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These are how far away HDTV stations are from me
Would the included HDTV antenna with the HD Wonder work for me?
Would the included HDTV antenna with the HD Wonder work for me?
cronos
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- Nov 7, 2001
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PVR250 is not the best option for watching TV though, there will be a slight delay since it's actively encoding the stream before showing it on the screen.
i'll say PVR250 for PVR function, and WinTV-Radio (or WinTV Go in the OP) for watching live TV.
NFS4
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Originally posted by: jumpr
Here's a screenie...as long as the resolution on the screen grab is down, it comes out really well.
"JUST LET YOUR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUL GLOW BABY, SOUL GLOW"
:laugh:
SarcasticDwarf
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- Jun 8, 2001
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The output of the PVR250 is noticibly better, as I have had both. In addittion, if tv will be watched on a tv monitor, havign the card do the mpeg2 encoding is a must as it frees up the CPU for deinterlacing....
Check out myHD and other products before the ATI. The ATI is simple to use, but the other products have been out longer and are more refined.
As for the distance, 30Miles is NOTHING....
IT's digital, so as long as you have moderate line of sight (no mountains etc) you should be fine. Good luck, whatever you choose :thumbsup:
<---LOVES his SHUTTLE XPC/PVR 250MCE PVR box with ati remote.
Hi guys - does anyone know if you can use the PVR250 with a cable box? I can't seem to find definite information anywhere.
MichaelD
Lifer
- Jan 16, 2001
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I have a WinTV 250 on the way...I have no idea how it works or how I'll get it to work w/my DirecTV box, but I'm hoping for the best.
I already have a S-Video Y-Splitter; going to split the DTV out b/t my receiver (my receiver switches all my inputs) and the HTPC, where the WinTV250 is going. Should work, no?
I already have a S-Video Y-Splitter; going to split the DTV out b/t my receiver (my receiver switches all my inputs) and the HTPC, where the WinTV250 is going. Should work, no?
MichaelD
Lifer
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I swear I didn't scroll down before posting. We're in the same boat, apparently. I would ASSUME we can; all the PVR250 does is record input. In our situation, I believe we can still record, but we have to set it up manually, i.e. Have the cable box turned ON and playing whatever channel we want to capture; we then set the PVR to turn ON at this time and OFF at this time.
Someone clarify, please!
Originally posted by: MichaelD
I swear I didn't scroll down before posting. We're in the same boat, apparently. I would ASSUME we can; all the PVR250 does is record input. In our situation, I believe we can still record, but we have to set it up manually, i.e. Have the cable box turned ON and playing whatever channel we want to capture; we then set the PVR to turn ON at this time and OFF at this time.
Someone clarify, please!
definitely. LINK to IR Blasters
what program do you use? capturing with leadtek program makes the audio go out of sync when converting
- Jul 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Check out myHD and other products before the ATI. The ATI is simple to use, but the other products have been out longer and are more refined.
As for the distance, 30Miles is NOTHING....
Good luck, whatever you choose :thumbsup:
<---LOVES his SHUTTLE XPC/PVR 250MCE PVR box with ati remote.
Seriously, i should be able to pick up 30 miles fine? What about those in the 40-50 mile range?
Im in FL, so im not worried about mountains
Maybe I wasn't clear..I meant can you hook up the PVR250 to a digital cable box and record cable shows with the PVR250? I'm interested in recording stuff on HBO and Showtime.
Linflas
Lifer
- Jan 30, 2001
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Yes it is treated like an "aux" input. You assign it a channel number and just record that channel. I have my cable hooked directly to my Winpvr 350 and my satellite receiver hooked in through the S-Video. I would be sure to verify that the 250 has this capability as well since I am not really sure what the difference is between the 250 and 350 card.
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