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| 475978 | 2006-08-04 02:43:00 | I'm interested in buying a TV tuner for my pc, been looking around and the one that looks best for me seems to be the PVR-150. Only thing is the website says designed for XP MCE 2005 or higher, does this mean it won't work with a normal Windows XP OS ? On pricespy the MCE version is cheapest so if this works I would prefer to get it. Can anyone tell me anything about this? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 475979 | 2006-08-04 02:49:00 | Agent_24 You definitely can use an MCE card in a non-MCE machine -I am. The only extra requirements are to download & install the middleware drivers & mpeg decoders. Check this forum for all Hauppauge related drivers & issues www.shspvr.com |
gkar (5215) | ||
| 475980 | 2006-08-04 03:03:00 | I am interested as to why the 150 is best? I have the 350, and that is good... | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 475981 | 2006-08-04 03:09:00 | it's best for me as it's cheaper, and besides I don't need the TV-out function as my video card already has that. Is there any specific reason why the 350 would be better? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 475982 | 2006-08-04 03:22:00 | Oh, I see. well, for me it was the TV out, my GFX card has that too, but all I wanted to do was sent the TV tuner signal to a TV or, the recorded video, not the whole screen. Other than that, I see no difference... There is a version of the 150 that is not MCE, but does not have the RCA audio, it has the headphone jack... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 475983 | 2006-08-04 03:25:00 | Making the TV the primary display and running fullscreen video has always worked fine, but the main purpose I want the card for is to watch and record video to HDD | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 475984 | 2006-08-04 05:18:00 | Agent_24, Do you plan on using a front end, like GB-PVR, for your multimedia control? Once it's configured you get advantages like timeshifting -which I thought was just a gimmick until I started using it- & EPG for ease of recording. There are other little beauties which I have not heard mentioned in forums eg. I get ghosting from a house built higher than me which the programme will nearly eradicate completely, depending on atmospheric conditions. But, if you are just going for straight VHS capture then you may not need it. |
gkar (5215) | ||
| 475985 | 2006-08-04 07:35:00 | I don't fully understand, what is GB-PVR? The 150MCE appears to have timeshifting - but what is EPG and does the 150MCE have this ghosting removal ability? - that may be good... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 475986 | 2006-08-04 08:02:00 | This ( . wikipedia . org/wiki/EPG" target="_blank">en . wikipedia . org) Its just a way of setting programs etc . In some countries it can also be done online . I don't think NZ is one of these countries . It kind of looks like Sky TV's layout of their programs on their site, but programmable . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 475987 | 2006-08-04 08:05:00 | I don't fully understand, what is GB-PVR? www.gbpvr.com It is front end GUI for playing of music, DVDs, media files, capturing of VHS, capturing of TV programmes. but what is EPG Electronic Programme Guide. It's like a digital version of TVGuide. You grab the TV station's programme listings for the various days & download it into GB-PVR. You can then scroll through the guide & set up recordings based off single, every week or every episode of the progamme in a week. A bit like G-Code on a VHS recorder but more sophisticated. 150MCE have this ghosting removal ability I use a 150MCE card. But it may have more to do with the decoders installed & their deinterlacing capabilities as opposed to the card itself. Not sure. |
gkar (5215) | ||
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