[olug] Hauppauge TV card recommendations

[Noel Leistad]

Eric P wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to put together a MythTV setup, and it looks like Hauppauge TV cards (w/remote and IR emitter) may be the way
> to go.
> 
> I don't have cable TV, but I will be getting a digital converter whatchamajig for my analog TV and 9' antenna.  So I'd
> like to run the signal from that through the Hauppauge TV card/MythTV setup on the way to the TV.
> 
> I'm looking on eBay for something relatively on the cheap.  Can anyone tell me their experiences with any of the
> prevalent models?  I'm seeing these Hauppauge card models: 150, 250, 350 and 500.  Also, I'm seeing Hauppauge WinTV Go
> cards as well.  So I'm a little at a loss of what I should be aiming for.
> 
250 -- single tuner, EOL
350 -- single tuner, w/ output to tv?(?)

150 -- single tuner, current
500 -- dual tuner, also current

HOWEVER,

I'm thinking that the controlling the d2a convert box would be a little 
like controlling a DirectTV unit using an IR blaster. Assuming you could 
decipher codes that the d2a box requires.

Since we're under 1 yr and counting on the analog light-out for ota 
television, I think I would strongly suggest the HDHomerun, 170ish on 
ebay, but a 150's gonna cost ya ??? 60-80?, w/ the coupon, 0-10 
bucks..., the 500 for me was just over 100...

I got an HDHomerun from ebay store for 169, receives 2 channels. ON the 
network. It works REALLY well, however, there is SOME network congestion 
recording 2, playback 1...

I'll contact you off list RE a card I have...


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