Currently considering building an HTPC for a second theatre room in my house. Also considering purchasing the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250 card. Have the following questions to ask:
I have a Radeon 8500LE with S-Video out, so which one would be better in terms of outputting video to TV? The TV out on my Radeon or the PVR-25?
If I had a DVD, would playing it off the HTPC have equal quality to playing it directly through a DVD player?
I've read that consolidated thread on Tuners, but it only had suggested tuners for each usage class. Are there any cheaper equivalents tot he PVR-250? What I would mainly use it for are recording only...since it's going to be used in an HTPC setup, I wouldn't be using actual TV Tuner functions, because the TV is already there. So most importantly to me are recording qualities, which is why I want a hardware encoder like the PVR-250. But if there are other cards out there that are cheaper, and meant for recording only (which I'm not aware of) that would be a preferable option.
Thanks in advance!
I have a Radeon 8500LE with S-Video out, so which one would be better in terms of outputting video to TV? The TV out on my Radeon or the PVR-25?
If I had a DVD, would playing it off the HTPC have equal quality to playing it directly through a DVD player?
I've read that consolidated thread on Tuners, but it only had suggested tuners for each usage class. Are there any cheaper equivalents tot he PVR-250? What I would mainly use it for are recording only...since it's going to be used in an HTPC setup, I wouldn't be using actual TV Tuner functions, because the TV is already there. So most importantly to me are recording qualities, which is why I want a hardware encoder like the PVR-250. But if there are other cards out there that are cheaper, and meant for recording only (which I'm not aware of) that would be a preferable option.
Thanks in advance!