Hauppauge pvr-150 vs. Innodv 3300

2005-06-11, 16:15

Hi

Am looking into either of these cards for a tv tuner with recording function.

I understand both have a hardware mpeg2 encoder which is a plus to me as I would like to multitask like surf or chat while recording is ongoing.

My main question is between the two, which is a better choice, which has better picture quality?

The pvr150 is available for about S$165 (103USD) while I might be able to get the 3300 at a special price of S$100 (63USD), not sure of the actual retail price here yet.

Thanks so much for advice, appreciate details!

Cindy

2005-06-14, 15:36

I can only tell you about the card from Hauppauge. I have a PVR-500, it has dual tuner but otherwise it is similar to the PVR-150. It works very well. Image quality is good and there are many settings for MPEG2 recordings.

Sailor

2005-06-18, 13:28

Noone has used the DV-3300? Thanks for the comments on hauppauge, I have a friend using the pvr-150, looking more for comments on the dv-3300.

dman_lfc · 2005-06-18, 15:45

Go for the Hauppauge PVR-150

The DV-3300 only encodes the video and then the quality is not fantastic.
The PVR will encode both Audio & Video and the quality is alot better.

DMAN

2005-06-11, 16:15	#1 (permalink)
quarian Guest Posts: n/a	Hauppauge pvr-150 vs. Innodv 3300 Hi Am looking into either of these cards for a tv tuner with recording function. I understand both have a hardware mpeg2 encoder which is a plus to me as I would like to multitask like surf or chat while recording is ongoing. My main question is between the two, which is a better choice, which has better picture quality? The pvr150 is available for about S$165 (103USD) while I might be able to get the 3300 at a special price of S$100 (63USD), not sure of the actual retail price here yet. Thanks so much for advice, appreciate details! Cindy

2005-06-18, 15:45	#4 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Go for the Hauppauge PVR-150 The DV-3300 only encodes the video and then the quality is not fantastic. The PVR will encode both Audio & Video and the quality is alot better. DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

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2005-06-14, 15:36	#2 (permalink)
sailor Guest Posts: n/a	I can only tell you about the card from Hauppauge. I have a PVR-500, it has dual tuner but otherwise it is similar to the PVR-150. It works very well. Image quality is good and there are many settings for MPEG2 recordings. Sailor

2005-06-18, 13:28	#3 (permalink)
quarian Guest Posts: n/a	Noone has used the DV-3300? Thanks for the comments on hauppauge, I have a friend using the pvr-150, looking more for comments on the dv-3300.