Hauppage Win PVR 150 og PVR500 (1 Viewer)

[JanArild]

Hi. What is the better choise: Win PVR 150 og PVR500? I have limited money and is wondering if I need two tuners or not.

Thanks

/ Jan Arild

 

[gxtracker]

Well, only you can really answer that question.

Both the PVR150 and PVR500 use the same chipset, so the only question really is if you think you would need 2 tuners or just 1.

If you have 1 tuner, you can only watch TV or record TV.
If you have 2 tuners, you can watch TV and record TV at the same time, or record 2 shows at the same time and do something else.

I got a PVR150, as regular analog TV here in North America is supposed to be phased out completely in 2008/09, so im eventually going to have to go the HDTV route.

 

[JanArild]

If I have 1 tuner. Can I watch tv on my tv and record a show with the media center? Then I guess I have to split the tv kabel så both units get signals at the same time. Is this correct?

 

[tein]

That is correct. You can use your TV as usual if you split the cable. That mean that you can watch TV while the HTPC is recording another channel.