low-profile tv-card (2 Viewers)

[rien-ne-va-plus]

hi,

as i don't have space to use riser cards in my HTPC i need a low-profile TV-card...

do there exist any HW-encoder tv-cards? if yes, are there any tests? can anyone recommend a low-profile tv-card to me?

thx

rien

 

[Anonymous]

Point of view NVTV

NVTV is a low-profile card. The TV image is good, the IR remote is great, compliment software is terrible, and I believe the board is somewhat locked: I never could get the image from an external DVD source (through s-video).

When MP supports the NVTV board, it may be a good option. Else, you could go for a full-height htpc case. That's what I did (and got a middle-of-road hauppauge board).

 

[rien-ne-va-plus]

does this card have an HW mpeg2 encoder?

i cannot find any information about its, and nowhere to buy in germany

 

[Anonymous]

Have a look here:

http://www.nvidia.com/page/nvtv.html

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, you can also have a look at the new aopen va2000N or try to get a ati e-home wonder, both have mpeg2 encoder.
Both are low profile and cheaper than the nvtv

 

[Czar63]

On Hauppauge.com is listed a PVR 150 Low Profile.
Check this out.

 

[rien-ne-va-plus]

yeah, just googled, the 150MCE also exists as low-profile.. that's nice, because that would be my favourite anyway, but i couldn't find any pictures.... and nowhere to buy in germany again....

but sounds like an option...

 

[Czar63]

The images and descriptions are here http://www.hauppauge.com/Pages/products/data_pvr150lp.html.

 

[rien-ne-va-plus]

cant open that page...

here's a link of the only offer i've seen for the 150mce lp so far, does anybody know more? or have pictures?

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10386575&loc=101&hdwt=0&sp=1

p.s.: none of the above LP tv-cards is available in germany.. would anyone send it to me from usa? j/k

 

[Schmidti]

WinTV PVR 150 low profile

that`s the link with image:

http://www.hauppauge.com/Pages/products/data_pvr150lp.html

@ Czar63:

problem with the dot at the end of the link.