[BUGA] Re: Cheap Hauppauge PVR [23]50 cards: update

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 16:30:07 +0930, Greg Lehey wrote:
> Some months ago I was toying with the idea of importing some Hauppauge
> PVR cards from Europe.  I haven't made much progress with that, but in
> the meantime I've discovered that Everything Linux is offering the
> PVR-250 for a price which, if anything, is cheaper than in Germany:
> $183.95.  See
> http://www.elx.com.au/srch?elx=92df8309bd5c68bfc2705c8f4407718f&searchwords=hauppauge&partial=exact
> for more details.  I can't find this one in the list of my favourite
> German dealer, but they offer the cheaper PVR-150 for E 89, about
> $150, + postage.
>
> I've ordered one.  If anybody's curious, I'll report.

People were curious, so here's the (brief) report.  More details at
http://www.lemis.com/grog/videorecorder/log.html#29

Basically:

- Wonderful delivery.  Arrived the second day after ordering.
- As advertised, it's in OEM packaging.
- As a result, it was very difficult to confirm that this was indeed a
  PVR-250.  In fact, it was impossible: it turned out to be a PVR-150.
  I'm sure that this wasn't a deliberate mistake on the part of ELX:
  I've heard Anthony complain before about having parts substituted
  without notice.  On this occasion, he immediately updated the web
  site, so it's now indicating PVR-150.
- The OEM device (PVR-150MCE) does not include a remote control or the
  circuitry to understand it.  Not a worry for me, but it might be for
  others.
- FreeBSD doesn't support the PVR-150, so I have the choice of adding
  support or returning the card.  I don't really have time for the
  former.
- However: this is the last card they had.  If anybody else is
  interested in one (and we have confirmation that they work under
  Linux), contact me and I can sell it to you.  Please understand that
  it'll be full ELX retail price plus postage, since I can get that
  back anyway.  But that full price is still about half what the
  others charge.  Reply in private if you're interested.

Greg
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