Wintv PVR-150 or Avermedia M150

[buzz86]

i was looking for capture cards and was wondering which one is better i understand they both have the same chipset but i was just wondering if they are identical when it comes to vid quality or audio quality does one have better quality than the other i need a mpeg 2 capture card to transfer vhs tapes

[buzz86]

bump

[SaSi]

The chipset is a very important element in a capture device, however it is not the only one.

Hauppauge are recently very good in the s/w and drivers they provide - critical if the card is to work properly.

Also, the Hauppauge cards are high quality made and it's worth some extra in the price.

[buzz86]

TTT

[junkmalle]

I can't say anything about the Avermedia card but I know a bit about the Hauppauge PVR-150 and own a PVR-250.

Some people with the PVR-150 have complained about audio distortion. The card is recording too loud and clipping. It looks like Hauppauge can fix this with a driver patch -- some people with beta drivers have gotten rid of the distortion (but now have picture problems). Everyone is still waiting for an official release.

The PVR-250 does a good job (and the video capture of the 150 is the same). The best thing about the PVR series is you can still use your computer while it's capturing -- without worrying about dropped frames. There are lots of registry patches and third party utilities that let you tweek the settings.

See these web sites for more details:

http://www.cask-of-amontillado.com/htpc.html

http://www.shspvr.com/

[buzz86]

thats nice but i still havent got any info on the avermedia card

[reboot]

Because not many people have them.
I love my 250, and with the tweaks from amontillado, it's superb.
The latest 150 driver release supposedly fixes the audio problems.

[buzz86]

bump i need anybody with information on the avermedia m150

[reboot]

Like I said, not many own one.
No 3rd party support, very few capture programs will work with it (if any), other than whatever comes with the card.