Choosing Between Hauppage Win TV PVR 150-250-350

[zugzwang]

Planning on pci single tuner, probably Hauppage 150, 250, or 350. Curious that the 250 and 350 are reported as legacy cards (vs the 150) yet the 150 is cheaper. Assuming prices of 90, 138, and 125 for the 150, 250, 350 (respectively), which gives the best bang for the buck? What features are available on one or two of the three, but not all? Do any of the 3 have video quality problems?

Planning on out of the box software or freeware like GB-PVR. Also request NON-Hauppage suggestions. (Avoiding the Hauppage 500 because of reported tuner problems).

My rig:

P4-3000 MHz, 1gb memory
ATI Radeon 9200 SE 128MB AGP 8X Graphics Card.
aopen ax4c II mobo with onboard sound (NO PCI-E), supports agp.
plenty of 7200rpm storage, sata internal and ata external.
Win XP pro (not MCE edition)
10 yr old, 32 inch sd Quasar TV with coax and composite inputs

 

[AppleCertifiedPro]

I'm not sure about the Hauppage range of cards, but have a Compro PVR Gold and its a great card which has all the features. It's just a suggestion!

 

[madmurph]

Here's a couple of reference links for you:

http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/compare/compare_pvr.html

http://ruel.net/pc/tv.tuner.links.htm

I prefer the Saber 2020 because it has the best picture quality of almost all in this price range, however, it's a dual tuner and runs from the PCI-e slot. Another good option is the ATI Theater 650 (2nd in pic quality to the Saber). Be careful with the 650, though. Some early models had hardware issues that caused the company to pull it back. I think it's been re-issued, but not sure.

 

[bacis]

hi.
my personal opinion that the best cards are coming from Hauppage .
is it up to you what yopu want from your card.
here is the link to compare the Hauppage products
http://www.hauppauge.com/html/products.htm