RE: Hauppauge or Nvidia

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From: GQ (GQ_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:03:03 -0800

I have the same question....I have an HP MCE
3.4 GHz P4
1.0 GB Ram
256 ATI Radeon PCI-Express video card

I would like to upgrade to a dual tuner. But I don't know which would give
better quality...the Hauppauge, or the NVIDIA.

"Matthew Clark" wrote:

> I have been going back and forth on if I should by a Hauppauge 500MCE or the
> 2 Tuner NVidia card. I want to be able to record or watch over the air
> channels, but have the ability to input SVideo and RCA inputs which both of
> these can do I think. I have read that some peope think Hauppauge has
> better video than NVidia, and I have read other people who think the
> opposite. I have an ATI video card with DVI out in a Dell 8400 P4 3.4 with
> 1 GB of RAM. Which card should I get? Help!!! BTW, I have been waiting
> a LONG time to get the Haupauge from Buy.com, but could order an NVidia and
> get it sooner I think.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Matthew
>
>
>

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