What are the pros and cons of using:
(1) a basic TV tuner card (e.g. Hauppauge WinTV) + PVR software such as Showshifter or WinDVR which uses software MPEG2 encoding
versus
(2) a card specifically marketed as a "PVR card" such as WinTV PVR 250 which has hardware MPEG2 encoding?
Does anyone have any insight into the advantages of hardware MPEG2 encoding, i.e. is it worth the extra money? Better picture quality? Less demand on cpu? More features? Is there a compelling reason to pay more for hardware MPEG2 encoding?
(1) a basic TV tuner card (e.g. Hauppauge WinTV) + PVR software such as Showshifter or WinDVR which uses software MPEG2 encoding
versus
(2) a card specifically marketed as a "PVR card" such as WinTV PVR 250 which has hardware MPEG2 encoding?
Does anyone have any insight into the advantages of hardware MPEG2 encoding, i.e. is it worth the extra money? Better picture quality? Less demand on cpu? More features? Is there a compelling reason to pay more for hardware MPEG2 encoding?