Questions about Hauppauge WinTV 350

[Yaraghchi, Stephan]

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> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:56:26 +0930
> From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog at FreeBSD.org>
> Subject: Questions about Hauppauge WinTV 350
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> A number of software products use the Hauppauge WinTV 350 "Personal
> Video Recorder" (what a stupid name!).  I've been planning to get one
> for some time, but here in Australia the prices are ridiculous (more
> than double what they are nearly anywhere else).  So I've decided to
> have one sent from overseas.
> 
> Question: are all WinTV 350s the same?  In Australia we have the same
> standards as in most of Europe (PAL, not NTSC), and the tuner
> frequencies are also the same as those in Europe.  If I buy a card in
> the USA, will it work here, or are there two different kinds of card,
> depending on where they're sold?
> 
> The web site is not of much help.  To help me decide, it would be nice
> to hear from somebody with experience with the cards who can tell me a
> definite answer to at least one of these questions:
> 
> * Are there separate versions for different countries?
> * Does the device you have support both PAL and NTSC?
> * Does the tuner on your device support both European and US
>   frequencies?
> * What kind of antenna connector does your card have?  US TVs tend to
>   have a screw-on connector, while European one tend to have a push-on
>   connector.
> 
> Other information, in particular where I can get them cheap, would
> also be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Greg
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Hi Greg,

I searched the German web page of Hauppauge
(http://www.hauppauge.de/) for answers to your questions:
There's nothing mentioned about the tuner part.
But this card also features MPEG2 encoder hardware that's
capable of encoding an NTSC signal.

On the page there's a reg file
(http://www.hauppauge.de/files/pvr2_pal_ntsc.zip) to apply
the correct parameters to the Windows registry.
Actually I have no clue how to put this into effect on a
FreeBSD machine.

Maybe you should ask the manufacturer directly...
(info at hauppauge.de)

You mentioned that standards in Europe are the same.
Why don't you order the card in Germany for example.
Try to consult http://www.preissuchmaschine.de to find
a dealer offering a reasonable price.
As of today the cheapest offer I found was around EUR 165,--
(about AUD 290,--)

Greetings,

Stephan Yaraghchi.