easy first timer question (PVR-150)

[rjd15]

Well, I'm finally taking the plunge into the world of PVR's. I'll be building it out of my older Dell. Here are the specs:

P4 2.4 Ghz
512 mb ram
60 gig and 20 gig HD (had the spare 20, so I threw it in for the time being, I'll be upgrading to a 100+ gig soon)
Brand new install of Windows XP SP2

Anyways, I think I've decided on a PVR-150. My question is should I get the MCE edition, just go with the regular, or get whichever I find a better deal with?

I wasn't sure what the differences were besides the MCE compatibility.

Thanks for the help!!!!

[pastro]

Well, I'm finally taking the plunge into the world of PVR's. I'll be building it out of my older Dell. Here are the specs:

P4 2.4 Ghz
512 mb ram
60 gig and 20 gig HD (had the spare 20, so I threw it in for the time being, I'll be upgrading to a 100+ gig soon)
Brand new install of Windows XP SP2

Anyways, I think I've decided on a PVR-150. My question is should I get the MCE edition, just go with the regular, or get whichever I find a better deal with?

I wasn't sure what the differences were besides the MCE compatibility.

Thanks for the help!!!!

The MCE edition has a version that doesn't come with a remote and one that does. The MCE edition may also come with FM.
I have one MCE and one not. If you don't have a remote, you probably want the non-MCE version since the MCE with remote is more expensive, unless FM is a big deal to you.

[Wakalaka]

I have 2 Hauppauge PVR150MCE cards and a Microsoft MCE 2005 remote and they work beautifully. I set one in the GB-PVR config app as PVR150 and other as PVR150MCE, otherwise FM Radio plugin doesn't know which capture source to use for FM radio. It all just worked! I purchase all of my stuff from PC Alchemy. You can buy the PVR150MCE/MCE 2005 remote bundle for $94.95 here. You can purchase the 2 items separately (here and here) for $94.90 Shipping difference is $0.04 cheaper for the bundle.