Suggestions please

[pcostanza]

I am thinking about adding an additonal card to my computer but I have no free slots. I know I can get the new 500 but I am also concerned with heat (just a little) and hate to waste my relatively new PVR350. So, any problems with adding the PVR USB2? Anyone have a setup similar to this now who would make a recommendation? And, any conflicts within GB-PVR with this setup.
I always appreciate the help I've recieved on this forum.....thanks.
Paul

[spyder40]

I was in the same boat and bought a WinTV PVR USB2. It's working great with GBPVR.

[pcostanza]

I'm just wondering.....I've got my cable line coming in and it's split 3 ways now. To the cable modem, to the tv card and to a tv. I am concerned about splitting it again to connect to the USB2. Any thoughts on that too?

[spyder40]

Ditto here and here's how mines setup:

Outside cable in to 2 way splitter
1 cable goes to cable modem
1 goes to a second 3 way splitter
3 cables off the 3 way splitter go to TV's

I then put a 2 way splitter at the cable modem.  One was a real short cable (2 feet) and the other was longer (4 feet).  Initally I had the long cable on the modem and the short on the usb2.  This didn't work, cable modem randomly locked up.  I swapped the cables (short on modem) and everything is hunky dory.  The splitters do make a difference.  I used to have a problem with picture quality and bought some supposedly high end ones (gold plated and ?) which improved the picture quality.