#PVR How everybody doing
28-Aug-95 09:20:24
Sb: #187541-#PVR How everybody doing
Fm: Martin Doudoroff/KUB 74664,2144
To: Bob Tasa 72002,702
My opinion is that you cannot beat the PVR from a hardware standpoint: the
video quality and performance is better than any compression hardware I've
seen, and I've seen a lot of them by now. (Keep in mind that the PVR produces
video which is REALLY up to D1 standards!) The fact that the device is so cheap
only improves the value. The main problem with the PVR at this point is that
the software which DPS has provided is so UNBELIEVABLY awful, it'll make your
brain throb. The Windows 3.1 software (all that is currently shipping) has a
bizarre interface with countless omissions and quirks (the DOS PAR software was
much more practical) and the NT software (alpha/beta) is interesting, but has a
long ways to go. With a little discipline, you can, however, get work done. Use
of third-party software such as Razor is probably advisable.
Martin