Ever See A Theater 550 Pro Card Like This Before!?!

[Octavean]

Well I have never seen a Theater 550 Pro card like this before:

http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_inf...ress-no-fm-oem

ATI Theater 550 PRO TV Tuner, PCIe, No FM, OEM [T550P-PCIE-NOFM]

Its not that there is no radio or that its PCIe but the audio ports on the back,….never seen the like before,….

[Bill T]

This card was sold in Dell machines only. Someone must have taken this out of a dell machine and is reselling it.

[Octavean]

Thanks for the response Bill T.

Interesting,…

They seem to have some stock,…

Could you tell us how this Dell OEM Theater 550 PRO part differs from the retail Theater 550 Pro?

Thanks in advance.

[Bill T]

Well, as you can see. It is PCI-Express x1, has no FM, there is no "purple dongle" required. Other then that, there is only minor differences that are not noticable, and I don't even know what they are. But for a cheap PCIE 550 that looks like a good deal.

[Octavean]

Thanks for the info.

Well it may be a good deal or it may be an OK deal,…

As it stands now, there are a number of OEM Theater 550 Pro cards going for $49.99 that don’t differ from the retail version in any significant way,…other then warranty,….

My last Theater 550 Pro purchase was a retail PCIe PowerColor Theater 550 Pro card for $45 after rebate,….and that came with everything,…

It was reasonable to assume that Theater 550 Pro cards (or at least some of them) would become cheap after the Theater 650 Pro became available,…