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    FM radio for notebook

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Gutierrezfuzzy, Nov 7, 2004.

  1. Gutierrezfuzzy

    Gutierrezfuzzy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I own an Acer TM8002 and I'm wondering if there are any FM radio tuners for my notebook, preferably one that is internal or that goes in a PCMCIA slot. Also, does anybody know when will Creative start shipping the new Audigy ZS Notebook sound card, cause they passed their expected shipping date of late October? I SO cant wait to get one. Thanks.
     
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  2. eskimo_socks

    eskimo_socks Notebook Guru

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    I think you can get some USB Tv Tuners that recieve radio - that aside why on earth would you want to???? A portable radio costs all of $10 (damn lack of UK symbols on this keyboard) - why would you want to spend quite a bit of money on something you can carry around in your pocket or stream off the internet...
     
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  3. Andrew Baxter

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    eskimo_socks is right on this one...there's not much of a market for having an FM tuner built into a computer simply because stations are so widely available on the internet. I haven't seen a PCMCIA dedicated FM card ever, I have seen CompactFlash cards that do this so you could add FM onto a PDA. Usually TV tuners for notebooks use an external USB type of device too so it's not exactly built-in.
     
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    iBIZ makes an SD and CF model (I think) for PDAs, but it never caught on. I also don't think they have PC software.

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  5. ashugarg

    ashugarg Notebook Enthusiast

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    For USB FM Radio try:

    http://www.mediaatlantic.com/product.php/706/29//a73a6d9a1b35d7fdf97a605e4f4f62f2

    They also have a PCMCIA TV Tuner - first I have seen - pretty good reviews too (No radio on it I believe)http://www.mediaatlantic.com/product.php/10947/1488//a73a6d9a1b35d7fdf97a605e4f4f62f2
     
    ashugarg, Nov 16, 2004
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  6. eskimo_socks

    eskimo_socks Notebook Guru

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    Damn I like that TV card... Now if only they could make a digital one...

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    eskimo_socks, Nov 21, 2004
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