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    Hauppauge 950 USB TV Tuner vs HP Expresscard...Advice?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by caedeskhan, Nov 15, 2007.

  1. caedeskhan

    caedeskhan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to still decide between these two tv tuners...

    Quality and the ability to take the raw video and play on other devices (ipod + xbox 360) are very important, and I have a t7300 Core 2 which should hopefully not be too taxed. On a final note, I am interested in being able to hook up a video game system through the expresscard, but I'm not sure how much lag there might be.

    Cost will be roughly similar (~$50-$65 each on ebay/retail)
     
    caedeskhan, Nov 15, 2007
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    Airman Band of Gypsys NBR Reviewer

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    Personally I would go with the Hauppauge 950 USB TV Tuner. I've done some research and it seems to be pretty solid. I had an HP Expresscard TV Tuner however it was only analog/digital and didn't recieve HD channels. Thus I can't really compare the two.
     
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    The only this is that I only have access to analog cable at my school...how was the expresscard's quality?
     
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    It wasn't bad I suppose. On a scale from 1 to 10 with (10) being 1080i and 1 being static I give it a 6.

    It would get pretty hot after using it for awhile though, not sure if all of them do.
     
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    Hmmmm...maybe I'll go with the Hauppauge then...after all I want to have great quality for the Pats playoff games :)
     
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    Hauppauge 950 USB TV Tuner

    I just bought this on amazon paid less than 5.00

    It was 64.00
    30 mail in rebate
    30 for using amazon credit card
     
    Kimmyfromtheblock, Nov 23, 2007
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    Kimmyfromtheblock, Nov 23, 2007
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