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    Help choosing a tv tuner.

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by MB W163, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. MB W163

    MB W163 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello.
    I need help choosing a tv tuner for my laptop before I go to college. I've got a phone that I use orb with right now to stream music on the computer, so now I would like to stream Tv to my phone. Right know all I know is that there are usb ones and ones that you can put into your desktop. Which one is best for a laptop?
     
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    meatyocre Notebook Enthusiast

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    I too and interested in a low profile TV turned for a laptop. There has to be someone around here with real-world experience.

    Do they receive digital channels?

    Thanks in advance
     
    meatyocre, Jul 17, 2008
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    avermedia hc-80 if you hace an exprsscard slot , and for usb there are many . i always panned pinnacle , but as of the latest software upgrade they are much improved . i have the avermedia for express card and the pinnacle ultimate usb which has 2 gb of storage space , bboth are good . as long as you use the latest update on the pinnacle . both have digital and analog
     
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    thunderinacircle Notebook Geek

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    Hmm..didn't even realize they made these. This would enable me to watch TV through my laptop onto the monitor I just bought instead of a television?
     
    thunderinacircle, Jul 17, 2008
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    yes , i'm doing that now ! or you can play it on a tv or monitor
     
    jerry66, Jul 17, 2008
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    MB W163 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey jerry can you explain the digital and analog to me?

    Thanks!

    Looks like the avermedia one is getting good reviews over at newegg. :)

    another question. With the avermedia one, only a portion of it will be in the expresscard slot and the majority of it will be sticking out?
     
    MB W163, Jul 18, 2008
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    you know the new digital tv , no more analog tv after next year , so whatever tuner you get make sure it is capable of receiving digital signal , or it will be useless in a short while . search this forum as there are links i posted to good sites for tv tuner info . i'm on another comp without the info , http://www.hdtvtunerinfo.com/index.html

    found it
     
    jerry66, Jul 18, 2008
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  8. MB W163

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    Thank you Jerry! I will give that a read.
     
    MB W163, Jul 18, 2008
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    So basically i can stream channels onto my laptop if i get tuner software'? and how to i connect it to the tv? do i need hdmi out
     
    prodigy1290, Jul 19, 2008
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    the tuner turns your pc into a tv , your can then either watch on comp monitor or use the vga , s-video or dvi, hdmi output from your comp to watch on a tv . best pic will be with dvi or hdmi . but why connect to a tv ? tv already has a tuner
     
    jerry66, Jul 19, 2008
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    prodigy1290 Notebook Geek

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    Is there anyway to get a tuner wirelessly? or do you have to connect to the cable?
     
    prodigy1290, Jul 19, 2008
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  12. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    wirelessly? then get Slingbox or something

    a TV tuner is like turning a LCD into a TV-LCD.... its the hardware to decode the signal...
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 20, 2008
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  13. MB W163

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    Like Paper wastage said either use slingbox or Orb. Probably better off with orb. Free software and you can stream other things.
     
    MB W163, Jul 21, 2008
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