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    I'M A NOOB =( HELP ON TV TUNER FOR MY COMPUTER

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by rox1co, Mar 5, 2005.

  1. rox1co

    rox1co Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys, i really wanted to get a TV tuner, i'm not really sure which one to get, i saw that ATI had one but still not sure

    i'd also like to be able to use it on my laptop when i buy it, anyone got any suggestions???

    and can anyone explain exactly how TV Tuners work? do i plug it to my cable or what, lol[B)]

    also, the channels i would be watching, is it the ones that come with my cable company or is it totally different? i was reading ATI had a tv guide or something with it, cost extra?
     
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  2. davids

    davids Notebook Consultant

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by rox1co
     
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Hauppage offers a USB unit worth looking in to.

    Brian

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    powerpig Newbie

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    I picked up the LifeView cardbus tuner a couple of months ago and it works really well. http://www.lifeview.com.tw/html/products/dual_tv_solution/flydvbt_duo_cardbus.htm
     
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  5. Tacjam

    Tacjam Notebook Consultant

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    I am using the Hauppauge PVR USB 2, it's just like an internal Hauppauge PVR 250, I really like that unit because it has hardware MPEG 2 decoder, which uses almost no cpu power. The cheaper models use software MPEG decoders which chews up all you cpu power.

    X6000 / P-4 3.2GHz (540) / 2gigs PC2 4200 (533MHz) DDR2 Ram / 7200RPM 60 gig HHD / 8x DVD Burner and the Brightview!
     
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    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    I too have a PVR2 USB2 and have to say the picture quality is great. It isn't the most stable product I've ever seen, however. It frequently crashes, requiring a power down and reboot. It does a great job of transferring from tape. The video inputs even ignore Macrovision copy protection.

    First PC = Vic-20, 8" 128KB Home-Brew Floppy Drive ... Current Rig = eMachines m6805 ... Quantum Leap?
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by olyteddy
     
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