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    TV on Laptop

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mcentrepreneur, Jan 23, 2006.

  1. mcentrepreneur

    mcentrepreneur Newbie

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    I am hoping to watch TV on my laptop at my school. I get cable in my room at my dorm.

    Whats the best way and the cheapest way to get quality tv (i am not looking for like THE BEST of the BEST quality since I am just a college student hoping to watch the news and etc)??

    Any suggestions?
    any recommendations?

    all i need to do on a laptop is plug it in USB right?

    thank you!!
     
    mcentrepreneur, Jan 23, 2006
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  2. ccbr01

    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    You need a usb tv tuner. I have the ATI TV Wonder USB 2.0 that my girlfriend got me for christmas. ( http://www.ati.com/products/tvwonderusb20/index.html)
    You can watch tv, and record your shows onto your hard drive then burn them onto dvd. It only cost $99 at Bestbuy.
     
    ccbr01, Jan 23, 2006
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  3. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    You could look at Slingbox, for $200 you could watch television anywhere you can get online. I posted a review a few weeks back if you want to read up for more details.
     
    Brian, Jan 23, 2006
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    WangoTango Newbie

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    I was looking at these. How is the quality of the video? If you record a show and play it back is like watching the original?
     
    WangoTango, Jan 31, 2006
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  5. mikeybc

    mikeybc Notebook Consultant

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    I use the Avermedia UltraTV USB 300, works fine except sound isnt great and only in mono...wished i knew about the ATI tuner mentioned above now. Its about 99 bucks U.S.
     
    mikeybc, Feb 2, 2006
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  6. krazz

    krazz Notebook Guru

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    I read your review and need more info. Got a link to the product?
     
    krazz, Feb 2, 2006
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  7. lmychajluk

    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    If I remember correctly, the Slingbox is ~$250 (btw, did you try www.slingbox.com as a url?). The nice thing about it is that it's a hardware solution that can also control an external cable/sat box. If you have a PC / Laptop with a TV tuner card that you're willing to leave on, you can do something similar with Orb.com, and it's free. They're slightly different solutions, but the tuner/Orb would be about $150 cheaper.
     
    lmychajluk, Feb 3, 2006
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  8. krazz

    krazz Notebook Guru

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    Thanks lmychajluk :)
     
    krazz, Feb 5, 2006
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