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    Tv Tuner(s)

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by cq50FUD, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. cq50FUD

    cq50FUD Notebook Consultant

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    well i have no satellite on the top of my house (comcast)
    so i was wondering what is the cheapest tv tuner for my laptop (usb 2.0) that would let me be wireless around my house, my highest price is about 35$ or less (probably less) here are a few i found and was wondering if it would work for me.

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2825462&CatId=1427

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3119041&CatId=1427

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4283256&CatId=1427

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3905920&CatId=1427

    please help me find a nice priced one.
     
    cq50FUD, Feb 15, 2009
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  2. cq50FUD

    cq50FUD Notebook Consultant

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    no help for me?
     
    cq50FUD, Feb 18, 2009
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  3. tmerritt530

    tmerritt530 Notebook Guru

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    I think the third one sounds like a decent buy. I may even get one myself.

    Don't bother with the analog one.
     
    tmerritt530, Feb 18, 2009
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    i highly recommend AverMedia's products... they've worked great for me since day one and keep getting improved upon (unlike Pinnacle's piece of crap)

    get something with ATSC (its the digital standard.... NTSC is the old analog standard that will be phased out)... a lot of the products u've listed are NTSC ONLY, which sucks

    look at http://antennaweb.org to see whether u need a better antenna...

    make an account at http://slickdeals.net and set up a deal alert for a good price... i've seen AverMedia USB Volar going for $25, Volar Max(its USB Volar + ClearQAM) for $45...
     
    paper_wastage, Feb 18, 2009
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