F3SV TV Tuner

Hi, does anyone know what kind / good TV tuner i should get? since F3SV doesnt come with it....what else do i need other than the card? thanks

 

wow, no one knows about this stuff??

 

avermedia a301 works in the states. you will need the coaxial adapter

 

so i just insert the card into my laptop, and buy the coaxial adapter cable
no need to get a antanna right? i went to did some research....some people said u need some said u dont....im confuse....im using a F3SV-A1 which had the orange hole on the right side of my laptop....

 

Won't it only do NTSC and not digital ATSC/QAM in the US? I may be wrong, but I thought DVB-T was Europe only.

I use an HP ATSC/clear QAM/ NTSC card that fits in the expresscard slot. It is the same as the Hauppauge HVR-1500, and is available on Ebay for much cheaper than retail. There is a thread dedicated to it here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=202197&highlight=hp+tv+expresscard+atsc

The thread describes how to use the Hauppauge 1500 software with the HP card (easy). Go here for the latest instructions from me in the thread that are much easier than what is outlined on the first page of the thread:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=202197&page=3&highlight=hp+tv+expresscard+atsc

If you get the whole kit, you get the card, an antenna, external input cables, a media center remote and USB sensor, etc. Don't bother with the HP software that comes with it, just use what I outline above. I also got a proprietary HP mini remote that will fit in an expresscard slot tat apprently only works tieh HP laptops with infrared ports. Looked neat, but uselss with an Asus laptop.

This thing works great with the WINTV software. It also works under Vista's media center, but NO clear QAM tuner is supported by media center at the moment, only ATSC and NTSC. The WinTV software is good because there is an addon that allows for realtime signal strength indication for digital broadcasts. The thing is very sensitive and will pickup digital OTA stations that my home reciever with a dedicated, amplified antenna won't! It can be used as a PVR with scheduled recordings, if you like.

Jon

 

no the card works fine in g2s and c90s. we have tested it with your regular set top.
not all f3sv came with thew antena and not all came with the port for it. if you have a mini coaxial port on the side then all you need is the card and the mini coax to coax adapter which may come with the card

 

crap...i got the north america model which doesnt come with anything....sigh...no tv in.....