Not Notebook Related, But...

Hi All,

I know this isn't notebook related, and I know there's a dedicated desktop forum, but I've really come to appreciate the knowledge and experience everyone in this thread has and I trust all of your opinions, and would like to pose a desktop question to you if you don't mind. If it's an issue, feel free to close/delete the thread, and I apologize in advance if that's the case!

I've got a desktop pc and I'd like to add a TV tuner to it. As expected, I'd like to get the most for my money, with good capture quality and TiVo-like capabilities. I know that some of this will be software-dependent, and if possible please comment on that when providing suggestions. I already have an AGP video card, and would like to add the TV tuner separately. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know my ass from my elbow when it comes to tuners, so any information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all in advance!

 

personaly i use Windows media center with a hauppage tv card designed for media center. They make good solid cards. You want one with hardware mpeg encoding. also you can use beyond tv meedio sage tv i personaly like MCE though very nice tivo functionality.

 

Are you looking for analog TV or HDTV via the air?

Hauppage makes some nice analog cards (PCI or USB) - they have XP and MCE cards and I think some Linux support.....

For a HDTV card (played with HDTV over the air today..... awesome): THIS CARD is pretty cool