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    TV tuner for my W7J? should i?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by glitznglamz, Sep 18, 2006.

  1. glitznglamz

    glitznglamz Newbie

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    I'm thinking of getting a TV Tuner for my Asus W7J laptop .. would it be a waste of money (Fuzzy pictures..?) or would it be great? anyone who has a TV tuner...please tell me what its like and whether or not i should waste that money on something like that :)
     
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  2. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

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    It's the same as watching cable on your tv, just on your notebook, and you can record it, like a TiVo.

    If cable comes in good where you live, then so will the TV tuner.
     
    unknown555525, Sep 18, 2006
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    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    You have two options for using a TV tuner for your laptop, one is USB external TV tuner, another is ExpressCard TV tuner. ExpressCard is the new add-in card specification designed to replace the aging PCMCIA platform found on today's laptops and notebook computers. Moreover, it takes advantage of today's higher bandwidth PCI Express bus and USB 2.0 interfaces.
    Cheers
     
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