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    Hybrid TV Tuners for laptop ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by hellows, Aug 8, 2007.

  1. hellows

    hellows Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it usefull to have a TV Tuner build in your Laptop ?
    Is anyone using it ? I think it generates quite a lot of heat and
    over the time of everyday use it damages your laptops performance ?

    Would you say it is a great thing to have in your laptop ?
     
    hellows, Aug 8, 2007
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    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    I don't know but what about antennas? out board are very nice!
     
    baddogboxer, Aug 8, 2007
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    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    isn't it 2 late to ask that AFTER you ordered your Pegasus? :p

    I ordered the Xtreme770 with TV tuner
    i think it'll generate less heat than gaming every day, so it shouldn't be to big a problem :)

    I had a TVcard in my desktop, and at least that one didn't get very hot (not even after a few hours)
     
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    hellows Notebook Enthusiast

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    how usefull was it for you. could you live without it? have you used it more then your TV ?
     
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    Useful*.

    It's just like a television. Think about normal TV. Can you live without it? Do you watch 3+ hours of TV per day? If so, your TV tuner will be a great thing. If not, it won't be so great.

    What people don't get is that a TV tuner is like a TV. EXACTLY like a TV. It's not any more or less useful than your living-room television.
     
    Romanian, Aug 8, 2007
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    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    I got a mobile TV tuner for my laptop. The AutumnWave HDTV Creator. Also known as the OnAir HDTV Creator. The GT model is more popular for laptops, but I wanted a separate power source for the tuner.

    I love it! Works great!
     
    StormEffect, Aug 8, 2007
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    i watched quite a few programs with it :)
    but i also recorded a lot (to HD)

    so yes, it was usefull for me :)
    i don't think i'll use it a lot in my laptop ... but just in case, I added it :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 9, 2007
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    hellows Notebook Enthusiast

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    is it better to have an internal or an external TV Tuner ?
     
    hellows, Aug 16, 2007
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    (Disclaimer: I work for AutumnWave, but I'll try to remain objective!)

    Internal tuners are decent for Analog-only TV. If you're going for a hybrid (Digital TV + Analog TV) tuner, I could never recommend anything but external for now.

    A significant number of our customers are upgrading to our OnAir GT to replace their internal tuner. A laptop with a built-in tuner is certainly more portable, but provides marginal results compared to an external tuner like the OnAir GT.

    My personal recommendation (aside from the fact that I work for AutumnWave) is to find a decent external TV tuner.

    - Ryan Pertusio

    AutumnWave Technical Support
    OnAir Solution North America
    http://www.autumnwave.com/
     
    rpertusio, Aug 16, 2007
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