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    Mini Pci -tv card; how does it work?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by King of Interns, Sep 11, 2009.

  1. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I am thinking of getting a mini pci tv card for my laptop so I can watch telly from it onto my projector but have no idea how it would work. Would it wirelessly catch the tv signal or would I have to plug the laptop physically in via S-video cable or something else?

    Any help from experienced tv card users is really appreciated :) Which card is recommended? I believe it uses an MCX connector.
     
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I have an Avermedia M103 MINI PCI tv tuner. Its okay, a bit slow, but it worked. I havent used it in a long time though. I do not know if these tv tuners still work after the digital television switch.

    I have heard of other mini pci tv tuners. Orion made a few, and I know there were a few other brands, I just cant think of them off the top of my head.

    The one I had, had a antenna which ran up into the screen, and like a 11 pin or so cable which ran to the coaxial input on the motherboard.

    K-TRON
     
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    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    Mini PCI-e TV Tuner uses Micro MCX (MMCX) connector for antenna connection just as other mini PCI-e cards which need to be connected to antenna, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G/WWAN cards. Do you mean to say that your laptop already has this kind of TV antenna connector?
     
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