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    HP 6720s and TV Tuner

    Discussion in 'HP' started by stepadery, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. stepadery

    stepadery Newbie

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    I'm interested in getting a TV tuner for this Laptop. I have been looking at the following models. Anyone have experience with these or others?

    Laptop has T7250 2.00 GHz CPU, 4gb ram, 500gb HD, Running Windows 7

    Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 Hybrid Video Recorder 1192

    AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress MTVHBNOER ExpressCard / 54mm

    Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1500 Notebook Express Card MC Kit 1193

    Any suggestions are appreciated
     
    stepadery, Mar 4, 2010
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  2. gessner17

    gessner17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i would get one of the HP ones. I had an express card HP one and it worked great. I'm sure their USB ones aren't bad. They go on sale off and on and one can be had for $50-$60 They seem to have better driver support for Win 7. Make sure the other ones you are looking at have Win7 support.
     
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  3. cyber16

    cyber16 Notebook Deity

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    I have had great luck with the AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ExpressCard
    You can find them very low cost on eBay, many of them came from Dell.
    Windows 7 finds the drivers without a problem.
    The drivers are not the normal same retail AVerMedia drivers.

    I own two & have installed many.
    The AVerMedia 312 mini pci-e card is nice as well, yet that brings in other difficulties in wiring a internal antenna and such.

    Keep in mind that HP does use whitelisting, therefore if you planned to go mini pci-e route, make sure you purchase one that came from a HP

    In the end, the express card is the way to go, leave the card in the slot when not in use, plug the antenna in to use.

    USB types can be a pain sticking out if you are mobile
     
    cyber16, Mar 4, 2010
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