TV Tuner Card

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vonfeldt7

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Hi, I was bored and on cnet, and they mentioned tv tuner cards, and well that got me to thinking..."hey..i need one of those"

Anyways, I've been looking a lot (newegg) and now I just want someone who personally has one or has used one.

So is there anything anyone would like to recommend or anything? Preferably under $100 and compatible with vista.

Thanks

*edit* I wont be using it to record hdtv (i guess you need a better computer or something for that)
 
first of all. get the pci card type not the usb. for better performance.
I have looked around and found a few good cards, but none have been Vista compatible. I will get back to you if I find anything.
 
kesava8@hotmail. said:
first of all. get the pci card type not the usb. for better performance.
I have looked around and found a few good cards, but none have been Vista compatible. I will get back to you if I find anything.
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Okay thx, and I found one on newegg that worked with vista...it didnt say anything about compatibility with vista, but a few reviews said that they had vista and it worked fine.
 
Things to keep in mind when getting a TV tuner card is to make sure its digital, because its just not worth getting an analog one. Most of the cards out there now are Vista ready anyway, but it pays to do your research. Once you have decided on the model you want, google it and read some reviews.
 
whats the difference between digital and analog? How do I know if I have a digital signal or analog one? (I have cox or w/e so ...Im pretty sure its digital?)

Also, the one that reviews said worked with vista was this one
 
Yeah I cant tell whether its digital or not. It doesnt mention is anywhere. But then again, it doesnt mention analog either, but ill have another read through a nd check again
 
Digital television is a new way of delivering television signals. They are ALL digital (obviously hence the name!) and needs to be decoded before it can be watched. The quality of the picture is constant, so there is no quality loss as you move away from the source however, when it gets out of range, it will be unwatchable. For analog, increasing distance and decreasing signal strength might not mean you get no picture but you can artifacts on the screen like the snowing effect or ghosting. Most countries have a plan to go all digital, I know in Australia they are turning off analog in 2010, and ALL new televisions are required by law to come with a digital decoder. Furthermore digital allows broadcasters to sent multiple streams, so they can dedicate a channel for the tv guide or have another channel all together. Here in Australia, there is the normal ABC channel, and then there is the ABC2 digital channel which is dedicated to repeats of the main channel, so if you missed your fav program, you can watch it a few days later on ABC2.
 
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