TV Tuner price
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hoosieradvisor
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Here's a tuner.
I have the "WinTV-PVR 150" but it doesn't have the FM radio thing (at least I don't think it does.)
I paid about $115 at Best Buy about 3-4 months ago. I have my cable TV cable plugged into the tuner card. Very cool.
There is another model, same brand, that costs more but I forget what extra bells and whistles come with that model.
The manufacturer is: Hauppauge http://www.hauppauge.com/
It took five minutes to plug in the tuner card and then plug in the cable TV cable to the tuner card. Super cool.
You'll have free "TiVo-like capabilities." Just be sure to delete recorded programs after you've burned them, and check your drive often to see if it needs a degrag. A one-hour TV show takes up about 1.5 GB on the HDD.
I do all of my recording on my second of two HDD, so I won't wear out my primarily drive. I record Oprah and Dr. Phil for my wife daily, so the secondary HDD will probably wear out at some point. (At least that's what a salesman at Office Depot told me.)
I go to the Titan TV web site and customized my TV schedule for my cable provider, city, etc., and my schedule is there. I can click on any show and it gives a synopsis and has a "play button" and a "record button." Click the play button it changes the station to the one who selected. I can tell it record Dr. Phil, say, next Monday, by clicking on the "record button." It's spoiled me.
I think tuners are standard equipment on most new PCs.
Having said all that, remember that the only experience I've had with tuners is with my own.
Good luck!
I have the "WinTV-PVR 150" but it doesn't have the FM radio thing (at least I don't think it does.)
I paid about $115 at Best Buy about 3-4 months ago. I have my cable TV cable plugged into the tuner card. Very cool.
There is another model, same brand, that costs more but I forget what extra bells and whistles come with that model.
The manufacturer is: Hauppauge http://www.hauppauge.com/
It took five minutes to plug in the tuner card and then plug in the cable TV cable to the tuner card. Super cool.
You'll have free "TiVo-like capabilities." Just be sure to delete recorded programs after you've burned them, and check your drive often to see if it needs a degrag. A one-hour TV show takes up about 1.5 GB on the HDD.
I do all of my recording on my second of two HDD, so I won't wear out my primarily drive. I record Oprah and Dr. Phil for my wife daily, so the secondary HDD will probably wear out at some point. (At least that's what a salesman at Office Depot told me.)
I go to the Titan TV web site and customized my TV schedule for my cable provider, city, etc., and my schedule is there. I can click on any show and it gives a synopsis and has a "play button" and a "record button." Click the play button it changes the station to the one who selected. I can tell it record Dr. Phil, say, next Monday, by clicking on the "record button." It's spoiled me.
I think tuners are standard equipment on most new PCs.
Having said all that, remember that the only experience I've had with tuners is with my own.
Good luck!
computermaineack
New Member
I have a Hauppauge WIN-TV PVR 350, the next step up from hoosieradvisor's card. They're similar, but this one does have an FM tuner, and it also has an IR port for remotes (not sure if the 150 has that). I bought it on eBay for ~$150
The_Other_One
VIP Member
Um...there is a WinTV PVR250...
But yeah, definetly look into those. They are some of the best, basic TV-Tuners. Definetly get one of these if you plan to capture. If you just want to watch TV, you could get a cheaper one, but the quality is usually a good bit lower
But yeah, definetly look into those. They are some of the best, basic TV-Tuners. Definetly get one of these if you plan to capture. If you just want to watch TV, you could get a cheaper one, but the quality is usually a good bit lower