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    TV Tuner Card Reccomendations.

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by RTWinter, Dec 8, 2008.

  1. RTWinter

    RTWinter Notebook Enthusiast

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    With Christmas coming up, I've decided to ask for a TV Tuner card for my laptop. Now, I wouldn't trust my parents to choose an adequate one for me, so I started researching myself. Then I realized that I had no idea what I was doing. I'm looking for one that has standard coaxial cable support for NTSC as well as possibly an FM tuner. I'm looking for something around $75 or so. Any suggestions?
     
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  2. angelicvoices

    angelicvoices Notebook Deity

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    Hauppauge seems to make some good ones.
     
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    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I have the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR950 USB tv tuner. It works pretty well however the picture quality I got on it was no where as good as what I got from using the built in tuner on my LCD monitor. Might be because of weak signal in a dorm.
     
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    AverMedia Volar Max is good

    @lixuelia.... my Volar Max is way better than my friend's 15" Insignia LCD HDTV..... picks up all 6 channels in the nearby 5-mile radius, while my friend's LCD cannot even pick up one using the same antenna

    see my review and sample video for ATSC
     
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