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    Dell Angel TV Tuner?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dumanator, Nov 29, 2006.

  1. dumanator

    dumanator Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have any experience using the external usb Dell Angel TV Tuner? Just looking for some opinions and general reviews about it's tv recording abilities. Thanks.
     
    dumanator, Nov 29, 2006
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    I got it real cheap from eBay recently. It works great under Vista Home Premium MCE. No driver problems, just plug-n-play stuff.
    Quality is good, recoding is good. I am using indoor antenna, and quality is good going by indoor antenna and me away from towers (SW Miami FL)
    NBC (CH6) works great even when I just used a safety pin in place of antenna...!!

    With antenna I get abc and cw33 ... there are some spanish channels that look n sound good... but I dont understand spanish..!

    If u have more questions mail me at guptaso at email dot uc dot edu
     
    unfed_neuron, Apr 6, 2007
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  3. thetick97

    thetick97 Notebook Consultant

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    I have one has well with no complaints.
     
    thetick97, Apr 6, 2007
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  4. wella

    wella Notebook Consultant

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    does this one have built in hardware encoding? or does it use the cpu for that?
     
    wella, Apr 6, 2007
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  5. wella

    wella Notebook Consultant

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    ping......


    does anyone know if this card has built in hardware encoding (Hard PVR?))???
     
    wella, Apr 8, 2007
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    NissanSupraGTR Notebook Evangelist

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    im pretty sure it uses some of the cpu, but it shouldnt be a big deal on a core 2 duo. My big gripe w/ it is NO WIDESCREEN!!! Quality's not the best either, tho it'd prob look fine if u used a regular tv as a monitor. If u can get it cheap its def. a solid device; been usin it to record tv shows for about a yr and i havent had any probs..
     
    NissanSupraGTR, Apr 8, 2007
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  7. wella

    wella Notebook Consultant

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    So how cheap is cheap for this tuner ? in CAD $$?? do you think the hauppage usb stick one would perform better than this one?
     
    wella, Apr 8, 2007
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    I just bought one yesterday with an IR remote for $50 shipped on Ebay.
     
    sp00n, Apr 8, 2007
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    wella Notebook Consultant

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    spoon is that in US $$? coz if it is, then its pretty much the same price as the hauppauge usb stick on ebay----- which i beleive would perform better since it supports HD........ correct me if am wrong..
     
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    Yes, that is in US currency. Mine was brand new and also came with a wireless remote though. I'm not sure if the hauppauge usb stick supports Vista Media Center.
     
    sp00n, Apr 8, 2007
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