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    Advanced Dock + PCIe TV tuner card?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by theboogieman, Mar 21, 2010.

  1. theboogieman

    theboogieman Newbie

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    Is it possible to run a TV tuner card using an advanced dock? I have a t400 running vista.
     
    theboogieman, Mar 21, 2010
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Is there a reason why a USB or Expresscard tuner (e.g. Hauppauge) wouldn't work?
     
    jonlumpkin, Mar 21, 2010
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    theboogieman Newbie

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    I have a couple of different USB tuners and I just dont like the picture quality and the lag when changing channels or using the video in. Havent tried any Express card tuners yet

    If not a PCIe card, how about a x1300 all in wonder
     
    theboogieman, Mar 21, 2010
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    theboogieman Newbie

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    Well I bought a ATI tuner from woot for $20. Ill try it out and report back. Hopefully i can get it to work.
     
    theboogieman, Mar 22, 2010
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    theboogieman Newbie

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    The ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCIe works without any problems in Vista using the dock. Picture quality still sucks but it doesn't suffer from lag like USB tuners Ive tried.
     
    theboogieman, Apr 6, 2010
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    usb tuners use your CPU to do all the hardware works, which is why it is cheaper and the picture quality is so bad.
     
    lead_org, Apr 6, 2010
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  7. thinkpad knows best

    thinkpad knows best Notebook Deity

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    Lol I'll sell you my AVermedia A301 Mini-PCIe card if you want, fitted right in my old T61p, nice and integrated, has it's own decoder.
     
    thinkpad knows best, Apr 7, 2010
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