How well does a TV tuner card work?

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  • Myst
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2004
    • 4708

    #1

    How well does a TV tuner card work?

    Anyone know?
    Im living in a dorm and I have a laptop that just sits around when Im using my PC at home. I figured instead of buying a tv i could just get a tv tuner card for my laptop.

    Anyone have any experiences with them in the past?
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  • squishypimp
    PostMaster General
    • Aug 2006
    • 10781

    #2
    never tried it actually, but im interested to see what happens with quality of picture.

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    • quantum-x
      Confirmed User
      • Feb 2002
      • 6863

      #3
      I have a HDTV tuner in my main computer, and one in my laptop as well.
      Quality is outstanding.

      Throw a copy of Windows Media Center on the laptop, and you've got a TiVo + more
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      • UptimeGuide
        Registered User
        • Feb 2004
        • 71

        #4
        depending on what you want to do is what you should get. If you want to just watch it and you want something cheap you can get cheap usb 2.0 capture but if you want to capture hd quality and burn it to dvd or something you can get a usb hdtv capture which is a little more money around 100$ on ebay for a really nice one you can get a cheap one for around 30$ plus shipping.

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        • Zarathustra
          Confirmed User
          • Oct 2005
          • 1094

          #5
          hey myst why not just get slingbox? http://www.slingmedia.com/us/

          that way your laptop doesnt get stuck to the cable all the time
          Last edited by Zarathustra; 09-17-2006, 08:47 PM.

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          • shake
            frc
            • Jul 2003
            • 4663

            #6
            I have one for both my Mac (eyeTV) and PC (and ATI one) and they are pretty nice. Love to be able to record shows, fast forward through commercials really easy etc. Quality is pretty good too.
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            • Myst
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2004
              • 4708

              #7
              kickass
              if i get digital cable, will that still work?
              ICQ: 298-523-037

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              • Jace
                FBOP Class Of 2013
                • Jan 2004
                • 35562

                #8
                i got one of those ATI TV Wonder cards and loved it....I have no use for it now, but when I used it, it was kickass

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                • B9_John
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 120

                  #9
                  the same quality as tv
                  even better

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