TV Tuner recommendations
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Does the device not have a warranty that you can claim on ? Or was it 30 days ? ADS is the brand of my USB video capture device, they have quite a range, and seem to be good quality to me. Pinnacle were always the king of that heap, IIRC, do they do anything USB ?
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
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Ooh - I can even now picture the fun I'll have crawling under my desk hunting for the back of my PC, evicting the inhabitants that have made their home in the warm, dust filled space amongst the cables, and inserting a PCMCIA card with a cable attached to it into the adapter. ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
Chris Maunder wrote:
Any recommendations?
Well, not for the laptop, never have liked the USB versions (for recording at least.) In my desktop I switched last spring from a ATI-7500 All-In-Wonder to a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350 and have been happy with it. Hauppauge does have a USB product also, but I can say nothing about it.
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
I have two of the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR USB2[^] models that work very well. Tried the ATI USB one and returned it. Bundled software was very bad. The Hauppauge software is not great but good enough for just watching on the desktop and simple recording / scheduling. Has FM tuner and a remote control. My daughter uses SageTV to run hers.
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
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[evil grin] Should I bring up the TV is not worth watching debate right now? :-D btw, now that I am thinking about it, there is no smiley for evil grin :(
I'm sorry, but Supernatural and Smallville are non-negotiable.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
Try MSI, theirs works really well.
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
Are you talking ATSC or DVB-T ??? For ATSC you only have a few choices like the VBox USB 3560. For DVB-T the choices widen considerably. The TwinHan Beetle (also OEM'd as the MSI DigiVox) is a fabulous and very small unit no FM though ~ The TwinHan Alpha is very similar just different styling. The TwinHan MagicBox Pro has FM but in a larger form factor. Just be suspicious of any of the little stick products with silicon tuners as opposed to tradition can type tuners. Although they have improved a lot in the last couple of years they still don't seem to perform as well ~ And make sure they have stable and supported BDA (MCE) drivers available. One day you will undoubtedly want to use 3rd party software and / or want Win64 driver support. http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showforum=9 http://forums.dvbowners.com/index.php?act=idx http://www.tv-cards.com/messageboard/index.php
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
Pinnacle Systems™ - Studio PCTV 320E USB - Media Center Software - Hybrid Pro Stick TV Tuner With Mini Remote. This looks nice. :)
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
If you are still going for that MacBook Pro then the TVMini[^] is apparently quite good. Not sure if it works with Windows desktops though.
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eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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I bought a kewl new USB TV tuner (ADS) which has lasted a record 30 days (and 3 uses) before dying on me. I'm not sure it it was neglect or the barrage of lightning strikes around here, but another suspicion is that my laptop quitely murdered it late one night. Yes, my laptop is that evil. Anyway, I need a new TV tuner. I'd like it to work with my future laptop (not making that mistake again) and a desktop, so a PCMCIA card won't do. An FM tuner would be nice too, as would software to allow me to record and timeshift programs. Any recommendations?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
FIX: A MFC program created in Visual Studio .NET 2003 unexpectedly quits when you try to close it[^]
Any product from Hauppauge. They have the best comstumer service. I told them my dog chewed one of the cables that came with their product and they mailed me a replacement, for free! Also, I emailed them a tech support question and had an answer with in one day. They really are a great company.
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