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pg2114
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Hello all,
I am looking to buy a digital TV tuner card for my PC, so I can watch and record the occasional programs.
I don't need any fancy features, but a good interface, like Apple FrontRow, would a definite plus. My budget is about £30 to £50, if possible.
Thanks,
Peter.
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saspro
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I use a Hauppauge Nova-T 500.
Dual tuner freeview card.
It'll work with media centre no worries & looks good.
Was about £50 last time I checked.
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pg2114
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That looks quite good, thanks. I've found it for £53 including delivery, which seems quite a good price. I'll just wait in case there are any further suggestions, or I will certainly order that one. Cheers, Peter. _________________A Mac user
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saspro
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If you post your specs, it might be easier to select one.
The Nova-T 500 has 2 tuners so you can record one thing whilst watching another.
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pg2114
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The computer I will be using it on will have the following specifications: - Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo-F
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo - 2.2GHz
- Memory: Corsair PC5400 - 4Gb
- Graphics card: MSI 8400GS - 256Mb
- Hard drive: Maxtor STM3250310AS - 250Gb
- Operating system: Windows XP Home Edition
Thanks, Peter. _________________A Mac user
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saspro
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Media portal would make a nice front end for any tuner you select.
If you've got a spare pci-e slot then I've got a couple of hybrid cards going cheap (dual freeview & dual analogue).
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pg2114
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I don't have a spare slot, unfortunately. Peter. _________________A Mac user
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big_D
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I have a Pinnacle Diversity card, that works well with the Windows Media Center on Vista HP/Ultimate very nicely. I haven't tried any other software, MC is good enough for me.
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saspro
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You've filled all of them  There's 3x pci-e x1's on that board. What have you got in them?
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pg2114
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Maybe I'm being thick, but I can only see one PCI-E slot. Do you mean standard PCI? Peter. _________________A Mac user
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You seem to own EVERYTHING, and always have one (or more) for sale!!  _________________
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saspro
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I buy a lot of stuff & now need to tidy up.
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adidan
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There's a PCI-e x16 slot for your GPU but that board also has 3 PCI-e x1 slots as well as 2 standard PCI slots.
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okenobi
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Seems Sas has you covered. I have an Hauppauge WinTV PCI which was great, but I know use a USB Avermedia box which does 1080i (when it arrives) and records and plays freeview beautifully. I would recommend it.
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