Need high quality PCI TV tuner

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by archcommus, Feb 19, 2003.

  1. archcommus

    archcommus Big Geek

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    I currently have a Hauppauge USB external TV tuner. It works well but the quality is onl so so. Even though I have USB2 ports to use, the device was not made to utilize them, which means it's only transferring my cable TV at 1.5MB/sec. I'm pretty sure that the PCI bus is capable of up to 110MB/sec, 60 or so on average. Are there any PCI TV tuners that actually use the full capability of the PCI bus so that I can have picture quality that is equal to my TV?
     
  2. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Quality wise, I can't say. I do know that MSI makes a TVAnywhere TV tuner, and ATi has their TV Wonder in PCI and USB formats. Both run about $50 or so. There are probably a few others, but they're just not coming to mind.
     
  3. syngod

    syngod Moderator

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    Considering all the MS Media Center PC's are running Hauppauge Win TV, I'm guessing the quality can't be too bad for that line. I've heard a few problems about compatibility with ATi's TV Wonder but I've never used either to be able to tell you which is better.
     
  4. archcommus

    archcommus Big Geek

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    archcommus Big Geek

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    Hmm, quality's okay but far from TV. I'm surprised there aren't any that deliver perfect quality.
     
  6. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    That's one area I'm not familiar with and I think it's not as big of a market as some other parts of PC hardware. If you've got a TV signal as your source that's about the best you can do---which is more of a limiting factor. I'm not sure how things are going for HDTV, either, so I don't know how the current crop of TV tuner cards would fly.
     
  7. RZA

    RZA l337 CounterStriker

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    I have Wintv Go pci tvturner and the pciture is just as good(some say its even better but I cant see it) as T.V allthough this one is mono LOL
    I think any haupauge wintv card thats pci or firewire has T.V quality picture :D
     
  8. archcommus

    archcommus Big Geek

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    How much did that WinTV Go cost you, and where did you get it?
     
  9. RZA

    RZA l337 CounterStriker

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    hmmm it was about 2 years ago when I bought it
    and it was the cheapest they had lol something like 60 euro

    and I just bought it at my local shop(thats in the Netherlands ;))
    but they sell these things about everywhere :cool:
     
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