[jinp6301]

So, yea hopefully something under $50.

Any suggestions?

 

[Aevum]

check out hauppage, avermedia and pinnacle, hauppage makes good cheap tuners, avermedia is decent, pinnacle use to be bad, but recently they have been doing better,

theres also cheap decent tuners from leadtek and MSI,

 

[jinp6301]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aevum /img/forum/go_quote.gif check out hauppage, avermedia and pinnacle, hauppage makes good cheap tuners, avermedia is decent, pinnacle use to be bad, but recently they have been doing better, theres also cheap decent tuners from leadtek and MSI,

any specific model to look out for?

 

[Aevum]

any that works, the models change depending on transmision system used in your country and if you want digital or analog

 

[jinp6301]

looking at this one

but reviews say theyre not great?

 

[Lazarus Short]

Whoa, whoa! Backup - are you guys saying that [having a cable connection as I do] I can buy a tuner and watch TV on my iMac???!

Laz

 

[ozz]

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif Whoa, whoa! Backup - are you guys saying that [having a cable connection as I do] I can buy a tuner and watch TV on my iMac???! Laz

for the mac i would look at the el gato hybrid installed 2 for a client works
pretty good .

 

[Aevum]

just remember that a pci slot or a USB connector can power a tuner, but would have great difficulty driving a TV signal amplifier (usb only gives 550mha at 9v) so reception on TV cards and USB tuners might be worst then a normal TV that carries a built in signal amp, so if your TV signal at home is flaky, you might have to invest in a TV signal amp,

 

[filipelli]

http://www.amazon.com/Hauppauge-WinT...0864391&sr=8-1

I have the hauppauge wintv HD usb tuner. It's pretty good at picking up channels, and most of the time the pictures are pretty clear with a cable hook up. Pretty happy with the item.

 

[Joshatdot]

Adaptec GameBridgeTV AVC-1410

 

[cire]

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Originally Posted by Joshatdot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Adaptec GameBridgeTV AVC-1410

Wootoff killer, anyone?